# Rover 416 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Rover 416 passes its MOT first time 61% of the time, from 324 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 61%
- MOT tests analysed: 324 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2000 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 40% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 62 (few mots) | 53% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 60 (few mots) | 65% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 38 (few mots) | 66% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 25 (few mots) | 52% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 54 (few mots) | 61% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 22 (few mots) | 59% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 16 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 12 (very few mots) | 42% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 17 (very few mots) | 65% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 13 (very few mots) | 85% |

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