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Rover 45 reliability
The Rover 45 fails its MOT about as often as most cars over 10 years old: 42.4% of 2,587 tests failed in 2023, against 39.7% on average.
Over 10 years old
42.4% failed their MOT
From 2,587 MOT tests of Rover 45s this age.
Where it does worse than other cars this age
Fails 7× as oftenComponent mounting prescribed areas9.8% vs 1.4%
Fails 48% more oftenBrake performance8.6% vs 5.8%
Fails 3× as oftenTransmission8.2% vs 2.6%
Fails 33% more oftenExhaust emissions6.8% vs 5.1%Fix about £150
Advised 63% more oftenSuspension arms19.7% vs 12.1%
Advised 70% more oftenRigid brake pipes14.1% vs 8.3%Fix about £120
Advised 6× as oftenComponent mounting prescribed areas10.2% vs 1.6%
Advised 2× as oftenBrake performance9.5% vs 4.6%
Checking a Rover 45 before you buy
Look at the parts above at the viewing, and read the car’s own MOT history: advisories for the same parts suggest the problem is already starting. Sweep’s free check shows every MOT, advisory and mileage reading for a registration.
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT tests 2023 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Failure rates compare this model with all cars in the same age band. Fix prices are typical independent-garage estimates.