Freight Rover Sherpa 350 Cc (1988)
1988 Freight Rover Sherpa 350 Cc
CarHunch has 1,315 1988 Freight Rover Sherpa 350 Cc vehicles on record, but none have light-vehicle MOT history in our data source.
No MOT data available for this vehicle type
The 1988 Freight Rover Sherpa 350 Cc doesn't appear in DVLA light-vehicle MOT records — it may be exempt, registered as a different vehicle class, or an import not subject to UK MOT testing. We don't have reliability stats for this specific model, but you can browse other Freight Rover vehicles below.
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The Freight Rover Sherpa 350 is a light commercial vehicle, and the MOT data here reflects a notably weak first-time pass rate of 66.0% against the UK average of 80%—this tells you these vans tend to rack up defects by test time. Diesel examples fare better at 68.4% pass rate versus petrol at 60.0%, suggesting the petrol variants are less reliable or more heavily used.
With a median mileage of 91,583 miles for a 1988 vehicle, these Sherpas have seen real work, and the low failure rate (0.09 per vehicle) masks a vehicle category often subjected to harder use than passenger cars. If you're considering one, expect to budget for advisories (averaging 0.3 per test) and factor in that nearly one in three won't pass first time—have a trusted mechanic inspect the brakes, suspension, and bodywork before purchase, as commercial vans of this age typically hide wear beneath heavy-duty cosmetics.
We have 1,315 1988 Freight Rover Sherpa 350 Cc vehicles on record, but none have light-vehicle MOT history in our data source.
There are a few reasons this can happen:
- Heavy commercial vehicle — trucks, buses and coaches over 3.5 tonnes are tested under the DVSA annual HGV/PSV regime, which uses a separate database not included in our data source
- Imported vehicles — vehicles registered abroad and recently brought to the UK may have no UK MOT history yet
- MOT-exempt — vehicles manufactured before 1986 qualify under the 40-year rolling exemption; some specialist and agricultural vehicles are also exempt
- Never used on public roads — some vehicles are registered but kept off-road and have never required an MOT
Before you buy a 1988 Freight Rover Sherpa 350 Cc
Based on MOT data from 1,315 vehicles — here's what to check.
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0.9% of these vehicles have had a dangerous defect recorded -
recurring advisories often signal problems years before they become failures.
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Brake pipes, sills and subframes are the key areas on a vehicle this age — structural rust is hard to spot without getting underneath. A mechanic will check all of this before you commit, and give you a concrete basis to negotiate on price.
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Based on 6,412 Freight Rover Sherpa 350 Cc vehicles registered in the UK — across all years. From DVLA registration records.
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