MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
52,490 miAbove average mileage for this year
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Hydro elastic suspension reqs adjustment to correct rebound on rear and ride height on front.
Offside Rear Offside rear tyre badly perished and splitting.
Nearside Front Sub-frame has excessive play in a pin/bush Front sub frame rear bush. (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Headlamp aim too low and too far to the left. (1.8)
Offside Front Sub-frame has excessive play in a pin/bush Front sub frame rear bush. (2.4.G.2)
Hydro elastic suspension reqs adjustment to correct rebound on rear and ride height on front.
Offside Rear Offside rear tyre badly perished and splitting.
Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)
Offside Rear Tyre not fitted in accordance with side wall instructions (4.1.D.1f)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
both rear indicators showing slight white light
How Reliable is the Rover 100?
Based on 154,303 MOT tests across 30,042 vehicles.
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R970 TCH is a 1997 Rover 100 in Blue with a 1,396cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 16 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 87.5%.
Across all 1997 Rover 100 models, the average MOT pass rate is 64.5% with a typical mileage of 47,151 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.
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 R970 TCH, 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 29 years old, this Rover 100 is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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What year was R970 TCH registered?
R970 TCH is a 1997 Rover 100, first registered on 20 August 1997.
Is R970 TCH safe to buy?
The MOT history for R970 TCH shows 16 tests with a 87.5% pass rate. To check for outstanding finance, stolen markers, write-off history and mileage discrepancies, run a full vehicle check.
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