Land Rover MOT pass rates and reliability

We have 907,111 MOT tests on Land Rover cars from 2023, covering 7 models with enough tests to compare. Choose a model to see what it fails on most often, how its pass rate changes with age and how far it is typically driven.

Across 907,111 MOT tests on Land Rover cars in 2023, 76% passed first time, above the national average of 71% for all cars. Of the Land Rover models with enough tests, the Range Rover Velar did best at 85% and the Freelander did least well at 66%. Newer models pass more often whatever the make, so compare cars of a similar age.

Land Rover models

What Land Rover cars fail on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, across all models, against the figure for all cars.

• Lights and electrics8.6% (all cars 11.3%)
• Brakes6.7% (all cars 6.8%)
• Suspension6.4% (all cars 9.0%)
• Tyres4.6% (all cars 6.4%)
• Visibility3.5% (all cars 4.8%)
• Body and structure3.5% (all cars 3.5%)
• Steering2.4% (all cars 1.8%)
• Exhaust and emissions1.9% (all cars 3.1%)

Most common Land Rover failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

1. Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 1.9%
2. Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 1.6%
3. Position lamp: not working 1.5%
4. Tyres, condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 1.3%
5. Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 1.0%
6. Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn 1.0%
7. Tyres, condition: has ply or cords exposed 0.9%
8. Stop lamp: not working 0.9%

Check a particular Land Rover

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.