Common problems

Rover 25 suspension problems

How often MOT testers find suspension faults on the Rover 25 at each age, against all cars of the same age, and which items come up most. From 13,320 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026

At 21 years, the most tested age

Suspension fails per 100 MOTs (n=2,853)7.3

All cars at 21 years (n=1,321,417)15.9

Suspension advisories and minor defects per 100 MOTs (n=2,853)19.4

All cars, same age (n=1,321,417)35.0

What stands out

At 21 years, 7.3 of every 100 MOTs of the Rover 25 found a suspension fail (n=2,853), against 15.9 for all cars of that age (n=1,321,417).
It is level with or below the all-car rate at every age with at least 1,000 tests.
The gap is widest at 19 years: 6.0 per 100 MOTs against 16.9 for all cars.
The suspension fail item recorded most often at 21 years: component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength, on 4.5 per 100 MOTs.
The most common suspension advisory or minor defect: component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive, on 7.2 per 100 MOTs.

Suspension fails by age

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Rover 25: suspension fails and advisories per 100 MOTs, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
Age	Tests (n)	Fails	All cars	Advisories	All cars
18 years	1,435	6.4	17.2	18.7	35.3
19 years	2,266	6.0	16.9	20.0	35.4
20 years	2,714	7.0	16.5	19.9	35.2
21 years	2,853	7.3	15.9	19.4	35.0
22 years	2,480	8.4	15.2	19.6	34.4
23 years	1,572	6.7	14.5	17.9	33.8

Suspension fail items at 21 years

Suspension fail items on the Rover 25 at 21 years (n=2,853), per 100 MOTs, with all cars at the same age (n=1,321,417).
Item	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength	4.5	3.2

Suspension advisories and minor defects at 21 years

Advisories and minor defects are recorded, but the car still passes. Across all cars, a part with an advisory or minor defect failed at the next MOT 5.5 times in 100 (n=88,666,940 pairs of consecutive MOTs), against 0.3 times in 100 when the same part had none (n=12,936,860,350).

Suspension advisories and minor defects on the Rover 25 at 21 years (n=2,853), per 100 MOTs, with all cars at the same age (n=1,321,417).
Item	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive	7.2	3.6
Coil spring: corroded	5.6	8.1
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	2.1	4.5

What to check on a viewing

On the Rover 25, the suspension items testers fail most are component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength.

Listen for knocks or clonks over speed bumps and rough roads on the test drive.
Push down hard on each corner: the car should settle at once rather than keep bouncing.
Look behind the wheels for broken or heavily rusted coil springs and split rubber bushes.
Check that the car sits level and that no tyre is worn on one edge only.

Ask for the car's MOT history: a suspension advisory that repeats from year to year has not been fixed. GOV.UK MOT history.

Questions

What are the common suspension problems on the Rover 25?

At 21 years (2,853 MOTs), the suspension fail items testers record most often are component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (4.5 per 100 MOTs). The most common suspension advisories or minor defects are component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (7.2) and coil spring: corroded (5.6).

Does the Rover 25 have more suspension problems than other cars?

At 21 years it has 7.3 suspension fails per 100 MOTs against 15.9 for all cars of the same age (8.6 fewer). It is level with or below the all-car rate at every age with enough tests.

Suspension problems on other Rover models

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

The all cars figures cover all class 4 vehicles (cars and light vans) tested at the same age.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 28 September 2026.

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