Rover 200
Registered from 1997 to 1999.
About this model
The Rover 200 Series, and later the Rover 25, are a series of small family cars that were produced at the Longbridge factory by former British manufacturer Rover from 1984 until 2005 over four distinct generations.
From the Wikipedia article Rover 200 / 25, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1999 1.8 petrol. 38 of 145 tests failed, 26%.
Better than 50% of 1999 cars. The typical one fails 26%, across 348 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Exhaust and emissions | 66% | 25 |
| Brakes | 50% | 19 |
| Body and structure | 29% | 11 |
| Lights and electrics | 26% | 10 |
| Suspension | 16% | 6 |
| Tyres and wheels | 16% | 6 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle.
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
Where it stands out against its peers
- Exhaust and emissions: failed more often than 99% of 1999 cars — 66% of its 38 failed tests, where an ordinary 1999 car has 22%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Exhaust and emissions — 66% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits
- Brakes — 50% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Suspension — 16% of its failures
- Tyres and wheels — 16% of its failures
- Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle.
- Lights and electrics — 26% of its failures
- Body and structure — 29% of its failures