# Rover 45 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Rover 45 passes its MOT first time 59% of the time, from 1,520 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 59%
- MOT tests analysed: 1,520 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Body, structure & corrosion
- Licensed in Great Britain: 1,136 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2008 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 16 (very few mots) | 56% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 149 | 58% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 17 (very few mots) | 53% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 286 | 56% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 51 (few mots) | 49% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 272 | 59% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 37 (few mots) | 68% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 236 | 62% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 35 (few mots) | 63% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 206 | 58% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 37 (few mots) | 49% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 165 | 62% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 12 (very few mots) | 75% |

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