Rover 623 MOT reliability

Rover 623s passed their MOT first time 60% of the time across 47 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 47 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

60%

MOTs analysed

47

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

1996 petrol

3 MOTs

These figures come from only 3 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 33%. Typical mileage 86,162 (most between 76,116 and 123,137).

2005: 53% → 2006: 56% → 2007: 48% → 2008: 43% → 2009: 40% → 2010: 44% → 2011: 44% → 2012: 46% → 2013: 42% → 2014: 52% → 2015: 44% → 2016: 60% → 2017: 50% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 33% → 2020: 56% → 2021: 63% → 2022: 40% → 2023: 25% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 33%

Most common failures

Rear fog lamp: not working (33.3%)
Emissions not tested: unable to be completed (33.3%)
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases (33.3%)
Exhaust system: silencer likely to become detached (33.3%)
Stop lamp: not working (33.3%)

Where 1996 623s fail

Body, structure & corrosion

33.3%

Lights & electrics

33.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

33.3%

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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.