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MOT reliability

Rover 3 liter

1 vehicles · 17 completed MOT tests analysed
82%
MOT pass rate

Based on 1 Rover 3 liter vehicles and 17 completed MOT tests, the Rover 3 liter has an overall 82% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 61,313 miles.

1
Vehicles
17
MOT tests
207
Avg miles / year
1.2
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Rover 3 liter problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Rover 3 liter MOT tests:

  • Other110%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension14%
  • Emissions & nuisance10%
  • Body & structure5%
  • Brakes5%

Fuel types: Petrol (1)

Most common Rover 3 liter MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Rover 3 liter MOT tests:

  1. Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (2 times)
  2. both rear tyres are wearing on the edges (2 times)
  3. Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (1 times)
  4. Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (1 times)
  5. slight wear on edges at rear tyres (1 times)
  6. offside front wing coming loose at lower edge (1 times)
  7. Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i) (1 times)
  8. Offside rear brake grabbing slightly (3.7.A.5b) (1 times)
  9. surface corrosion at sill area (offside) (1 times)
  10. Nearside Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c) (1 times)
  11. Offside Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c) (1 times)
  12. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (1 times)
  13. Oil leak (1 times)
  14. rear tyres worn on edges and signs of oil leakage at engine area (1 times)
  15. Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2) (1 times)

Rover 3 liter pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1964 1 17 82% 61,313

Rover 3 liter reliability FAQ

Across 1 Rover 3 liter vehicles in our MOT data, 82% pass the MOT (a 18% failure rate), with about 1.2 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Rover 3 liter MOT issues are: Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c); both rear tyres are wearing on the edges; Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3).

The typical Rover 3 liter in our data has covered around 61,313 miles.

Compare the Rover 3 liter

See how the Rover 3 liter stacks up against other Rover models on MOT reliability:

3 liter vs 214 3 liter vs 25 3 liter vs 416 3 liter vs 75

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