Rover 75 reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Rover

Model: 75

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 60,972 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

68.2%

Share of this model's 60,972 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£370/yr

Average vehicle miles

116,093

Solid average mileage for this model.

Life expectancy miles

116,093

Moderate mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

20.9

Older average age in the represented fleet.

Vehicles represented

5,242

5,242 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

60,972

60,972 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Rare

5,242On the road

Insight summary

Rover 75 is a rare model in this snapshot, with 5,242 represented vehicles and 0.01% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 68.2% from 60,972 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 47. The current pool shows an average of 116,093 miles and an average age of 20.9 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 116,093 miles. Diesel leads the fuel split, followed by petrol, and the most frequent defect themes are parking brake, lighting and windscreen damage. The practical read is that the Rover 75 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
DIESEL	3,036
PETROL	2,198
LPG	7
GAS	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	2,012
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	1,776
Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	1,098
Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	1,038
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	1,004
Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	935
Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	897
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	896
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	848
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	728
Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	673
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	661
Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	650
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	614
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	613
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	608
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	599
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))	593
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	592
Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))	580
Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))	576
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	571
Nearside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	493
Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	493
Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	492

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 20,040 defects across this top 25 set

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

2,012

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

1,776

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

1,098

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

1,038

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

1,004

Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

935

Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

897

Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

896

Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

848

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

728

Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

673

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

661

Offside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

650

Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

614

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

613

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

608

Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

599

Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))

593

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

592

Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

580

Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))

576

Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

571

Nearside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

493

Offside Front Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

493

Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

492

Rover 75 reliability and MOT data