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MOT reliability

Rover 3500 saloon

1 vehicles · 19 completed MOT tests analysed
63%
MOT pass rate

Based on 1 Rover 3500 saloon vehicles and 19 completed MOT tests, the Rover 3500 saloon has an overall 63% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 69,981 miles.

1
Vehicles
19
MOT tests
443
Avg miles / year
3.3
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Rover 3500 saloon problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Rover 3500 saloon MOT tests:

  • Other148%
  • Seatbelts & equipment8%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension8%
  • Steering3%
  • Brakes3%
  • Emissions & nuisance2%
  • Lamps & electrical2%

Fuel types: Petrol (1)

Most common Rover 3500 saloon MOT faults

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

  1. advised oil leak (6 times)
  2. Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (4 times)
  3. advised axel brake hoes metal end corroded (2 times)
  4. advised corrosion rear sill corroded (2 times)
  5. advised front pipe corroded (2 times)
  6. advised osf tyre cracking in tread (2 times)
  7. advised slight inbalance front brakes (2 times)
  8. advised slight rougness nsf wheel bearing (2 times)
  9. advised gen corrosion (2 times)
  10. advised nsf wheel bearing slight rougness (2 times)
  11. advised slight play nsf kingpin (2 times)
  12. All tyres have perishing in treads (2 times)
  13. Near side front indicator lens cracked (2 times)
  14. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (2 times)
  15. Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e) (2 times)

Rover 3500 saloon pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1971 1 19 63% 69,981

Rover 3500 saloon reliability FAQ

Across 1 Rover 3500 saloon vehicles in our MOT data, 63% pass the MOT (a 37% failure rate), with about 3.3 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Rover 3500 saloon MOT issues are: advised oil leak; Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2); advised axel brake hoes metal end corroded.

The typical Rover 3500 saloon in our data has covered around 69,981 miles.

Compare the Rover 3500 saloon

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