2003 Rover 25 — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 2003 perform at MOT as they age

23 years

Current Age

59.7%

Latest Pass Rate

153,394

Total Tests (All Years)

69,658 mi

Avg Mileage (Latest)

Data from official DVSA MOT testing records

Insufficient data for same-age comparison.

How This Car Ages

Pass rate progression for the 2003 Rover 25 as it ages.

6 yrs68.0%

→ ↓4.7%

7 yrs63.3%

→ ↓4.4%

8 yrs58.9%

→ ↓4.5%

9 yrs54.4%

→ ↓2.8%

10 yrs51.6%

→ ↓1.5%

11 yrs50.1%

→ ↑0.2%

12 yrs50.3%

→ ↑1.5%

13 yrs51.8%

→ ↑0.9%

14 yrs52.7%

→ ↑1.9%

15 yrs54.6%

→ ↑2.4%

16 yrs57.0%

→ ↓1.0%

17 yrs56.0%

→ ↑2.3%

18 yrs58.3%

→ ↑4.1%

19 yrs62.4%

→ ↓2.5%

20 yrs59.9%

→ ↓0.2%

21 yrs59.7%

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Age	Pass Rate	Tests
6 yrs	68.0%	22,650
7 yrs	63.3%	21,799
8 yrs	58.9%	21,254
9 yrs	54.4%	19,546
10 yrs	51.6%	17,243
11 yrs	50.1%	14,388
12 yrs	50.3%	11,418
13 yrs	51.8%	8,589
14 yrs	52.7%	6,011
15 yrs	54.6%	2,901
16 yrs	57.0%	2,147
17 yrs	56.0%	1,579
18 yrs	58.3%	1,444
19 yrs	62.4%	931
20 yrs	59.9%	861
21 yrs	59.7%	633

Pass Rate Trend

How the 2003 Rover 25 pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

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Built	Pass Rate	Tests
2024 (21 yrs)	59.7%	633
2023 (20 yrs)	59.9%	861
2022 (19 yrs)	62.4%	931
2021 (18 yrs)	58.3%	1,444
2020 (17 yrs)	56%	1,579
2019 (16 yrs)	57%	2,147
2018 (15 yrs)	54.6%	2,901
2017 (14 yrs)	52.7%	6,011
2016 (13 yrs)	51.8%	8,589
2015 (12 yrs)	50.3%	11,418
2014 (11 yrs)	50.1%	14,388
2013 (10 yrs)	51.6%	17,243
2012 (9 yrs)	54.4%	19,546
2011 (8 yrs)	58.9%	21,254
2010 (7 yrs)	63.3%	21,799
2009 (6 yrs)	68%	22,650

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2009

68.0%

Age (yrs) 6Tests 22,650Avg Mileage 43,580Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 19.0%

2010High Fail Rate

63.3%

Age (yrs) 7Tests 21,799Avg Mileage 49,653Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 22.1%

2011High Fail Rate

58.9%

Age (yrs) 8Tests 21,254Avg Mileage 54,821Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 24.2%

2012High Fail Rate

54.4%

Age (yrs) 9Tests 19,546Avg Mileage 59,552Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 26.3%

2013High Fail Rate

51.6%

Age (yrs) 10Tests 17,243Avg Mileage 62,737Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 50.9%

2014High Fail Rate

50.1%

Age (yrs) 11Tests 14,388Avg Mileage 65,984Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 51.4%

2015High Fail Rate

50.3%

Age (yrs) 12Tests 11,418Avg Mileage 68,133Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 49.8%

2016High Fail Rate

51.8%

Age (yrs) 13Tests 8,589Avg Mileage 69,302Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 46.2%

2017High Fail Rate

52.7%

Age (yrs) 14Tests 6,011Avg Mileage 69,211Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 43.8%

2018High Fail Rate

54.6%

Age (yrs) 15Tests 2,901Avg Mileage 69,288Top Failure Brakes — 32.8%

2019High Fail Rate

57.0%

Age (yrs) 16Tests 2,147Avg Mileage 68,378Top Failure Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 34.5%

2020High Fail Rate

56.0%

Age (yrs) 17Tests 1,579Avg Mileage 68,143Top Failure Brakes — 37.7%

2021High Fail Rate

58.3%

Age (yrs) 18Tests 1,444Avg Mileage 67,600Top Failure Brakes — 37.0%

2022High Fail Rate

62.4%

Age (yrs) 19Tests 931Avg Mileage 70,204Top Failure Brakes — 34.2%

2023High Fail Rate

59.9%

Age (yrs) 20Tests 861Avg Mileage 68,217Top Failure Body, chassis, structure — 33.4%

2024High Fail Rate

59.7%

Age (yrs) 21Tests 633Avg Mileage 69,658Top Failure Suspension — 28.3%

MOT results for 2003 Rover 25 by test year
Test Year▲	Age (yrs)▲▼	Pass Rate▲▼	Tests▲▼	Avg Mileage▲▼	Top Failure▲▼
2009	6	68.0%	22,650	43,580	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 19.0%
2010	7	63.3%	21,799	49,653	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 22.1%
2011	8	58.9%	21,254	54,821	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 24.2%
2012	9	54.4%	19,546	59,552	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 26.3%
2013	10	51.6%	17,243	62,737	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 50.9%
2014	11	50.1%	14,388	65,984	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 51.4%
2015	12	50.3%	11,418	68,133	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 49.8%
2016	13	51.8%	8,589	69,302	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 46.2%
2017	14	52.7%	6,011	69,211	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 43.8%
2018	15	54.6%	2,901	69,288	Brakes — 32.8%
2019	16	57.0%	2,147	68,378	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment — 34.5%
2020	17	56.0%	1,579	68,143	Brakes — 37.7%
2021	18	58.3%	1,444	67,600	Brakes — 37.0%
2022	19	62.4%	931	70,204	Brakes — 34.2%
2023	20	59.9%	861	68,217	Body, chassis, structure — 33.4%
2024	21	59.7%	633	69,658	Suspension — 28.3%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 2003 Rover 25, with age trends.

Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment

37.1%

↑ Increases with age

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

30.5%

— Consistent

Body, chassis, structure

29.9%

↑ Increases with age

Brakes

27.4%

↑ Increases with age

Suspension

26.4%

↑ Increases with age

How Failures Change With Age

Comparing failure rates between the youngest and oldest test years.

Category	At Youngest	At Oldest	Change	Trend
Brakes	7.9% (6 yrs)	27.2% (21 yrs)	+19.3%	🔴 ↑
Tyres	9.9% (6 yrs)	18.2% (21 yrs)	+8.3%	🔴 ↑

Other Manufacture Years

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

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About This Data

This page shows how Rover 25 cars manufactured in 2003 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2009 to 2024, covering 153,394 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.