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2000 Rover 25 Il 16v — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 2000 perform at MOT as they age

26 years
Current Age
66.7%
Latest Pass Rate
496
Total Tests (All Years)
61,913 mi
Avg Mileage (Latest)

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Best vintage for 25 Il 16v

Compared to Average at Age 10

This car: 66.7%
Average: 58.8%

✅ 7.9% above average (15326 models compared)

How This Car Ages

Pass rate progression for the 2000 Rover 25 Il 16v as it ages.

At 9 years: 44.2% pass rate · At 10 years: 66.7% pass rate

Bar chart showing pass rate by car age from 9 to 10 years

Fail Rate %
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AgePass RateTests
9 yrs44.2%466
10 yrs66.7%30

Pass Rate Trend

How the 2000 Rover 25 Il 16v pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

Trend shows stable over 2 years

Pass Rate %
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BuiltPass RateTests
2010 (10 yrs)66.7%30
2009 (9 yrs)44.2%466

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2009High Fail Rate
44.2%
Age (yrs) 9Tests 466Avg Mileage 76,872Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 38.2%
2010
66.7%
Age (yrs) 10Tests 30Avg Mileage 61,913Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 20.0%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 2000 Rover 25 Il 16v, with age trends.

Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment
29.1%
↓ Decreases with age
Suspension
19.5%
— Consistent
Brakes
19.3%
↓ Decreases with age
Tyres
16.9%
↓ Decreases with age
Exhaust, Fuel and Emissions
13.8%
↓ Decreases with age

How Failures Change With Age

Comparing failure rates between the youngest and oldest test years.

CategoryAt YoungestAt OldestChangeTrend
Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment38.2% (9 yrs)20.0% (10 yrs)
-18.2%
🟢 ↓
Exhaust, Fuel and Emissions17.6% (9 yrs)10.0% (10 yrs)
-7.6%
🟢 ↓
Tyres20.4% (9 yrs)13.3% (10 yrs)
-7.1%
🟢 ↓
Brakes21.9% (9 yrs)16.7% (10 yrs)
-5.2%
🟢 ↓

Other Manufacture Years

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About This Data

This page shows how Rover 25 Il 16v cars manufactured in 2000 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2009 to 2010, covering 496 tests. Pass rates naturally decline with age as components wear.

Based on DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2005–2024). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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