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MOT reliability

Rover 3.500

3 vehicles · 46 completed MOT tests analysed
78%
MOT pass rate

Based on 3 Rover 3.500 vehicles and 46 completed MOT tests, the Rover 3.500 has an overall 78% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 57,469 miles.

3
Vehicles
46
MOT tests
363
Avg miles / year
0.6
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Rover 3.500 problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Rover 3.500 MOT tests:

  • Other134%
  • Steering7%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension3%
  • Lamps & electrical3%

Fuel types: Petrol (3)

Most common Rover 3.500 MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Rover 3.500 MOT tests:

  1. Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (4 times)
  2. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (2 times)
  3. Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7) (2 times)
  4. wear in steering joints (2 times)
  5. Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6) (1 times)
  6. Offside Front Power steering component(s) leaking from a failed seal (2.3.3b) (1 times)
  7. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (1 times)
  8. Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4) (1 times)
  9. Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2) (1 times)
  10. Offside Front Suspension arm ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2) (1 times)
  11. Oil leak (1 times)
  12. brake pipes corrodeing †wear in steering joints (1 times)
  13. brake pipes corodeing †slight play in front swivels (1 times)
  14. Nearside outer track rod end joint cover split/missing (1 times)
  15. brake pipes corrodeing (1 times)

Rover 3.500 pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1972 1 13 92% 60,476
1970 1 20 75% 57,158
1969 1 13 69% 54,773

Rover 3.500 reliability FAQ

Across 3 Rover 3.500 vehicles in our MOT data, 78% pass the MOT (a 22% failure rate), with about 0.6 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Rover 3.500 MOT issues are: Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a); Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7).

The typical Rover 3.500 in our data has covered around 57,469 miles.

Compare the Rover 3.500

See how the Rover 3.500 stacks up against other Rover models on MOT reliability:

3.500 vs 214 3.500 vs 25 3.500 vs 416 3.500 vs 75

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