Does the Rover Metro fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Rover Metro records 21.03 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 15.09 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+5.94, 95% interval +4.69 to +7.20). It ranks 84 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Rover Metro by registration
What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Rover Metro is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated”, recorded 289 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated | 289 | 5.65 |
| Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced | 174 | 3.40 |
| Exhaust system leaking or insecure | 160 | 3.13 |
| Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point | 120 | 2.35 |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 114 | 2.23 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 5,116 (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
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