Rover 75 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Rover 75 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Rover 75 passed on its first attempt in 62.8%, and its overall record sits −10.0 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Rover 75 in the 2023–2025 data: 28,888 tests across 8 model years (2000–2007). 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 75 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Rover 75, the Suspension 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 75's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Rover 75 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Rover 75, each with how many of the model's 28,888 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 1,885 Rover 75 tests, 6.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength" (Major) — noted on about 1,575 Rover 75 tests, 5.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (Minor) — noted on about 1,293 Rover 75 tests, 4.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 1,038 Rover 75 tests, 3.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 973 Rover 75 tests, 3.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect" (Major) — noted on about 949 Rover 75 tests, 3.3% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Rover 75 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Rover 75 model year on record is 2007 (76.2% across 63 tests), and the weakest is 2004 (70.1%). The gap between them is 6.1 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Rover 75 reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 0.9 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Rover 75 Owners

These checks follow this Rover 75's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Rover 75.

• 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 suspension joints — “pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”

  With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Rover 75. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Rover 75 MOT & Reliability