Does the Rover 75 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Rover 75 records 27.39 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 24.77 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+2.62, 95% interval +2.25 to +2.98). It ranks 201 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Rover 75 by registration

What exactly fails on brakes?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Rover 75 is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 5,804 times in 2019–2024.

Rover 75: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded	5,804	7.36
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement	3,944	5.00
Parking brake inoperative on one side	1,015	1.29
Warning device shows system malfunction	981	1.24
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	932	1.18

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 78,901 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Rover 75 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

19.1% of Rover 75 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 3,087 miles later (19,372 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 19,372 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Rover 75 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

What exactly fails on brakes?

If a Rover 75 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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