# Rover 820 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Rover 820 passes its MOT first time 67% of the time, from 193 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 67%
- MOT tests analysed: 193 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Brakes

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2000 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 38% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 45 (few mots) | 67% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 30 (few mots) | 73% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 33 (few mots) | 64% |
| 1997 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 18 (very few mots) | 61% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 78% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 83% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 10 (very few mots) | 70% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 78% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |

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