Rover 620 MOT reliability

Rover 620s passed their MOT first time 60% of the time across 343 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

60%

MOTs analysed

343

Still licensed (GB)

–

Body type

Sedan

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

68 MOTs

These figures come from 68 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 59%. Typical mileage 100,681 (most between 71,889 and 121,346).

2005: 60% → 2006: 55% → 2007: 49% → 2008: 44% → 2009: 43% → 2010: 44% → 2011: 42% → 2012: 42% → 2013: 44% → 2014: 43% → 2015: 49% → 2016: 51% → 2017: 51% → 2018: 46% → 2019: 53% → 2020: 56% → 2021: 56% → 2022: 52% → 2023: 52% → 2024: 56% → 2025: 59%

Most common failures

Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (8.8%)
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.9%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (5.9%)
Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.9%)
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases (5.9%)

1997 diesel

7 MOTs

These figures come from only 7 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 86%. Typical mileage 138,078 (most between 116,047 and 182,713).

2005: 50% → 2006: 46% → 2007: 41% → 2008: 39% → 2009: 36% → 2010: 40% → 2011: 37% → 2012: 41% → 2013: 44% → 2014: 44% → 2015: 50% → 2016: 50% → 2017: 48% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 50% → 2020: 55% → 2021: 53% → 2022: 60% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 64% → 2025: 86%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (14.3%)

Where 1997 620s fail

Suspension & axles

17.6%

Brakes

16.2%

Lights & electrics

16.2%

Body, structure & corrosion

14.7%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

10.3%

Steering

5.9%

Seat belts & other equipment

5.9%

Visibility & wipers

5.9%

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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.