65.4%
Rover 200 Series
Rover 200 Series MOT pass rate and common problems
The Rover 200 Series passed 65.4% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 6.9 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength.
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How the 200 Series compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
67.1%
Rover average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The 200 Series runs 1.8 points behind the Rover average. It is 2nd of the 5 Rover models in the data. The average 200 Series arrived at its test 29.7 years old with 79,712 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
200 Series MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 years and over | 1,735 | 65.4% | 6.9 pts below |
Every Rover 200 Series tested in 2025 was aged 11 years and over, so there is no other age group to compare with. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where 200 Series failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Rover 200 Series cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Brakes and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment together account for 37.7% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common 200 Series MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Rover 200 Series cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 33.1% of everything testers recorded against failed Rover 200 Series cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a 200 Series
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Brakes
Recorded most often: service brake imbalance across an axle, rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements and service brake performance efficiency below requirements. 9% of failure items.
2
Suspension
Recorded most often: component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength. 6% of failure items.
3
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working and stop lamp not working. 5.3% of failure items.
4
Body, chassis, structure
Recorded most often: joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. 3.6% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific 200 Series has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Rover 200 Series buying guide.
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Rover 200 Series MOT FAQs
What is the Rover 200 Series MOT pass rate?
65.4% of Rover 200 Series cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 1,735 tests. That is 6.9 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 425th of 575 models.
What does a Rover 200 Series most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Rover 200 Series cars failing their 2025 MOT was component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength, on 6% of failure items. Next were joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (3.6%) and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4%).
Which area causes the most Rover 200 Series MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was brakes at 18.9%, followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 18.8%.
Does this mean every Rover 200 Series has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Rover 200 Series that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Rover 200 Series's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.