MOT Stats
Vehicle types : Car : Rover : 3500
Rover 3500
| Year | Tests | Pass rate | Most common fail reason |
| 1968 | 5 | 80% | Brake efficiency well below minimum requirement. |
| 1969 | 10 | 90% | Parking brake efficiency well below minimum requirement. |
| 1970 | 18 | 66.67% | Brakes out of balance across an axle. |
| 1971 | 22 | 90.91% | Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement. |
| 1972 | 42 | 83.33% | Headlamp aim outwith limits. |
| 1973 | 25 | 84% | Brakes out of balance across an axle. |
| 1974 | 24 | 87.5% | Electrical wiring insecure. |
| 1975 | 22 | 90.91% | Braking effort not recording at a wheel. |
| 1976 | 7 | 100% | n/a |
| 1977 | 4 | 75% | Strengthening plates or fastenings so insecure that structural rigidity is seriously reduced. |
| 1978 | 6 | 66.67% | Brakes out of balance across an axle. |
| 1979 | 2 | 50% | Parking brake efficiency well below minimum requirement. |
| 1980 | 1 | 100% | n/a |
| 1981 | 3 | 66.67% | Fuel system leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap. |
| 1982 | 2 | 100% | n/a |
| 1983 | 9 | 77.78% | Excessive corrosion to, or weakened structure near any suspension mounting. |
| 1984 | 23 | 78.26% | Headlamp beam image obviously incorrect. |
| 1985 | 22 | 86.36% | Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn. |
| 1986 | 21 | 80.95% | Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid. |
| 1987 | 7 | 100% | n/a |
| 1990 | 1 | 100% | n/a |
| 1994 | 1 | 100% | n/a |
| 1995 | 1 | 100% | n/a |
| 2005 | 1 | 100% | n/a |
| 2011 | 1 | 100% | n/a |
Tests: 280
Average Rover 3500 pass rate: 83.93%
Most common fail reasons
| # | Reason | Fail code | Category | % |
| 1 | Brakes out of balance across an axle. | 1.2.1(b)(i) | Major | 22% |
| 2 | Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement. | 1.4.2(a)(i) | Major | 16% |
| 3 | Parking brake efficiency well below minimum requirement. | 1.4.2(a)(ii) | Dangerous | 13% |
| 4 | Headlamp aim outwith limits. | 4.1.2(a) | Major | 13% |
| 5 | Windscreen washers not providing sufficient fluid. | 3.5(a) | Major | 11% |
| 6 | Suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing excessively worn. | 5.3.4(a)(i) | Major | 11% |
| 7 | Parking brake inoperative on one side. | 1.4.1(a) | Major | 11% |
| 8 | Headlamp beam image obviously incorrect. | 4.1.2(c) | Major | 9% |
| 9 | Electrical wiring insecure. | 4.11(a)(ii) | Major | 9% |
| 10 | Emissions levels exceed default limits. | 8.2.1.2(b) | Major | 9% |
Tests date range:
10th February 2023 to 9th February 2024
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