Rover Metro MOT data by year

The Rover Metro appears in 4,495 MOT tests in this dataset across model years 1981–2020. Its most common failure areas are emissions & environmental, lighting & signalling and brakes, and its overall pass rate is 76.1%.

4,495
MOT tests analysed
76.1%
Pass rate
23.9%
Fail rate
1981–2020
Years covered

By model year

Rover Metro MOT results by model year
Year Tests Pass rate Fail rate Most common failure

Most common failures (all years)

Most common MOT failure areas — Rover Metro
# Category % of tests affected Tests
1 Emissions & environmental 11.2% 504
2 Lighting & signalling 10.1% 456
3 Brakes 10.0% 449
4 Suspension 8.3% 375
5 Body, structure & corrosion 7.6% 344
6 Visibility 4.7% 211
7 Seat belts & restraints 2.5% 113
8 Tyres 2.4% 109
Share of tests failing on each category Emissions & environmental 11.2% Lighting & signalling 10.1% Brakes 10.0% Suspension 8.3% Body, structure & corrosion 7.6% Visibility 4.7%
Percentage of tests with at least one failure recorded in each category, across all model years.

Methodology & source. Based on 4,495 MOT tests. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-01. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.

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