Rover 75 MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 61.3% of 9,463 MOT tests on the Rover 75 ended in a pass, 15.2 points below the 76.5% average for all cars.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Rover 75 MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 17562 tests | 63.0% | 99,000 · 69k to 131k |
| 182,088 tests | 60.7% | 99,000 · 73k to 131k |
| 192,439 tests | 59.9% | 101,000 · 75k to 133k |
| 201,971 tests | 60.4% | 103,000 · 75k to 137k |
| 211,254 tests | 63.1% | 101,000 · 71k to 137k |
| 22623 tests | 64.2% | 89,000 · 63k to 117k |
| 23347 tests | 63.4% | 87,000 · 61k to 115k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Rover 75. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used 75
The parts that come up most often in Rover 75 MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake pipes and hosesLook underneath at the metal brake pipes for heavy rust, and at the rubber hoses for cracks or bulges.
- TyresCheck the tread across the full width of every tyre, including the inner edge, and look for cuts and bulges in the sidewalls.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- Rust underneathLook underneath at the sills, sub-frames and suspension mountings for heavy rust, not just surface marks.
- LightsWalk round with every light on, and ask someone to press the brake pedal so you can see both brake lights.
Check a specific 75
Fleet averages only go so far. Enter the registration to see that car's own MOT history, mileage record and current condition, free.
Questions
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Other Rover models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all Rover models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.