Rover 45 reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Rover

Model: 45

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 17,147 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

67.9%

Share of this model's 17,147 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£345/yr

Average vehicle miles

82,751

Moderate average mileage in the current pool.

Life expectancy miles

82,751

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

20.9

Older average age in the represented fleet.

Vehicles represented

1,243

1,243 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

17,147

17,147 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Very Rare

1,243On the road

Insight summary

Rover 45 is a very rare model in this snapshot, with 1,243 represented vehicles and 0.00% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 67.9% from 17,147 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 46. The current pool shows an average of 82,751 miles and an average age of 20.9 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 82,751 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are driveshaft boots, lighting and parking brake. The practical read is that the Rover 45 looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	1,090
DIESEL	153

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	435
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	396
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	393
Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	309
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	306
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	304
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	280
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	269
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	242
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	229
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	216
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))	202
Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i))	196
Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))	193
Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))	182
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	175
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	173
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))	167
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))	167
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))	154
Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	147
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	144
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	140
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))	140
Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))	138

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 5,697 defects across this top 25 set

Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

435

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))

396

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

393

Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

309

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

306

Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

304

Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

280

Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

269

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

242

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

229

Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

216

Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))

202

Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (1.2.1 (b) (i))

196

Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))

193

Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))

182

Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

175

Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

173

Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

167

Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))

167

Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))

154

Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

147

Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

144

Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

140

Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

140

Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

138

Rover 45 reliability and MOT data