Common problems
Land Rover Range Rover common problems
What MOT testers find on the Land Rover Range Rover: the parts that fail or get advisories most often at each age, against all cars of the same age. From 352,624 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.
MOT data updated
At 9 years, the most tested age
What stands out
- Seat belts and airbags fails show up on 2.0 of every 100 MOTs of a Land Rover Range Rover at 9 years old (n=27,314), against 0.6 for all cars of that age (n=9,949,012).
- Lights and electrics fails are less common: 2.7 per 100 MOTs against 9.2 for all cars at the same age.
- The fail item testers record most often at 9 years: brake pads under 1.5 mm, on 2.4 per 100 MOTs (all cars 2.0).
- The most common advisory or minor defect: tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge, on 12.4 per 100 MOTs.
Problems by part at 9 years
How many of every 100 MOTs found a fail, or an advisory or minor defect, in each area. A test with faults in two areas counts in both.
| Area | Fails | All cars | Advisories | All cars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 5.2 | 6.7 | 18.9 | 25.8 |
| Suspension | 5.0 | 7.9 | 11.0 | 14.9 |
| Brakes | 4.8 | 5.6 | 19.8 | 20.3 |
| Lights and electrics | 2.7 | 9.2 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| Seat belts and airbags | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Windscreen, wipers and mirrors | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Body and structure | 1.3 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.9 |
| Exhaust, emissions and leaks | 1.1 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 3.1 |
| Number plates and VIN | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| Road wheels | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Steering | 0.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 2.1 |
What testers fail most on the Range Rover at 9 years
| Item | Area | Per 100 MOTs | All cars | Typical repair (estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brake pads under 1.5 mm | Brakes | 2.4 | 2.0 | £72 to £174 per axle (rough guide) |
| Suspension arm ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt | Suspension | 2.1 | 0.4 | £75 to £237 per side (rough guide) |
| Airbag (SRS) warning light on | Seat belts and airbags | 1.9 | 0.3 | diagnosis from £39 (rough guide) |
| Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords | Tyres | 1.8 | 1.3 | £88 to £145 per tyre |
| Tyre with cords exposed | Tyres | 1.5 | 1.3 | £88 to £145 per tyre |
| Wipers not clearing screen | Windscreen, wipers and mirrors | 1.4 | 1.7 | £15 to £30 per blade |
| Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded | Brakes | 1.2 | 0.3 | £137 to £392 per car (rough guide) |
| Dipped headlight not working | Lights and electrics | 1.1 | 1.5 | £18 to £86 per lamp |
| Tyre tread below 1.6 mm | Tyres | 0.9 | 2.5 | £88 to £145 per tyre |
| Suspension arm bush worn | Suspension | 0.9 | 1.1 | £92 to £237 per arm (rough guide) |
Early warnings: advisories and minor defects at 9 years
Advisories and minor defects are recorded, but the car still passes. Across all cars, a part with an advisory or minor defect failed at the next MOT 5.5 times in 100 (n=88,666,940 pairs of consecutive MOTs), against 0.3 times in 100 when the same part had none (n=12,936,860,350).
| Item | Area | Per 100 MOTs | All cars | If it needs replacing (estimate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge | Tyres | 12.4 | 16.4 | £88 to £145 per tyre |
| Brake pads: wearing thin | Brakes | 10.3 | 8.3 | £72 to £174 per axle (rough guide) |
| Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened | Brakes | 6.4 | 9.2 | £148 to £376 per axle (rough guide) |
| Suspension arm pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement | Suspension | 5.0 | 4.9 | £92 to £237 per arm (rough guide) |
| Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material | Brakes | 4.0 | 2.1 | £137 to £392 per car (rough guide) |
| Suspension arm ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated | Suspension | 3.2 | 0.7 | |
| Tyre condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing | Tyres | 3.2 | 8.5 | £88 to £145 per tyre |
| Brake discs: worn, but not excessively | Brakes | 2.9 | 2.7 | £148 to £376 per axle (rough guide) |
| Windscreen: damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view | Windscreen, wipers and mirrors | 2.8 | 2.2 | |
| Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive | Exhaust, emissions and leaks | 2.7 | 2.5 |
Repair estimates are a guide for an independent garage: labour at the national median local garage rate (median £78 an hour from 65 garages, ONS price quotes) times estimated labour hours, plus a parts band. Labour hours and most parts bands are estimates, not quotes, and prices vary by model, engine and region. A warning light fault shows the cost of the diagnosis only.
How problems change with age
| Age | Tests (n) | Tyres | Suspension | Brakes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 years | 17,543 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 4 years | 18,902 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 5 years | 19,919 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 6 years | 21,449 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 3.0 |
| 7 years | 22,942 | 5.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 8 years | 23,345 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.0 |
| 9 years | 27,314 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| 10 years | 26,253 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.1 |
| 11 years | 23,818 | 5.0 | 7.6 | 6.0 |
| 12 years | 21,313 | 4.8 | 9.2 | 6.8 |
| 13 years | 14,963 | 4.7 | 11.8 | 7.9 |
| 14 years | 13,071 | 4.4 | 11.8 | 8.9 |
| 15 years | 13,379 | 4.7 | 12.5 | 9.8 |
| 16 years | 13,454 | 4.4 | 12.4 | 10.9 |
| 17 years | 13,514 | 4.5 | 13.6 | 12.1 |
| 18 years | 14,027 | 4.4 | 14.7 | 12.9 |
| 19 years | 12,658 | 4.4 | 15.4 | 14.6 |
| 20 years | 10,204 | 4.4 | 15.3 | 14.1 |
| 21 years | 7,645 | 3.7 | 14.7 | 14.1 |
| 22 years | 5,673 | 3.3 | 11.8 | 12.8 |
| 23 years | 4,360 | 2.7 | 10.0 | 11.1 |
| 24 years | 3,768 | 2.3 | 9.2 | 11.1 |
| 25 years | 3,110 | 2.0 | 10.2 | 10.6 |
Mileage
At 9 years, Land Rover Range Rover cars showing 30,000 to 60,000 miles failed 14.9% of MOTs (n=5,016); the band that failed most, 120,000 to 150,000 miles, failed 21.6% (n=1,854). For pass and fail rates by age, see Land Rover Range Rover MOT fail rates.
What to check on a viewing
On the Land Rover Range Rover, testers most often record brake pads under 1.5 mm; suspension arm ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt; airbag (SRS) warning light on. Look at these first, then the areas below.
Tyres
- Check the tread across the full width of all four tyres, and the spare if there is one.
- Look for cuts, bulges and cracking in the sidewalls.
- Wear on one edge only can point to worn suspension or the tracking being out.
Suspension
- Listen for knocks or clonks over speed bumps and rough roads on the test drive.
- Push down hard on each corner: the car should settle at once rather than keep bouncing.
- Look behind the wheels for broken or heavily rusted coil springs and split rubber bushes.
- Check that the car sits level and that no tyre is worn on one edge only.
Brakes
- On the test drive the car should stop in a straight line without pulling, juddering or grinding.
- Look at the discs through the wheels for a deep lip, heavy rust or scoring.
- Check that the handbrake or electronic parking brake holds the car on a slope.
- Ask when the pads, discs and brake fluid were last changed, and for the receipts.
Ask for the car's MOT history and service record: advisories that repeat from one year to the next show what has been left. GOV.UK MOT history.
Questions
What are the most common problems on the Land Rover Range Rover?
At 9 years, the age with the most MOT tests (27,314), the fail items testers record most often on the Land Rover Range Rover are brake pads under 1.5 mm (2.4 per 100 MOTs), suspension arm ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1 per 100 MOTs), airbag (SRS) warning light on (1.9 per 100 MOTs). The most common advisories or minor defects are tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (12.4) and brake pads: wearing thin (10.3).
Which parts of the Land Rover Range Rover fail more often than on other cars?
At 9 years: seat belts and airbags (2.0 per 100 MOTs against 0.6 for all cars). Compared with 9,949,012 MOTs of all cars the same age.
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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 28 September 2026.
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