Rover 220
Registered from 1993 to 1999.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1995 2.0 petrol. 17 of 78 tests failed, 22%.
Better than 62% of 1995 cars. The typical one fails 25%, across 145 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 82% | 14 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 35% | 6 |
| Steering | 24% | 4 |
| Body and structure | 18% | 3 |
| Seat belts and airbags | 18% | 3 |
| Lights and electrics | 12% | 2 |
The defects inspectors cite
- 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.
- Braking effort inadequate at a wheel
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
Where it stands out against its peers
- Brakes: failed more often than 98% of 1995 cars — 82% of its 17 failed tests, where an ordinary 1995 car has 40%.
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.
- Brakes — 82% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Exhaust and emissions — 35% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Steering — 24% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 12% of its failures
- Body and structure — 18% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- Seat belts and airbags — 18% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired