MOT reliability
Rover 100
32,695 vehicles · 154,512 completed MOT tests analysed
64%
MOT pass rate
Based on 32,695 Rover 100 vehicles and 154,512 completed MOT tests, the Rover 100 has an overall 64% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 66,136 miles.
32,695
Vehicles
154,512
MOT tests
4,580
Avg miles / year
2.2
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Rover 100 problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Rover 100 MOT tests:
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Other104%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension6%
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Seatbelts & equipment5%
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Emissions & nuisance4%
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Brakes4%
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Steering1%
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Body & structure0%
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Lamps & electrical0%
Rover 100 pass rate by age
How the Rover 100's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 60% |
| 2 | 6 | 67% |
| 3 | 8 | 62% |
| 4 | 10 | 70% |
| 5 | 6 | 83% |
| 6 | 16 | 62% |
| 7 | 641 | 71% |
| 8 | 6,767 | 69% |
| 9 | 19,471 | 66% |
| 10 | 28,845 | 64% |
| 11 | 29,251 | 62% |
| 12 | 20,603 | 61% |
| 13 | 13,490 | 61% |
| 14 | 8,580 | 62% |
| 15 | 5,683 | 64% |
| 16 | 3,964 | 64% |
| 17 | 2,808 | 64% |
| 18 | 1,964 | 66% |
| 19 | 1,355 | 68% |
| 20 | 1,120 | 66% |
Fuel types: Petrol (31,333), Diesel (1,351), Other (7), Electric (2), LPG (2)
Most common Rover 100 MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Rover 100 MOT tests:
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (10,885 times)
- Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (6,363 times)
- Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (5,005 times)
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (4,937 times)
- Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) (4,393 times)
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (4,077 times)
- Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3) (3,941 times)
- Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (3,559 times)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (3,332 times)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (3,087 times)
- Nearside Rear Radius arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2) (2,837 times)
- Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3) (2,837 times)
- Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6) (2,823 times)
- Oil leak (2,752 times)
- Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (2,723 times)
Rover 100 pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 10,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 | 60% | 425 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 10,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | 7 | 86% | 99,612 |
| 2005 | 2 | 22 | 55% | 398,541 |
| 2004 | 2 | 16 | 88% | 312,084 |
| 2003 | 1 | 6 | 50% | 53,482 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 41,809 |
| 2001 | 4 | 26 | 73% | 88,688 |
| 2000 | 6 | 34 | 71% | 55,258 |
| 1999 | 6 | 21 | 52% | 68,213 |
| 1998 | 2,321 | 14,645 | 65% | 63,052 |
| 1997 | 9,767 | 53,707 | 64% | 64,690 |
| 1996 | 9,352 | 44,229 | 63% | 66,116 |
| 1995 | 7,380 | 34,342 | 62% | 69,088 |
| 1994 | 110 | 311 | 61% | 69,773 |
| 1993 | 120 | 313 | 60% | 79,369 |
| 1992 | 112 | 322 | 63% | 66,126 |
| 1991 | 62 | 143 | 66% | 64,620 |
| 1990 | 32 | 126 | 66% | 69,153 |
| 1989 | 8 | 37 | 73% | 52,702 |
| 1988 | 3 | 28 | 93% | 39,858 |
| 1987 | 2 | 23 | 70% | 32,108 |
| 1986 | 2 | 4 | 100% | 53,783 |
| 1984 | 3 | 14 | 71% | 62,537 |
| 1983 | 7 | 75 | 75% | 61,149 |
| 1982 | 3 | 22 | 86% | 78,190 |
| 1981 | 5 | 37 | 78% | 60,259 |
| 1980 | 2 | 23 | 91% | 79,225 |
| 1979 | 5 | 38 | 95% | 46,808 |
| 1978 | 7 | 47 | 55% | 33,068 |
| 1977 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 68,825 |
| 1976 | 2 | 25 | 88% | 51,459 |
| 1975 | 3 | 26 | 69% | 50,081 |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 96,636 |
| 1973 | 2 | 11 | 55% | 37,653 |
| 1972 | 6 | 36 | 72% | 177,328 |
| 1971 | 12 | 47 | 62% | 33,660 |
| 1970 | 3 | 36 | 72% | 69,916 |
| 1969 | 2 | 16 | 62% | 51,067 |
| 1968 | 2 | 5 | 60% | 65,914 |
| 1967 | 3 | 26 | 85% | 51,198 |
| 1966 | 1 | 3 | 67% | 45,230 |
| 1965 | 3 | 28 | 71% | 81,706 |
| 1964 | 5 | 28 | 61% | 79,062 |
| 1963 | 7 | 70 | 74% | 74,547 |
| 1962 | 197 | 1,540 | 81% | 59,625 |
| 1961 | 248 | 2,129 | 81% | 66,462 |
| 1960 | 187 | 1,504 | 83% | 59,701 |
| 1959 | 44 | 263 | 86% | 57,925 |
| 1958 | 5 | 21 | 81% | 69,922 |
| 1956 | 2 | 12 | 58% | 46,101 |
| 1955 | 2 | 5 | 80% | 43,762 |
| 1954 | 4 | 29 | 76% | 57,721 |
| 1953 | 2 | 10 | 60% | 44,761 |
Rover 100 reliability FAQ
Across 32,695 Rover 100 vehicles in our MOT data,
64% pass the MOT (a 36% failure rate), with about
2.2 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Rover 100 MOT issues are:
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1).
The typical Rover 100 in our data has covered around
66,136 miles.
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