Rover 418 MOT reliability

Rover 418s passed their MOT first time 54% of the time across 28 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 28 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

54%

MOTs analysed

28

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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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

1994 diesel

12 MOTs

These figures come from only 12 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 58%. Typical mileage 116,454 (most between 100,089 and 140,885).

2005: 52% → 2006: 49% → 2007: 46% → 2008: 43% → 2009: 47% → 2010: 43% → 2011: 45% → 2012: 47% → 2013: 43% → 2014: 46% → 2015: 57% → 2016: 48% → 2017: 55% → 2018: 48% → 2019: 65% → 2020: 57% → 2021: 57% → 2022: 46% → 2023: 55% → 2024: 69% → 2025: 58%

Most common failures

Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (8.3%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (8.3%)
Individual direction indicators: incorrect colour (8.3%)
Chassis condition: corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (8.3%)
Prescribed areas: prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (8.3%)

Where 1994 418s fail

Body, structure & corrosion

25.0%

Lights & electrics

16.7%

Wheels & tyres

8.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

8.3%

Seat belts & other equipment

8.3%

Suspension & axles

8.3%

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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.