Rover75 MOT results

In 2025, 59.8% of Rover 75 MOT tests were passed first time, about the same as the 58.8% for cars of the same age. 8.3% had at least one dangerous defect (9.2% for cars the same age). The typical Rover 75 tested was 21 years old with 99,600 miles. Based on 6,142 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Rover 75 cars are on the road

First-time pass: 59.8%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 58.8%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 4.7%passed after repair
Failed: 35.5%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 8.3%same age 9.2%
Typical mileage: 99,600at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Rover 75All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2006	156	61.5%	56.8%
2005	857	58.8%	57.5%
2004	1,680	58.0%	57.5%
2003	1,364	60.2%	58.5%
2002	1,012	59.7%	59.4%
2001	595	60.8%	60.9%
2000	307	62.2%	62.2%
1999	132	71.2%	64.2%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

By age at the test

Rover 75All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
10-14 years	1	100.0%	65.7%	82,000
15-19 years	403	64.5%	57.6%	97,500
20-29 years	5,727	59.4%	59.6%	99,800
40+ years	11	81.8%	82.0%	77,300

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Rover 75 is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	250	4.1%	1.3×	69.6%
PE Peterborough	East of England	166	2.7%	1.5×	54.2%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	143	2.3%	1.6×	67.1%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	133	2.2%	1.0×	58.6%
DE Derby	East Midlands	120	2.0%	1.4×	69.2%
NR Norwich	East of England	120	2.0%	1.4×	57.5%
IP Ipswich	East of England	108	1.8%	1.5×	55.6%
RG Reading	South East	108	1.8%	1.2×	56.5%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	105	1.7%	0.9×	59.0%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	104	1.7%	1.0×	55.8%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	101	1.6%	0.9×	68.3%
BN Brighton	South East	100	1.6%	1.4×	51.0%
BS Bristol	South West	96	1.6%	0.9×	56.2%
TN Tonbridge	South East	95	1.5%	1.2×	62.1%
TQ Torquay	South West	94	1.5%	3.0×	46.8%
M Manchester	North West	89	1.4%	1.0×	66.3%
EX Exeter	South West	88	1.4%	1.3×	47.7%
PO Portsmouth	South East	86	1.4%	1.0×	50.0%
LL Llandudno	Wales	84	1.4%	1.4×	64.3%
PL Plymouth	South West	83	1.4%	1.3×	51.8%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	81	1.3%	1.9×	64.2%
RH Redhill	South East	80	1.3%	1.3×	70.0%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	80	1.3%	2.2×	52.5%
GL Gloucester	South West	78	1.3%	1.0×	66.7%
OX Oxford	South East	77	1.3%	1.1×	67.5%
CT Canterbury	South East	75	1.2%	1.6×	58.7%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	75	1.2%	1.3×	62.7%
BH Bournemouth	South West	73	1.2%	1.1×	58.9%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	73	1.2%	0.9×	54.8%
TS Teesside	North East	73	1.2%	1.3×	65.8%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	72	1.2%	1.6×	58.3%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	71	1.2%	0.9×	52.1%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	70	1.1%	1.2×	60.0%
GU Guildford	South East	69	1.1%	0.8×	63.8%
PR Preston	North West	69	1.1%	1.2×	71.0%
CH Chester	North West	68	1.1%	1.0×	48.5%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	68	1.1%	0.9×	61.8%
CO Colchester	East of England	68	1.1%	1.4×	70.6%
SA Swansea	Wales	68	1.1%	0.9×	64.7%
CB Cambridge	East of England	66	1.1%	1.5×	48.5%
ME Rochester	South East	65	1.1%	1.0×	53.8%
SO Southampton	South East	65	1.1%	0.9×	56.9%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	65	1.1%	1.2×	66.2%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	63	1.0%	0.9×	52.4%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	63	1.0%	1.5×	57.1%
L Liverpool	North West	61	1.0%	0.9×	60.7%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	61	1.0%	1.5×	55.7%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	58	0.9%	0.9×	60.3%
BA Bath	South West	56	0.9%	1.1×	50.0%
NP Newport	Wales	56	0.9%	1.0×	60.7%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	55	0.9%	0.7×	56.4%
SK Stockport	North West	52	0.8%	0.8×	63.5%
TA Taunton	South West	52	0.8%	1.3×	59.6%
CF Cardiff	Wales	51	0.8%	0.5×	56.9%
WA Warrington	North West	51	0.8%	0.8×	54.9%
SG Stevenage	East of England	50	0.8%	1.1×	58.0%
SL Slough	South East	49	0.8%	1.1×	63.3%
DT Dorchester	South West	48	0.8%	2.0×	54.2%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	48	0.8%	0.9×	66.7%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	47	0.8%	1.4×	44.7%
FY Blackpool	North West	46	0.7%	1.8×	56.5%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	44	0.7%	0.8×	61.4%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	44	0.7%	1.9×	59.1%
TR Truro	South West	44	0.7%	1.2×	40.9%
LA Lancaster	North West	43	0.7%	1.3×	65.1%
DA Dartford	South East	37	0.6%	0.8×	73.0%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	37	0.6%	1.5×	75.7%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	36	0.6%	0.8×	52.8%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	36	0.6%	0.5×	52.8%
CA Carlisle	North West	35	0.6%	1.0×	60.0%
OL Oldham	North West	35	0.6%	0.8×	60.0%
CW Crewe	North West	33	0.5%	0.9×	57.6%
RM Romford	London	32	0.5%	0.6×	84.4%
SN Swindon	South West	32	0.5%	0.6×	65.6%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	30	0.5%	0.6×	56.7%
G Glasgow	Scotland	30	0.5%	0.3×	63.3%
DL Darlington	North East	29	0.5%	0.8×	–
SP Salisbury	South West	29	0.5%	1.0×	–
BB Blackburn	North West	28	0.5%	0.5×	–
BL Bolton	North West	28	0.5%	0.6×	–
DH Durham	North East	27	0.4%	0.9×	–
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	27	0.4%	0.5×	–
WN Wigan	North West	26	0.4%	0.9×	–
LU Luton	East of England	24	0.4%	0.6×	–
TW Twickenham	London	24	0.4%	0.5×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	23	0.4%	0.9×	–
SE London SE	London	23	0.4%	0.5×	–
CR Croydon	London	22	0.4%	0.5×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	22	0.4%	0.9×	–
AL St Albans	East of England	21	0.3%	0.8×	–
EN Enfield	London	21	0.3%	0.6×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	21	0.3%	0.6×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	21	0.3%	0.6×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	21	0.3%	0.8×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	19	0.3%	1.2×	–
UB Southall	London	19	0.3%	0.5×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	18	0.3%	1.3×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	18	0.3%	0.9×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	17	0.3%	0.6×	–
NW London NW	London	15	0.2%	0.4×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	15	0.2%	1.3×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	14	0.2%	0.6×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	14	0.2%	0.5×	–
E London E	London	13	0.2%	0.3×	–
N London N	London	13	0.2%	0.3×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	11	0.2%	0.6×	–
IG Ilford	London	11	0.2%	0.4×	–
WD Watford	East of England	10	0.2%	0.4×	–
HA Harrow	London	9	0.1%	0.2×	–
BR Bromley	London	8	0.1%	0.4×	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	8	0.1%	1.5×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	8	0.1%	1.5×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	8	0.1%	0.4×	–
SM Sutton	London	7	0.1%	0.5×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	5	<0.1%	2.2×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SW London SW	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–
W London W	London	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	301	4.9%	0.6×	56.1%
North East	251	4.1%	1.0×	60.6%
North West	664	10.8%	0.9×	59.6%
Yorkshire and the Humber	507	8.3%	0.9×	60.4%
Wales	267	4.3%	0.9×	62.5%
West Midlands	879	14.3%	1.5×	62.7%
East Midlands	444	7.2%	1.0×	61.3%
East of England	766	12.5%	1.2×	58.7%
London	249	4.1%	0.4×	68.7%
South East	1,039	16.9%	1.1×	59.9%
South West	773	12.6%	1.2×	53.6%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Rover 75Cars the same age

Suspension22.1%15.7%
Lights and electrics16.2%20.2%
Brakes12.2%12.5%
Body and structure7.9%9.0%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)5.7%7.2%
Seat belts and airbags5.3%3.0%
Tyres4.5%5.7%
Emissions and leaks4.3%6.9%
Steering3.8%4.1%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Rover 75 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension	7.0%	3.2%	2.2×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lights and electrics	4.3%	3.6%	1.2×	0.0%
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements Brakes	4.2%	2.6%	1.6×	0.0%
Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn Suspension	4.0%	2.6%	1.5×	0.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	4.0%	2.3%	1.7×	0.0%
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault Seat belts and airbags	3.5%	1.3%	2.7×	0.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	3.1%	2.2%	1.4×	0.0%
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension	2.8%	1.3%	2.2×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.7%	3.2%	0.8×	0.0%
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded Brakes	2.4%	2.1%	1.1×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	21.8%
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	16.9%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	13.0%
Suspension arm: corroded but not seriously weakened	11.8%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	9.7%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	9.0%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	8.6%
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive	6.4%
Coil spring: corroded	6.3%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	5.2%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	3,603	57.8%
Petrol	2,529	62.5%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model