My exhaust middle box needed replacing shortly after I got the car as it 'rattled' off on the M1.
The car pulled to the right when braking - even though I had new disks and shoes.
The head gasket went in May. I had it repaired and it went again in August.
The rear arches are pure rust.
I had to have a new gearbox as the bearings collapsed inside, again on the motorway.
The immobiliser used to get stuck on, I got stranded many a time with this happening.
One word describes this car - RUBBISH.
This must be the worst car on the road. It's OK if you want a car just to sit in, but if you actually wanna go somewhere in it, you will come across problems as the damn things just breakdown all the time.
This can be bettered by the car's predecessor - the Maestro - without doubt a total joke of a car with appalling build quality and reliability. You name it, it either broke, fell off or exploded! Big Ends knocking after 9,000 miles, Cylinder Head Gasket 16,000, squeaks and rattles and leaks since the day I bought the thing. After 56,000 miles I had had enough, it ate it exhaust valves and that was it, it had to go. Bought for £5000 and sold for £60! An utter disgrace of a car that also guzzled petrol like no tomorrow. Replaced by a Volvo 440 that was 500ccs bigger yet returned another 10 mpg and twice as fast and 100% reliable and lasted until 173,000 miles.
I have had my Rover 400 (Rover engine) for 7 years and it has been so reliable. The most reliable car I have ever owned. Not one problem. An absolute pleasure to drive and will not hesitate to get another.
I changed from a Peugeot 306 to a Rover 400 about 5 years ago. My Rover had 50,000 miles on the clock when I bought it and I have been so impressed by the build quality and reliability of the Rover compared with my Peugeot have just traded it in for another! I covered just under 50,000 miles and I have only things I have had to replace are, tyres, brake pads & discs, exhaust and a couple of bulbs. I would recommend the 400 to anybody.
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