Rover 400 Saloon 1996-
  • Economy

    Value

    3 out of 5 3.0

    Company discount chopped the road price to £15,000.

    Costs

    2 out of 5 2.0

    Every Rover garage service for this car has cost more than £300!

  • On the road

    Driving

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Nifty for a diesel and very comfortable for those long drives up to Scotland and back.

    Performance

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Very quick off the mark and accelerates well from 40 up.

  • Living with it

    Reliability

    3 out of 5 3.0

    Fine until the ABS controller went and cost me £1000 for a replacement! Never broken down, though.

    Image

    2 out of 5 2.0

    Bit of a grandad image.

    Comfort

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Very comfy and, despite all the knocking, plenty of headroom in the back for the less than 6-footers amongst us.

  • Security and Service

    Security

    3 out of 5 3.0

    It looks like grandpa's car, so who'd want to nick it?

    Service

    5 out of 5 5.0

    But I definitely paid through the nose for it.

  • Problems and Ownership

    Problems

    Engine

    Excellent. Never caused a problem. Starts first time, every time.

    Other

    A few rattles from the sunroof.

    Ownership

    Did you buy the car new?

    New

    Would you buy the same model again?

    No

    Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?

    No