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MOT reliability

Rover 3500

20,013 vehicles · 15,014 completed MOT tests analysed
78%
MOT pass rate

Based on 20,013 Rover 3500 vehicles and 15,014 completed MOT tests, the Rover 3500 has an overall 78% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 68,220 miles.

20,013
Vehicles
15,014
MOT tests
1,053
Avg miles / year
1.6
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Rover 3500 problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Rover 3500 MOT tests:

  • Other95%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension6%
  • Emissions & nuisance6%
  • Brakes5%
  • Seatbelts & equipment4%
  • Steering3%
  • Lamps & electrical2%
  • Body & structure1%

Rover 3500 pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
1475%
22100%
3560%
4475%
52100%
6580%
7475%
8475%
93100%
10683%
116100%
12771%
13786%
14956%
15862%
16875%
171275%
181090%
192976%
208772%

Fuel types: Petrol (19,977), Diesel (22), LPG (7), Other (7)

Most common Rover 3500 MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Rover 3500 MOT tests:

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (693 times)
  2. Oil leak (640 times)
  3. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (280 times)
  4. Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (270 times)
  5. Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (194 times)
  6. Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (194 times)
  7. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (189 times)
  8. Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (180 times)
  9. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (179 times)
  10. Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (175 times)
  11. Offside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (160 times)
  12. Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (155 times)
  13. Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b) (149 times)
  14. Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (136 times)
  15. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (133 times)

Rover 3500 pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2018 1 2 100% 67,117
2017 1 4 50% 49,801
2011 1 14 100% 52,699
2006 1 15 87% 99,206
2003 1 13 69% 58,117
2000 1 8 88% 23,590
1999 1 7 57% 195,016
1996 1 5 100% 9,806
1995 1 6 67% 66,093
1994 2 19 63% 76,028
1993 1 9 89% 99,908
1991 2 21 81% 109,390
1990 3 29 76% 121,795
1989 3 11 82% 155,881
1988 1 5 80% 117,191
1987 22 238 76% 106,238
1986 63 572 76% 100,559
1985 97 732 71% 104,312
1984 73 486 77% 87,236
1983 38 295 79% 85,661
1982 27 214 79% 75,101
1981 27 234 71% 107,494
1980 21 126 78% 47,193
1979 14 82 80% 56,948
1978 31 195 75% 48,741
1977 56 330 77% 64,011
1976 88 668 79% 60,100
1975 202 1,554 78% 59,804
1974 166 1,502 78% 64,407
1973 181 1,410 76% 65,410
1972 255 2,275 78% 61,703
1971 235 1,929 79% 61,569
1970 114 960 77% 60,487
1969 92 735 83% 60,556
1968 30 240 79% 60,793
1967 2 51 71% 20,214
1962 1 6 67% 13,711

Rover 3500 reliability FAQ

Across 20,013 Rover 3500 vehicles in our MOT data, 78% pass the MOT (a 22% failure rate), with about 1.6 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Rover 3500 MOT issues are: Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Oil leak; Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)).

The typical Rover 3500 in our data has covered around 68,220 miles.

Compare the Rover 3500

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