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MOT reliability

Rover Vanden plas princess

8 vehicles · 71 completed MOT tests analysed
77%
MOT pass rate

Based on 8 Rover Vanden plas princess vehicles and 71 completed MOT tests, the Rover Vanden plas princess has an overall 77% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 56,651 miles.

8
Vehicles
71
MOT tests
801
Avg miles / year
1.4
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Rover Vanden plas princess problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Rover Vanden plas princess MOT tests:

  • Other101%
  • Emissions & nuisance8%
  • Seatbelts & equipment6%
  • Brakes5%
  • Steering3%
  • Lamps & electrical2%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension1%

Rover Vanden plas princess pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
31100%
41100%
51100%
61100%
71100%
81100%
9250%
101100%
112100%
131100%
141100%
151100%

Fuel types: Petrol (8)

Most common Rover Vanden plas princess MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Rover Vanden plas princess MOT tests:

  1. Oil leak (4 times)
  2. Nearside front brake binding (3.7.B.1) (3 times)
  3. Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (3 times)
  4. slight free movement in steering joints off centre idler arm and slight lift in idler arm (2 times)
  5. Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (3.7.B.5b) (2 times)
  6. Nearside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f)) (2 times)
  7. Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (2 times)
  8. Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2) (2 times)
  9. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (2 times)
  10. Nearside Front Lower ball joint/trunion (2 times)
  11. both rear inner vallances and inner arches heavily undersealed (2 times)
  12. Multiple welding repairs to underside of vehicle. (2 times)
  13. Nearside Front Lower Axle king pin has slight play in pin and/or bush (2.5.A.3a) (2 times)
  14. Oil leak (2 times)
  15. corrosion in various areas of vehicle underside (2 times)

Rover Vanden plas princess pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2002 1 14 93% 75,724
1974 1 14 86% 26,570
1972 3 21 62% 50,445
1965 1 5 80% 67,450
1964 1 12 67% 91,977
1962 1 5 100% 40,155

Rover Vanden plas princess reliability FAQ

Across 8 Rover Vanden plas princess vehicles in our MOT data, 77% pass the MOT (a 23% failure rate), with about 1.4 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Rover Vanden plas princess MOT issues are: Oil leak; Nearside front brake binding (3.7.B.1); Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3).

The typical Rover Vanden plas princess in our data has covered around 56,651 miles.

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