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N163 AOL

1996 Rover 100

White Petrol 1120cc
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MOT Status

Expired
Expires15 May 2012
Tests10 (6 pass, 4 fail)
Pass rate60%

Mileage

44,245 mi
Last recorded44,245 miles
Recorded on14 Jun 2012
Typical for 1996 Rover 10050,758 mi

Below or average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationN163 AOL
MakeRover
Model100
Year1996
ColourWhite
Fuel typePetrol
Engine1,120cc

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MOT History

6 pass 4 fail
Fail 14 Jun 2012 44,245 miles

Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)

Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)

Nearside Rear Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)

Nearside Rear rear brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.5a)

Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)

Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)

Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (1.4.A.2f)

covered sills

Pass 16 May 2011 41,296 miles
Fail 4 May 2011 41,212 miles

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

Nearside Inner Rear Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)

Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Service brake: service brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)

coolant leak

offside an nearside front floor underside corroded but repaired from inside vehicle

Pass 13 May 2010 39,064 miles

off side centre floor section to outer sill within a prescribed area corroded

off side front to centre floor to sill corroded and holed not within a prescribed area

Fail 28 Apr 2010 39,012 miles

Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

Offside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)

Offside Front Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)

Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

off side centre floor section to outer sill within a prescribed area corroded

off side front to centre floor to sill corroded and holed not within a prescribed area

Pass 4 Mar 2009 37,119 miles

off side floor to sill, from front to rear corroded and holed (holed in none prescribed areas)

Pass 4 Mar 2008 35,226 miles
Pass 5 Feb 2007 32,777 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Fail 3 Feb 2006 30,115 miles

Offside Front Headlamp aim too high when the centre of the headlamp is below 850mm from the ground (1.6.B2)

Pass 3 Feb 2006 30,115 miles

How Reliable is the Rover 100?

Based on 154,303 MOT tests across 30,042 vehicles.

64.2%
Pass Rate
2,742
Miles/Year
31
Year Lifespan
30,042
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded 13,250
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements 10,901
Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded 10,840
Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 10,073
Brake pipe excessively corroded 9,400
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N163 AOL is a 1996 Rover 100 in White with a 1,120cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 10 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 60%.

Across all 1996 Rover 100 models, the average MOT pass rate is 63.3% with a typical mileage of 50,758 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

The most common reason a Rover 100 fails its MOT is seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded, accounting for 13,250 recorded failures. If you're considering buying N163 AOL, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Rover 100 typically stays on UK roads for around 31 years. At 30 years old, this Rover 100 is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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N163 AOL is a 1996 Rover 100, first registered on 28 March 1996.

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