Rover 25 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Rover 25 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Rover 25 passed on its first attempt in 68.8%, and its overall record sits −5.8 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Rover 25 in the 2023–2025 data: 12,238 tests across 7 model years (2000–2006). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Rover 25 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Rover 25, the Body, chassis, structure section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Rover 25's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Rover 25 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Rover 25, each with how many of the model's 12,238 tests it was noted on.

• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 1,090 Rover 25 tests, 8.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 835 Rover 25 tests, 6.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 635 Rover 25 tests, 5.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength" (Major) — noted on about 431 Rover 25 tests, 3.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier" (Minor) — noted on about 362 Rover 25 tests, 3.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 321 Rover 25 tests, 2.6% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Rover 25 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Rover 25 model year on record is 2002 (75.7% across 2,211 tests), and the weakest is 2006 (71.3%). The gap between them is 4.4 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Rover 25 Owners

These checks follow this Rover 25's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Rover 25.

• the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

• corrosion — “component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”

  Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.

• the battery — “battery(ies) insecure”

  Check the battery is secure and its terminals are clean and tight — a loose battery is a fail on its own, and a weak one shows up as slow cranking on a cold morning.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Rover 25. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Rover 25 MOT & Reliability