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MOT reliability

Rover 7

5 vehicles · 24 completed MOT tests analysed
88%
MOT pass rate

Based on 5 Rover 7 vehicles and 24 completed MOT tests, the Rover 7 has an overall 88% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 71,134 miles.

5
Vehicles
24
MOT tests
4,693
Avg miles / year
1.1
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Rover 7 problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Rover 7 MOT tests:

  • Other126%
  • Steering11%
  • Seatbelts & equipment4%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension4%
  • Visibility4%

Rover 7 pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
41100%
52100%
61100%
7250%
81100%

Fuel types: Petrol (4), Diesel (1)

Most common Rover 7 MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Rover 7 MOT tests:

  1. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (1 times)
  2. Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a) (1 times)
  3. Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) (1 times)
  4. Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a) (1 times)
  5. Offside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a) (1 times)
  6. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (1 times)
  7. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (1 times)
  8. front no plate starting to deteriorate (1 times)
  9. Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (1 times)
  10. Nearside Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7) (1 times)
  11. Offside Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7) (1 times)
  12. offside rear wheel arch corroded. IT IS NOT A FAILURE as it has it's own chassis (1 times)
  13. front metal brake pipes on inner wing corroding (1 times)
  14. n/s and o/s/r inner wing body corroding (1 times)
  15. n/s/f suspension slight play (1 times)

Rover 7 pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2003 1 2 100% 113,042
2001 1 5 80% 78,894
1955 1 5 80% 40,034
1951 1 4 100% 49,839
1950 1 8 88% 73,862

Rover 7 reliability FAQ

Across 5 Rover 7 vehicles in our MOT data, 88% pass the MOT (a 12% failure rate), with about 1.1 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Rover 7 MOT issues are: Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b); Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a); Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a).

The typical Rover 7 in our data has covered around 71,134 miles.

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