Rover 620
Registered from 1993 to 1999.
About this model
The Rover 600 Series is a compact executive car range that was produced by the British manufacturer Rover from 1993 to 1999.
From the Wikipedia article Rover 600 Series, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1999 2.0 petrol. 40 of 135 tests failed, 30%.
Better than 26% of 1999 cars. The typical one fails 26%, across 348 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 65% | 26 |
| Body and structure | 38% | 15 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 20% | 8 |
| Lights and electrics | 20% | 8 |
| Suspension | 20% | 8 |
| Visibility | 20% | 8 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Parking brake inoperative on one side
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
Where it stands out against its peers
- Brakes: failed more often than 97% of 1999 cars — 65% of its 40 failed tests, where an ordinary 1999 car has 37%.
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 — 65% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Parking brake inoperative on one side
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Exhaust and emissions — 20% of its failures
- Suspension — 20% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Lights and electrics — 20% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 38% of its failures
- Visibility — 20% of its failures
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen