Rover 80 MOT reliability

Rover 80s passed their MOT first time 77% of the time across 13 tests in 2025. 187 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from only 13 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.

First-time pass rate

77%

MOTs analysed

13

Still licensed (GB)

187

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

1960 petrol

10 MOTs

Passed first time 70%. Typical mileage 36,073 (most between 25,889 and 51,259).

2005: 91% → 2006: 84% → 2007: 62% → 2008: 62% → 2009: 63% → 2010: 79% → 2011: 72% → 2012: 74% → 2013: 76% → 2014: 73% → 2015: 61% → 2016: 78% → 2017: 64% → 2018: 83% → 2019: 88% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 90% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 80% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 70%

Most common failures

Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (10.0%)
Fuel cap/sealing device: ineffective (10.0%)
Integral vehicle structure condition: corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (10.0%)
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak (10.0%)
System: component leaking (10.0%)

Where 1960 80s fail

Body, structure & corrosion

20.0%

Suspension & axles

10.0%

Visibility & wipers

10.0%

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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.