Does the Rover 75 fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Rover 75 records 41.62 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 40.04 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+1.58, 95% interval +1.13 to +2.03). It ranks 230 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Rover 75 by registration
What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Rover 75 is “The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements”, recorded 7,230 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 7,230 | 9.16 |
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources | 5,135 | 6.51 |
| Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective | 4,876 | 6.18 |
| Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements | 2,975 | 3.77 |
| Headlamp reflector or lens seriously defective or missing | 1,253 | 1.59 |
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 lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?
32.0% of Rover 75 MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 2,932 miles later (4,209 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,209 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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