Rover Streetwise MOT reliability

Rover Streetwises passed their MOT first time 66% of the time across 319 tests in 2025. 226 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

66%

MOTs analysed

319

Still licensed (GB)

226

Body type

Hatchback

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

2003 petrol

45 MOTs

These figures come from 45 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 62%. Typical mileage 73,425 (most between 49,373 and 90,310).

2006: 82% → 2007: 74% → 2008: 71% → 2009: 69% → 2010: 64% → 2011: 61% → 2012: 55% → 2013: 55% → 2014: 52% → 2015: 53% → 2016: 53% → 2017: 55% → 2018: 53% → 2019: 52% → 2020: 54% → 2021: 52% → 2022: 62% → 2023: 59% → 2024: 66% → 2025: 62%

Most common failures

Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.7%)
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.7%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.4%)
Position lamp: not working (4.4%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.4%)

2003 diesel

8 MOTs

These figures come from only 8 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 63%. Typical mileage 112,095 (most between 102,522 and 125,163).

2005: 0% → 2006: 77% → 2007: 71% → 2008: 65% → 2009: 63% → 2010: 51% → 2011: 51% → 2012: 43% → 2013: 40% → 2014: 44% → 2015: 53% → 2016: 49% → 2017: 53% → 2018: 49% → 2019: 48% → 2020: 64% → 2021: 65% → 2022: 52% → 2023: 53% → 2024: 62% → 2025: 63%

Most common failures

Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm (12.5%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (12.5%)
Chassis condition: or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting (12.5%)
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (12.5%)
Emissions not tested: unable to be completed (12.5%)

2003 gb

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. 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 0%. Typical mileage 53,404 (most between 53,404 and 53,404).

2007: 100% → 2008: 100% → 2009: 0% → 2010: 0% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 0% → 2015: 100% → 2019: 0% → 2021: 0% → 2022: 0% → 2023: 0% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (100.0%)
Headlamp: not working on main beam (100.0%)

Where 2003 Streetwises fail

Body, structure & corrosion

17.8%

Lights & electrics

13.3%

Wheels & tyres

8.9%

Brakes

8.9%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

6.7%

Suspension & axles

4.4%

Visibility & wipers

4.4%

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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.