MOT reliability
Rover 3.5 litre auto
4,054 vehicles · 2,959 completed MOT tests analysed
80%
MOT pass rate
Based on 4,054 Rover 3.5 litre auto vehicles and 2,959 completed MOT tests, the Rover 3.5 litre auto has an overall 80% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 69,670 miles.
4,054
Vehicles
2,959
MOT tests
817
Avg miles / year
1.4
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Rover 3.5 litre auto problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Rover 3.5 litre auto MOT tests:
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Other104%
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Emissions & nuisance5%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension4%
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Brakes3%
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Steering3%
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Seatbelts & equipment3%
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Lamps & electrical1%
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Body & structure1%
Rover 3.5 litre auto pass rate by age
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1 | 100% |
| 17 | 1 | 100% |
| 19 | 1 | 100% |
| 20 | 2 | 50% |
Fuel types: Petrol (4,028), Diesel (12), Other (9), LPG (4), Gas (1)
Most common Rover 3.5 litre auto MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Rover 3.5 litre auto MOT tests:
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (178 times)
- Oil leak (125 times)
- Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (58 times)
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (57 times)
- Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (49 times)
- Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (42 times)
- Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (41 times)
- Nearside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1) (38 times)
- Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (38 times)
- Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b) (36 times)
- Horn not working (1.6.2a) (35 times)
- Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a) (30 times)
- Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a) (29 times)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (29 times)
- Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b) (28 times)
Rover 3.5 litre auto pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 | 20 | 80% | 96,888 |
| 1974 | 12 | 96 | 77% | 47,409 |
| 1973 | 91 | 778 | 80% | 70,104 |
| 1972 | 110 | 1,011 | 80% | 67,996 |
| 1971 | 66 | 490 | 81% | 64,316 |
| 1970 | 39 | 324 | 81% | 71,738 |
| 1969 | 12 | 88 | 82% | 145,908 |
| 1968 | 13 | 117 | 79% | 59,639 |
| 1967 | 3 | 27 | 81% | 73,626 |
Rover 3.5 litre auto reliability FAQ
Across 4,054 Rover 3.5 litre auto vehicles in our MOT data,
80% pass the MOT (a 20% failure rate), with about
1.4 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Rover 3.5 litre auto MOT issues are:
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Oil leak; Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a).
The typical Rover 3.5 litre auto in our data has covered around
69,670 miles.
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