Faults:

Overheating due to manifold gasket failure 40000 miles. Cost £25.

General Comments:

Dull and old world looks outside.

Nice quality interior; far beyond its price.

Fair performance, but noisy at speed.

Good to drive with nice controls ad gearchange.

Good handling and ride.

Doesn't cost too much to buy and run.

Reliable.

Faults:

My rocker gasket leaks a little bit oil over exhaust on long runs (when in traffic car stinks)

Headlight, Rear stop and sidelight bulb blows about every month.

Starter motor sometimes turns engine over very slow.

Knocking suspension on front drivers side and rear drivers side.

Rear box goes every year got all bills to prove (all original rover parts)

Radio/clock display light broke so can't read even in the day.

Boot trim falling off.

Leather seats creak,lumber support knocks inside seat.

Brakes squeak.

Mate has a rover 200 and itis as bad as my 400.

General Comments:

The car goes quite well, Sounds nice with K/N cone filter.

Good MPG for a 2.0L.

The handling is Crap bounces and jumps all over the place. It gives the driver no confidence.

Faults:

DO NOT BUY A ROVER 400.

(serviced at 71,000, again at 77,000 then this below happened a week later)

1.Cylinder head gasket blew. Noticed water from radiator was draining into engine and overheating. Got it repaired before it ceased.

2.Electrics went. Lights, dials etc.

3.Brakes failed (worrying)

4. Huge amount of niggely bits break.

General Comments:

Absolute worst car could be bought!!!

Smooth ride and good handling. Was driven fairly hard, but not to the extent that caused all the problems.

Previous car was a 98 Honda accord 1.8l. This car did 38,000 with no service and absolutely nothing went wrong.

Going to try and change this rover for a Honda, but the value of rovers drop so bad its frightening.

Faults:

Air conditioning failed to blow cold, but this was traced to a leak in the entire system after an accident.

Offside front shock absorber failed at 84000 miles.

General Comments:

I am very impressed by the turbo diesel engine in the 400 series. Even after 105,000 miles it pulls strongly across the gears and is very quick. On a long run it usually returns around 45mpg and this at high motorway speeds as well.

Servicing is relatively cheap and parts don't seem to expensive. There are always specialist garages around to look after them if you don't want to go to a main dealer.

One snag is with the cam-belt change: there are several belts which have to be changed each time and although they aren't very expensive, I've been quoted £400 labour alone as it seems to be a fiddly job.

Overall though it is thoroughly reliable and well equipped car for the money.

Faults:

Cylinder head gasket blew at 40000.

Door trim fell off in several places leaving the car unable to be opened.

Leaks from all windows.

The engine had to be re-conditioned at 42000 because of several major problems.

Rust around sills, wheel arches and petrol cap.

Problems with power steering.

Brakes failed on many occasions.

General Comments:

Do NOT buy a Rover 400. They are absolute wrecks.

If you want a car that is reliable never buy a Rover. The car handled terrible was very noisy and the engine just had no power. Under 3000 revs you felt a sharp "shudder" every time you depressed the throttle and it would struggle to move.

I owned the 'Heap' for two years and it gave me nothing but trouble, it wouldn't start on many occasions, the brakes were always faulty an absolute WRECK!!!

NEVER EVER BUY A ROVER!!!