Rover 416 MOT reliability

Rover 416s passed their MOT first time 61% of the time across 324 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

61%

MOTs analysed

324

Still licensed (GB)

–

Body type

Hatchback

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

1997 petrol

38 MOTs

These figures come from 38 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 66%. Typical mileage 82,573 (most between 56,233 and 103,135).

2005: 61% → 2006: 56% → 2007: 51% → 2008: 48% → 2009: 46% → 2010: 45% → 2011: 44% → 2012: 46% → 2013: 44% → 2014: 46% → 2015: 48% → 2016: 52% → 2017: 53% → 2018: 51% → 2019: 53% → 2020: 59% → 2021: 58% → 2022: 59% → 2023: 63% → 2024: 61% → 2025: 66%

Most common failures

Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (13.2%)
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.9%)
Position lamp: not working (7.9%)
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (5.3%)
Emissions not tested: unable to be completed (5.3%)

Where 1997 416s fail

Body, structure & corrosion

13.2%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

13.2%

Suspension & axles

13.2%

Wheels & tyres

10.5%

Lights & electrics

10.5%

Brakes

7.9%

Steering

7.9%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.