Land Rover 88 MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Land Rover 88 took 1,839 MOT tests in Britain and passed 70% of them first time, close to the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2023

1,839

First-time pass rate

70%

All cars

71%

What the 88 fails on

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

• Lights and electrics19.6% (all cars 11.3%)
• Brakes10.7% (all cars 6.8%)
• Visibility8.4% (all cars 4.8%)
• Suspension7.7% (all cars 9.0%)
• Body and structure7.4% (all cars 3.5%)
• Exhaust and emissions4.5% (all cars 3.1%)
• Steering3.8% (all cars 1.8%)
• Seat belts and airbags1.2% (all cars 1.0%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

1. Position lamp: not working 5.9%
2. Washers: not working 3.9%
3. Individual direction indicators: not working 3.3%
4. Stop lamp: all not working 2.8%
5. Stop lamp: not working 2.5%
6. Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength 2.5%
7. Service brake performance: excessively binding 2.4%
8. Headlamp: not working on dipped beam 2.3%

Most common advisories

1. Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 22.8%
2. Transmission oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 10.9%
3. Wheel bearings: has slight play 7.0%
4. Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 7.0%
5. Shock absorbers: has a slightly worn bush 4.2%
6. Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material 3.5%
7. Joints: worn, but not excessively 3.3%
8. Chassis condition: is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced 2.8%

Check a particular 88

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

Other Land Rover models

• Land Rover Discovery
• Land Rover Range Rover
• Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
• Land Rover Freelander
• Land Rover Defender
• Land Rover Range Rover Velar

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.