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Land Rover Range Rover Sport body and structure problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 43,786 MOT tests · Updated

At 6 years, 0.5 in 100 MOT tests of the Land Rover Range Rover Sport failed on body and structure, against 0.8 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 43,786 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Against all class 4 vehicles the same age: fails less often than all class 4 vehicles the same age (0.5–0.7×) (all test years), 213 MOT tests with a fail
  • By age: seen at 18 ages from 3 to 20 years, 498,033 MOT tests
  • Most common fail: Driveshaft CV boot split, 0.3 per 100 MOT tests

Figures are for the model as a whole, not for one car.

What the MOT tests show

What we know

0.5 fails per 100 MOT tests at 6 years, against 0.8 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 6 (all test years). The Land Rover Range Rover Sport fails less often here.

Why it matters

A body and structure fail stops the car passing until it is fixed; the most common one is rated major by DVSA.

What to check

Look under the sills, jacking points and rear subframe for rot, bubbling or fresh underseal over a repair, and check every door, bonnet and boot shuts properly.

Land Rover Range Rover Sport body and structure fails by age

Land Rover Range Rover Sport body and structure fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Land Rover Range Rover Sport. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.05103 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 36,398 MOT tests34 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 40,508 MOT tests5 years: 0.3 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 41,037 MOT tests56 years: 0.5 per 100 (all cars 0.8), 43,786 MOT tests7 years: 0.8 per 100 (all cars 1.3), 43,694 MOT tests78 years: 1.1 per 100 (all cars 1.8), 41,371 MOT tests9 years: 1.3 per 100 (all cars 2.3), 37,327 MOT tests910 years: 1.3 per 100 (all cars 2.9), 32,663 MOT tests11 years: 1.5 per 100 (all cars 3.5), 27,266 MOT tests1112 years: 2.4 per 100 (all cars 4.3), 24,375 MOT tests13 years: 3.6 per 100 (all cars 5.0), 22,359 MOT tests1314 years: 4.9 per 100 (all cars 5.9), 20,584 MOT tests15 years: 6.0 per 100 (all cars 6.7), 21,063 MOT tests1516 years: 6.6 per 100 (all cars 7.6), 21,433 MOT tests17 years: 7.0 per 100 (all cars 8.3), 19,494 MOT tests1718 years: 7.5 per 100 (all cars 8.7), 13,764 MOT tests19 years: 8.0 per 100 (all cars 9.0), 8,050 MOT tests1920 years: 8.0 per 100 (all cars 9.2), 2,861 MOT tests
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Land Rover Range Rover Sport All class 4 vehicles the same age Shaded: over 18 years, survivors only.
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
336,3980.20.3
440,5080.20.3
541,0370.30.5
643,7860.50.8
743,6940.81.3
841,3711.11.8
937,3271.32.3
1032,6631.32.9
1127,2661.53.5
1224,3752.44.3
1322,3593.65.0
1420,5844.95.9
1521,0636.06.7
1621,4336.67.6
1719,4947.08.3
1813,7647.58.7
19*8,0508.09.0
20*2,8618.09.2

All first-use years of the Land Rover Range Rover Sport pooled at each age, against all class 4 vehicles at that age over all 2022–2025 test years. * Only survivors are still tested at this age.

What fails in the body and structure at 6 years

Fails

Advisories (not fails)

Replace CV joint boot cost

Repair figures are estimates, not quotes: how we estimate repair costs.

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By engine and fuel

  • 3.0 diesel: 0.5 per 100 at 6 years, fails less often than diesel class 4 vehicles the same age (0.4–0.5×) (all test years; 32,122 MOT tests)
  • 2.7 diesel: 7.7 per 100 at 16 years, about average for diesel class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 12,529 MOT tests)

How to check on a test drive

Look under the sills, jacking points and rear subframe for rot, bubbling or fresh underseal over a repair, and check every door, bonnet and boot shuts properly.

The most common advisory here in MOT records: Drive shaft joints: constant velocity boot severely deteriorated.

Check one Land Rover Range Rover Sport, not the average

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Other Land Rover Range Rover Sport problems

Body and structure on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Land Rover Range Rover Sport have more body and structure problems than other cars?

0.5 to 0.7 times the body and structure fail rate of all class 4 vehicles the same age at 6 years (all test years), from 43,786 MOT tests. The interval is clear of 0.8 in the same direction at 9 of the 18 ages seen (ages up to 18 with at least 100 MOT tests with a fail).

How common are Land Rover Range Rover Sport body and structure problems?

0.5 in 100 MOT tests at 6 years failed on body and structure, against 0.8 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 43,786 MOT tests).

What is the most common Land Rover Range Rover Sport body and structure fail?

0.3 in 100 MOT tests at 6 years: Driveshaft CV boot split (115 MOT tests with it).

Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 498,033 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.
  2. Office for National Statistics, Consumer price inflation, local price quotes (car repair items). ONS price quotes, series 610236. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Parts: against all class 4 vehicles at the same age, all 2022–2025 test years pooled, not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare