MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
64,259 miBelow or average mileage for this year
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Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
Oil leak
Front Driver's seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.A.3)
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)
Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Nearside rear brake grabbing slightly (3.7.A.5b)
Play in steering rack inner joint(s)
Oil leak
Centre Stop lamp has light sources not illuminating, but not more than 50% (1.2.1b)
Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Nearside rear park brake slightly reduced effort
Oil leak
Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
Crash damage to offside rear
Nearside Rear Road wheel with a slightly distorted bead rim (4.2.A.1a)
Oil leak
Parking brake: parking brake efficiency only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.7)
Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) has slight seepage (2.3.3b)
Nearside rear tyre cracking in tread
Non obligatory mirror damaged
Oil leak
Park brake travel long
Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Oil leak
cut in n/s/r tyre
handbrake little reserve travel
Nearside Front Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Oil leak
park lever high on application
Rear Exhaust has part of the system slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a)
How Reliable is the Rover 216?
Based on 445,477 MOT tests across 71,812 vehicles.
Top MOT Failure Points
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P266 ABV is a 1997 Rover 216 in Red with a 1,589cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 9 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 88.9%.
Across all 1997 Rover 216 models, the average MOT pass rate is 67.7% with a typical mileage of 70,385 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.
The most common reason a Rover 216 fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 27,447 recorded failures. If you're considering buying P266 ABV, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Rover 216 typically stays on UK roads for around 36 years. At 29 years old, this Rover 216 is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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What year was P266 ABV registered?
P266 ABV is a 1997 Rover 216, first registered on 12 May 1997.
Is P266 ABV safe to buy?
The MOT history for P266 ABV shows 9 tests with a 88.9% pass rate. To check for outstanding finance, stolen markers, write-off history and mileage discrepancies, run a full vehicle check.
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