Rover 400 Reviews

Had a white 'S' reg Rover 414 which had a bit of poke for a 1.4 once you got it moving but still no sports car. Had the car in total about a year or so and bought with 75,000 miles on the clock. had 2 previous owners, Really comfortable and clean, good condition interior, not too sure about the walnut dash though! touches of chrome ...  Read the complete review

I bought a P reg, 1996 Rover 416 Si 10 months ago and I have to say it's the worst car I've ever had the misfortune to own. It has a few good points, and lots of bad. Good - Nice look. I know 90% of people hate the look of it, but I think it looks very classy. I like the fake wood interior etc. The seats are very comfy to sit in. Boot ...  Read the complete review

What would you rather have, a dodgy old non-turbo diesel Volkswagen or Peugeot with a spec-list only Spartans would be happy with, or a newish 104bhp turbodiesel Rover 400 with 12mths MOT and lots of features for similar money? I know which I chose... Reliability: The only disabling problem I had with this car was some corroded ...  Read the complete review

Welcome to my first review since the beginning of March! I'm sure you're all glad to see me back (stop stifling the laughing at the back). As you've probably guessed through reading my other reviews, I manage to get through a lot of cars (on number 12 now, not bad for someone who has only been driving 7 years). So I thought I ...  Read the complete review

I owned a 1990 version of this car from 1995-96 and it was used predominently as our 2nd car, however as a result of a catalogue of problems with our other car (Ford Orion - see other review) the Rover proved to be much the better car. We bought the car for £2500 as replacement for my girlfriend's old Fiesta. It was red in colour, had ...  Read the complete review

The 414i was the best we could affort on the company car scale back in 1997, so the decision was relatively straightforward. As it turned out, it was not a bad one, either... Design/image This car was the last to be engineered jointly with Honda and is therefore visually very similar to Honda's Civic model of the time. I always ...  Read the complete review

Well, my Rover 416Si has many good and bad points. I might as well list them as it will easy for you to read: Good points: 1.6 injection engine is great! Not many people beat you at the traffic lights! Its quite a comfortable ride. Body work is nice. Feels good and handles quite well. ...  Read the complete review

I?ve just sold my Rover 400 after owning it for the last 5 years so it?s an ideal time to reflect on owning this car. If you are thinking of buying a Rover 45, then this will also be applicable as it?s an updated version of the 400. Two weeks after starting my first time job after university, my old university runabout car, an E Reg ...  Read the complete review

I purchased this used car from a main dealer over a year ago for just under £5000, it came serviced and with a 12 month Mot, it had a genuine 17000 miles on the clock Within a week it had refused to start a number of times with a starter fault. This was rectified by fitting a new starter free of charge by the main dealer who I couldnt fault ...  Read the complete review

I had my Rover 418 GSD Turbo for nearly a year and it was a great car. It was well equipped with gizmos like Electric Windows, Electric Mirrors, Electric Sunroof, Power Steering and Remote Control Central Locking/Alarm and Immobiliser. If was a 1991 H Reg, British Racing Green/Over Gray, It had quite high miles at 127,000, but it ran ...  Read the complete review

I have only had my Rover 414SLi for a month and already it feels like I've always been driving it. A M reg 1995 model, it just feels so comfortable to drive, easy to operate controls, sunroof. The walnut trim gives that air of luxury, it hugs the roads both good and bad ones, and the Honda engine is very quiet. It starts first time and ...  Read the complete review

I bought my 1992 Rover 420 GSi Sport in May 2000 since then it has covered 20,000 very enjoyable miles with me, for the money i could not find a car that could compete with the performance and specifacation, how many £2500 cars have full leather interior, electric roof, electric windowsx4 and alloys. The first time I took it out for a ...  Read the complete review

I drive a 414 SLi 5dr and I was very impressed when I first drove it. It was bought second hand and at a good price back then before the price cuts. It is comfortable to drive and in the front there is good space, in the back there is not. The engine is very good for its size, though, as it can pull strongly when revved hard and adequately when ...  Read the complete review

I recently sold my rover 216GSI and bought myself a rover 416GTI (auto). The car was first registered in 1990. However, the car has some excellent accessories for a 10 years old car that cost me just over a £1000 with full rover service history. The car comes with a full leather interior, four electric windows, electic mirrors, PAS, ...  Read the complete review

The Rover 400 was a saloon version of the Rover 200 in the MkI stage. It had the same K-series engines as the 200 and was equipped exactly the same but it was a saloon. The breakthrough came when the Honda Civic platform was given to Rover. They made a better replacement for the 400 and with improved, more powerful K-series units. The saloon and ...  Read the complete review

I have a Rover 416 Sli (1996 P reg). Personally, I love this car. It has a nice feel to it, and as it's an SLI it's fairly well specified. Alloys, ABS, all-round electric windows, electric sunroof, electric mirrors and a lovely interior. I often see S and T reg versions and at a glance I can't see any difference between mine and ...  Read the complete review