Model reliability

Rover 75 reliability

The Rover 75 fails its MOT about as often as most cars over 10 years old: 42.4% of 9,501 tests failed in 2023, against 39.7% on average.

Over 10 years old

42.4% failed their MOT

About average

From 9,501 MOT tests of Rover 75s this age.

Where it does worse than other cars this age

Fails 2× as oftenSuspension arms10.2% vs 5.1%

Fails 2× as oftenAnti-roll bars8.9% vs 4.2%

Fails 38% more oftenBrake performance8% vs 5.8%

Fails 39% more oftenHeadlamp aim7.5% vs 5.4%Fix about £30

Advised 3× as oftenRigid brake pipes22.4% vs 8.3%Fix about £120

Advised 72% more oftenSuspension arms20.8% vs 12.1%

Advised 55% more oftenAnti-roll bars9.3% vs 6%

Advised 88% more oftenSub-frames7.9% vs 4.2%

Safety recalls

1 DVSA recall for the Rover 75

Most cover a batch of cars built in a set period, and dealers fix them free. Sweep’s check shows the recalls for a car’s age and whether the DVSA has one outstanding.

R/2002/05011 Jul 2002Front suspension spring concern

Vehicles operating in high corrosion areas may experience fracture of the front suspension road springs. A broken spring may in exceptional circumstances damage the inside wall of the tyre.

Fix: Change the original springs for quality assured repalcements.

Recalled models: 75 · 12,658 vehicles

DVSA vehicle safety recalls (Crown copyright, Open Government Licence).

Checking a Rover 75 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.

Rover 75 reliability

1 DVSA recall for the Rover 75

Checking a Rover 75 before you buy

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