MOT reliability
Rover 2 door
3 vehicles · 9 completed MOT tests analysed
56%
MOT pass rate
Based on 3 Rover 2 door vehicles and 9 completed MOT tests, the Rover 2 door has an overall 56% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 90,525 miles.
3
Vehicles
9
MOT tests
7,564
Avg miles / year
2.1
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Rover 2 door problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Rover 2 door MOT tests:
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Other84%
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Seatbelts & equipment16%
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Emissions & nuisance5%
Rover 2 door pass rate by age
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 50% |
| 7 | 1 | 100% |
| 8 | 2 | 50% |
| 10 | 1 | 100% |
| 11 | 2 | 50% |
| 15 | 1 | 0% |
Fuel types: Petrol (3)
Most common Rover 2 door MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Rover 2 door MOT tests:
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (2 times)
- Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b) (2 times)
- Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (1 times)
- Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted (7.3.D.1) (1 times)
- Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) (1 times)
- Nearside Rear rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (1 times)
- Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (1 times)
- Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) (1 times)
- Emissions not tested (7.0) (1 times)
- Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (1 times)
- Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) (1 times)
- Offside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2) (1 times)
- Offside Rear Body has a sharp edge caused by corrosion (6.1.C.1) (1 times)
- Offside Rear Radius arm severely distorted (2.4.G.1) (1 times)
- Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b) (1 times)
Rover 2 door pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 | 5 | 60% | 78,749 |
| 1996 | 1 | 3 | 67% | 54,326 |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 138,502 |
Rover 2 door reliability FAQ
Across 3 Rover 2 door vehicles in our MOT data,
56% pass the MOT (a 44% failure rate), with about
2.1 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Rover 2 door MOT issues are:
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b); Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2).
The typical Rover 2 door in our data has covered around
90,525 miles.
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