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MOT reliability

Rover Healey

3 vehicles · 36 completed MOT tests analysed
81%
MOT pass rate

Based on 3 Rover Healey vehicles and 36 completed MOT tests, the Rover Healey has an overall 81% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 25,139 miles.

3
Vehicles
36
MOT tests
1,164
Avg miles / year
1.3
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Rover Healey problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Rover Healey MOT tests:

  • Other121%
  • Seatbelts & equipment11%
  • Steering9%
  • Brakes2%
  • Emissions & nuisance2%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension2%

Fuel types: Petrol (3)

Most common Rover Healey MOT faults

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

  1. Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (4 times)
  2. offside and near side rear tyres cracking (2 times)
  3. steering wheel pading spliting (2 times)
  4. Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (2 times)
  5. battery insecure (2 times)
  6. Oil leak (2 times)
  7. all tyres perished (2 times)
  8. battery poorly held securley (2 times)
  9. exhaust deteriated (2 times)
  10. n/s/f spring mount badly corroded (2 times)
  11. n/s/r suspension safety strap broken and o/s/r nearly as bad (2 times)
  12. rear gearbox mount detached (2 times)
  13. Offside Rear inner wheel arch corroding near a prescribed area (2 times)
  14. Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) (2 times)
  15. Nearside Front Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting insecure (2.4.G.1) (1 times)

Rover Healey pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1969 1 17 65% 37,396
1962 1 11 100% 18,836
1959 1 8 88% 19,187

Rover Healey reliability FAQ

Across 3 Rover Healey vehicles in our MOT data, 81% pass the MOT (a 19% failure rate), with about 1.3 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Rover Healey MOT issues are: Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c); offside and near side rear tyres cracking; steering wheel pading spliting.

The typical Rover Healey in our data has covered around 25,139 miles.

Compare the Rover Healey

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