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Rover 1000 van vs Rover 75: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Rover 1000 van
73%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Rover 75
71%
MOT pass rate · 104,003 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Rover 1000 van (73%) and Rover 75 (71%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Rover 1000 van Rover 75
MOT pass rate 73% ✓ 71%
MOT failure rate 27% ✓ 29%
Faults & advisories per test 1.9 ✓ 2.1
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 1%
Average mileage 25,186 mi 116,860 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 1 104,003

Most common faults

Rover 1000 van

  1. slight play in nearside steering rack
  2. Nearside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
  3. Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
  4. Exhaust emits excessive dense blue smoke during acceleration (7.3.A.2c)
  5. Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c)
  6. Nearside Tie bar/rod slightly distorted (2.4.G.1)

Rover 75

  1. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  3. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
  6. Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Rover 1000 van (73%) and Rover 75 (71%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Rover 1000 van report Full Rover 75 report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.