Rover Maestro MOT reliability

Rover Maestros passed their MOT first time 76% of the time across 185 tests in 2025. 99 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

76%

MOTs analysed

185

Still licensed (GB)

99

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

1998 petrol

9 MOTs

These figures come from only 9 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 78%. Typical mileage 70,538 (most between 59,432 and 80,444).

2005: 65% → 2006: 62% → 2007: 64% → 2008: 50% → 2009: 51% → 2010: 68% → 2011: 76% → 2012: 69% → 2013: 69% → 2014: 69% → 2015: 69% → 2016: 68% → 2017: 82% → 2018: 68% → 2019: 68% → 2020: 77% → 2021: 75% → 2022: 78% → 2023: 88% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 78%

Most common failures

Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (11.1%)
Rear fog lamp: not working (11.1%)
Non catalyst emissions: emissions carbon monoxide content excessive (11.1%)
Chassis condition: or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (11.1%)
Steering rack: gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (11.1%)

Where 1998 Maestros fail

Body, structure & corrosion

11.1%

Lights & electrics

11.1%

Steering

11.1%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

11.1%

Visibility & wipers

11.1%

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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.