MOT reliability
Rover 5 door
4 vehicles · 17 completed MOT tests analysed
71%
MOT pass rate
Based on 4 Rover 5 door vehicles and 17 completed MOT tests, the Rover 5 door has an overall 71% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 101,935 miles.
4
Vehicles
17
MOT tests
3,508
Avg miles / year
1
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share
Rover 5 door problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Rover 5 door MOT tests:
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Other194%
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Seatbelts & equipment6%
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Emissions & nuisance6%
Rover 5 door pass rate by age
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2 | 50% |
| 8 | 1 | 100% |
| 9 | 1 | 0% |
| 10 | 1 | 100% |
| 11 | 1 | 100% |
| 15 | 2 | 50% |
| 16 | 2 | 100% |
| 17 | 2 | 50% |
| 18 | 1 | 100% |
| 19 | 2 | 50% |
| 20 | 1 | 100% |
Fuel types: Petrol (3), Diesel (1)
Most common Rover 5 door MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Rover 5 door MOT tests:
- n/s/f hub damp (3 times)
- oil leak (3 times)
- Oil leak (2 times)
- brake pipes covered in underseal (2 times)
- rear pads low (1 times)
- rear sills corr/weak (1 times)
- Nearside Front Drag link end ball pin shank loose (2.2.B.1c) (1 times)
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball pin shank loose (2.2.B.1c) (1 times)
- Centre Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (1 times)
- brake pipes greased/undersilled (1 times)
- o/s/f inner wing corr/weak (1 times)
- steering box damp (1 times)
- o/s/f floor corr/weak (1 times)
- rear outer sills surface rust (1 times)
- Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2) (1 times)
Rover 5 door pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | 4 | 50% | 69,463 |
| 1995 | 1 | 2 | 100% | 189,510 |
| 1990 | 1 | 4 | 50% | 31,171 |
| 1989 | 1 | 7 | 86% | 117,597 |
Rover 5 door reliability FAQ
Across 4 Rover 5 door vehicles in our MOT data,
71% pass the MOT (a 29% failure rate), with about
1 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Rover 5 door MOT issues are:
n/s/f hub damp; oil leak; Oil leak.
The typical Rover 5 door in our data has covered around
101,935 miles.
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