2003 Rover 75 — MOT History by Age

How cars manufactured in 2003 perform at MOT as they age

23 years

Current Age

57.5%

Latest Pass Rate

148,523

Total Tests (All Years)

108,608 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 75 as it ages.

6 yrs66.7%

→ ↓3.0%

7 yrs63.7%

→ ↓3.9%

8 yrs59.8%

→ ↓2.7%

9 yrs57.1%

→ ↓3.9%

10 yrs53.2%

→ ↓1.7%

11 yrs51.5%

→ ↑1.7%

12 yrs53.2%

→ ↓0.0%

13 yrs53.2%

→ ↓1.7%

14 yrs51.5%

→ ↑0.1%

15 yrs51.6%

→ ↑1.7%

16 yrs53.3%

→ ↑1.6%

17 yrs54.9%

→ ↓0.4%

18 yrs54.5%

→ ↑4.5%

19 yrs59.0%

→ ↓3.2%

20 yrs55.8%

→ ↑1.7%

21 yrs57.5%

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Age	Pass Rate	Tests
6 yrs	66.7%	18,795
7 yrs	63.7%	17,989
8 yrs	59.8%	17,637
9 yrs	57.1%	16,452
10 yrs	53.2%	14,981
11 yrs	51.5%	13,325
12 yrs	53.2%	11,447
13 yrs	53.2%	9,645
14 yrs	51.5%	7,838
15 yrs	51.6%	4,422
16 yrs	53.3%	3,656
17 yrs	54.9%	2,957
18 yrs	54.5%	3,143
19 yrs	59.0%	2,071
20 yrs	55.8%	2,111
21 yrs	57.5%	2,054

Pass Rate Trend

How the 2003 Rover 75 pass rate changes as it ages, from first MOT to most recent.

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Built	Pass Rate	Tests
2024 (21 yrs)	57.5%	2,054
2023 (20 yrs)	55.8%	2,111
2022 (19 yrs)	59%	2,071
2021 (18 yrs)	54.5%	3,143
2020 (17 yrs)	54.9%	2,957
2019 (16 yrs)	53.3%	3,656
2018 (15 yrs)	51.6%	4,422
2017 (14 yrs)	51.5%	7,838
2016 (13 yrs)	53.2%	9,645
2015 (12 yrs)	53.2%	11,447
2014 (11 yrs)	51.5%	13,325
2013 (10 yrs)	53.2%	14,981
2012 (9 yrs)	57.1%	16,452
2011 (8 yrs)	59.8%	17,637
2010 (7 yrs)	63.7%	17,989
2009 (6 yrs)	66.7%	18,795

Year-by-Year MOT Results

2009

66.7%

Age (yrs) 6Tests 18,795Avg Mileage 61,144Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 18.7%

2010High Fail Rate

63.7%

Age (yrs) 7Tests 17,989Avg Mileage 68,818Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 20.3%

2011High Fail Rate

59.8%

Age (yrs) 8Tests 17,637Avg Mileage 75,361Top Failure Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 22.2%

2012High Fail Rate

57.1%

Age (yrs) 9Tests 16,452Avg Mileage 82,202Top Failure Brakes — 24.4%

2013High Fail Rate

53.2%

Age (yrs) 10Tests 14,981Avg Mileage 87,798Top Failure Brakes — 66.0%

2014High Fail Rate

51.5%

Age (yrs) 11Tests 13,325Avg Mileage 93,424Top Failure Brakes — 70.0%

2015High Fail Rate

53.2%

Age (yrs) 12Tests 11,447Avg Mileage 98,286Top Failure Brakes — 66.4%

2016High Fail Rate

53.2%

Age (yrs) 13Tests 9,645Avg Mileage 101,985Top Failure Brakes — 63.9%

2017High Fail Rate

51.5%

Age (yrs) 14Tests 7,838Avg Mileage 105,374Top Failure Suspension — 70.1%

2018High Fail Rate

51.6%

Age (yrs) 15Tests 4,422Avg Mileage 107,879Top Failure Suspension — 78.4%

2019High Fail Rate

53.3%

Age (yrs) 16Tests 3,656Avg Mileage 107,956Top Failure Suspension — 81.8%

2020High Fail Rate

54.9%

Age (yrs) 17Tests 2,957Avg Mileage 108,389Top Failure Suspension — 76.0%

2021High Fail Rate

54.5%

Age (yrs) 18Tests 3,143Avg Mileage 110,684Top Failure Suspension — 85.0%

2022High Fail Rate

59.0%

Age (yrs) 19Tests 2,071Avg Mileage 109,479Top Failure Suspension — 84.5%

2023High Fail Rate

55.8%

Age (yrs) 20Tests 2,111Avg Mileage 111,810Top Failure Suspension — 93.1%

2024High Fail Rate

57.5%

Age (yrs) 21Tests 2,054Avg Mileage 108,608Top Failure Suspension — 78.1%

MOT results for 2003 Rover 75 by test year
Test Year▲	Age (yrs)▲▼	Pass Rate▲▼	Tests▲▼	Avg Mileage▲▼	Top Failure▲▼
2009	6	66.7%	18,795	61,144	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 18.7%
2010	7	63.7%	17,989	68,818	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 20.3%
2011	8	59.8%	17,637	75,361	Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment — 22.2%
2012	9	57.1%	16,452	82,202	Brakes — 24.4%
2013	10	53.2%	14,981	87,798	Brakes — 66.0%
2014	11	51.5%	13,325	93,424	Brakes — 70.0%
2015	12	53.2%	11,447	98,286	Brakes — 66.4%
2016	13	53.2%	9,645	101,985	Brakes — 63.9%
2017	14	51.5%	7,838	105,374	Suspension — 70.1%
2018	15	51.6%	4,422	107,879	Suspension — 78.4%
2019	16	53.3%	3,656	107,956	Suspension — 81.8%
2020	17	54.9%	2,957	108,389	Suspension — 76.0%
2021	18	54.5%	3,143	110,684	Suspension — 85.0%
2022	19	59.0%	2,071	109,479	Suspension — 84.5%
2023	20	55.8%	2,111	111,810	Suspension — 93.1%
2024	21	57.5%	2,054	108,608	Suspension — 78.1%

Common MOT Failures

Top failure categories across all test years for 2003 Rover 75, with age trends.

Suspension

56.2%

↑ Increases with age

Brakes

54.4%

↑ Increases with age

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

45.0%

↑ Increases with age

Lamps, Reflectors and Electrical Equipment

34.0%

— Consistent

Tyres

24.2%

↑ 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
Suspension	7.5% (6 yrs)	78.1% (21 yrs)	+70.6%	🔴 ↑
Brakes	15.8% (6 yrs)	55.2% (21 yrs)	+39.4%	🔴 ↑
Tyres	11.7% (6 yrs)	24.4% (21 yrs)	+12.7%	🔴 ↑

Other Manufacture Years

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

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About This Data

This page shows how Rover 75 cars manufactured in 2003 perform at MOT as they age. Data spans from 2009 to 2024, covering 148,523 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.