# Rover SD1 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Rover SD1 passes its MOT first time 79% of the time, from 126 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 79%
- MOT tests analysed: 126 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 19 (very few mots) | 79% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 27 (few mots) | 89% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 36 (few mots) | 72% |
| 1985 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 20 (few mots) | 80% |
| 1983 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1982 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1981 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1980 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1979 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1978 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1977 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1976 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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