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Land Rover Range Rover MOT fail rate by age

How often the Land Rover Range Rover fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 352,624 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 9 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 9 (n=27,314)18.3%
All cars at 9 years (n=9,949,012)27.1%
Median mileage at test80,614
All cars, median mileage68,033

59 of 315 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 9 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Land Rover Range Rover fails 10.1% of MOTs (17,543 tests), 1.9 points below the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 25 years it fails 29.1% (3,110 tests), 7.2 points below the 36.3% average.
  • The gap is widest at 15 years: 13.6 points below all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 9 years: Suspension arm ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt, at 2.6 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 25 years 47.6%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Land Rover Range Rover: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
3 years10.1%17,54312.1%−1.9 pts28,186 miles
4 years11.1%18,90213.4%−2.2 pts36,595 miles
5 years12.3%19,91915.3%−3.0 pts45,403 miles
6 years13.5%21,44917.8%−4.3 pts54,724 miles
7 years15.8%22,94220.6%−4.9 pts64,588 miles
8 years17.6%23,34523.8%−6.1 pts73,474 miles
9 years18.3%27,31427.1%−8.8 pts80,614 miles
10 years19.5%26,25330.3%−10.8 pts87,823 miles
11 years21.8%23,81833.3%−11.5 pts95,146 miles
12 years23.8%21,31336.0%−12.2 pts102,140 miles
13 years26.4%14,96338.3%−11.8 pts111,062 miles
14 years26.8%13,07140.3%−13.5 pts119,226 miles
15 years28.0%13,37941.6%−13.6 pts126,886 miles
16 years29.5%13,45442.6%−13.1 pts132,336 miles
17 years30.4%13,51443.1%−12.7 pts136,332 miles
18 years31.3%14,02743.3%−12.0 pts138,989 miles
19 years32.7%12,65843.2%−10.5 pts140,046 miles
20 years32.0%10,20442.8%−10.8 pts138,971 miles
21 years31.7%7,64542.1%−10.4 pts134,081 miles
22 years30.4%5,67341.0%−10.6 pts132,248 miles
23 years29.1%4,36039.6%−10.6 pts132,354 miles
24 years28.2%3,76837.8%−9.6 pts132,980 miles
25 years29.1%3,11036.3%−7.2 pts137,473 miles

Most common fail items at 9 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Suspension arm ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Major2.6
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded Major2.2
Airbag (SRS) warning light on Major1.9
Suspension arm bush worn Major1.4

Out of 27,314 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous2.8
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Major2.1
Tyre with cords exposed Dangerous1.8
Wipers not clearing screen Major1.8
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous1.2
Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements Major1.1

Out of 27,314 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 9 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque18.8%72,93027.1%
Land Rover Range Rover Sport19.7%37,32727.1%
Land Rover Discovery Sport20.5%37,09727.1%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
200023 years in 202329.3%1,11039.6%
200124 years in 202525.0%1,10037.8%
200223 years in 202528.4%1,07439.6%
200322 years in 202529.4%1,62241.0%
200421 years in 202530.9%2,17342.1%
200520 years in 202529.6%2,38042.8%
200619 years in 202531.4%2,86843.2%
200718 years in 202530.0%3,30843.3%
200817 years in 202529.3%2,34143.1%
200916 years in 202528.3%2,50242.6%
201015 years in 202525.9%3,22841.6%
201114 years in 202526.5%3,73140.3%
201213 years in 202525.7%4,44438.3%
201312 years in 202521.6%8,99436.0%
201411 years in 202517.1%5,66233.3%
201510 years in 202517.6%6,09030.3%
20169 years in 202518.8%5,36027.1%
20178 years in 202515.7%5,32623.8%
20187 years in 202512.0%5,27720.6%
20196 years in 202511.4%4,80117.8%
20205 years in 202511.3%3,59715.3%
20214 years in 202510.6%4,06913.4%

More on the Land Rover Range Rover

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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