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MOT reliability

Rover Saloon manual

1 vehicles · 7 completed MOT tests analysed
57%
MOT pass rate

Based on 1 Rover Saloon manual vehicles and 7 completed MOT tests, the Rover Saloon manual has an overall 57% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 76,168 miles.

1
Vehicles
7
MOT tests
1,954
Avg miles / year
5
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Rover Saloon manual problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Rover Saloon manual MOT tests:

  • Other129%
  • Steering11%
  • Seatbelts & equipment6%
  • Emissions & nuisance3%

Rover Saloon manual pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate

Fuel types: Petrol (1)

Most common Rover Saloon manual MOT faults

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

  1. some corrosion in off side outer sill panel (4 times)
  2. some corrosion in various steel brake pipes (4 times)
  3. Nearside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3) (4 times)
  4. slight exhaust gas leak from down pipe flange (2 times)
  5. some deteriation in off side front flexible brake hose (2 times)
  6. some play in nearside front top swivel joint (2 times)
  7. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (2 times)
  8. Nearside Front Upper Ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f) (2 times)
  9. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (2 times)
  10. Offside Front Upper Ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f) (2 times)
  11. slight play in steering rack (2 times)
  12. Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (2 times)
  13. Offside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) (2 times)
  14. Offside Front suspension has slight play in a upper suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) (2 times)
  15. Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter deteriorated (2.2.D.2d) (1 times)

Rover Saloon manual pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
1979 1 7 57% 76,168

Rover Saloon manual reliability FAQ

Across 1 Rover Saloon manual vehicles in our MOT data, 57% pass the MOT (a 43% failure rate), with about 5 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Rover Saloon manual MOT issues are: some corrosion in off side outer sill panel; some corrosion in various steel brake pipes; Nearside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3).

The typical Rover Saloon manual in our data has covered around 76,168 miles.

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