MOT pass rates / Land Rover

Land Rover MOT pass rates and common failures

Name: Land Rover MOT statistics
Creator: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Land Rover cars passed 75.9% of their MOTs first time in 2024, across 755,977 class-4 initial tests and 41 model groups. That is above the 71.2% UK average, and ranks Land Rover 22nd of 59 makes in the dataset.

Pass rates track age more strongly than badge: an older Land Rover is compared here against older cars of every other make, so read the age table below before drawing conclusions about the brand.

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Make-level pass rates cannot reveal the condition or provenance of one car.

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What Land Rover cars fail on

The items most often behind a first-test failure across Land Rover model groups, as a share of Land Rover tests. DVSA publishes each model group's six most common categories, so this ranks the biggest published causes rather than every possible one.

Condition — 2.9% of Land Rover tests. Corrosion, damage or wear on a tested component. Worth seeing in person, as the cost ranges from trivial to structural.
Headlamp Aim — 2.1% of Land Rover tests. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
Brake Performance — 2.1% of Land Rover tests. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
Suspension Arms — 1.9% of Land Rover tests. Worn arms or bushes. A common age-related repair that affects handling and tyre wear.
Mechanical Brake Components — 1.7% of Land Rover tests. Worn discs, pads or callipers. Routine wear, but it should be priced into the deal.
Position Lamps — 1.5% of Land Rover tests. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
Steering Linkage Components — 1.5% of Land Rover tests. Worn track rod ends or joints. Affects steering and tyre wear, and is a normal age-related repair.
Stop Lamp — 1% of Land Rover tests. A brake light out. Usually a bulb.

Land Rover MOT pass rate by age

Age at test	Tests	Initial pass rate
3–5 years	107,774	86%
6–9 years	245,200	82.7%
10–14 years	202,496	74.6%
15–30 years	200,213	63.4%

Land Rover models by MOT pass rate

Model	Tests	Initial pass rate
Range Rover Evoque	121,682	81.3%
Discovery	120,004	71.7%
Freelander	113,114	65.2%
Range Rover Sport	107,087	79.4%
Range Rover	75,288	77.9%
Defender	72,437	67.8%
Discovery Sport	62,500	81.4%
Range Rover Velar	24,073	83.9%
Range Rover Evoque R-dyn S D A	5,978	86.3%
Range Rover Evoque R-dy SE D A	3,963	86%
Discovery Sport R-dyn SE D A	3,267	82.3%
Range Rover Evoque S D Auto	2,971	86.7%
Discovery Sport R-dyn HSE D A	2,312	82.1%
Discovery Sport SE D Auto	2,141	82%
Discovery HSE SD6 Auto	2,139	86.3%
R Rover Evoque R-dyn HSE D A	2,037	87.4%
Discovery SPT Rdyn S+ D MHEV A	1,951	81.2%
Discovery Luxury HSE SD6 Auto	1,933	87.3%
Range Rover Evoque R-dyn D 4X2	1,763	83.3%
R Rover Evoque R-dyn S D 4X2	1,713	84.7%
Discovery Sport R-dyn S D A	1,703	79.7%
R Rover Evoque First ED D A	1,675	85.9%
Range Rover Evoque SE D Auto	1,656	83.6%
R Rover Evoque R-dyn S P300e A	1,588	88.6%
Range Rover Evoque S D 4X2	1,583	86.9%
Range Rover Evoque D 4X2	1,505	81.8%
R Rover Evoque Rdyn S D MHEV A	1,503	88.6%
Discovery HSE SDV6 Auto	1,412	85.8%
Discovery R-dynam HSE D MHEV A	1,372	88.1%
Range Rover Evoque R-dyn SE A	1,334	88.2%
Discovery Rdynamic SE D MHEV A	1,302	88.2%
Discovery Landmark SD6 Auto	1,256	86.6%
Discovery Sprt Rdyn SE P300e A	1,216	84.2%
R Rover Sprt HSE Slvr D MHEV A	1,155	90.7%
Rrover Evoque R-dyn SE P300e A	1,129	89.2%
Range Rover Evoque R-dyn S A	1,088	88.8%
Defender Hard TOP D MHEV Auto	1,049	92.7%
Discovery Sport HSE D Auto	1,045	80.2%
Defender SE D Auto	1,027	90.9%
Defender First Edition D Auto	1,013	88.8%
R Rover Wstmnstr Blck D MHEV A	1,013	88.7%

How many Land Rover vehicles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 1,078,825 licensed and 215,417 SORN Land Rover vehicles across 13 published model groups.

Licensed and SORN counts for every Land Rover model

Before you buy

Condition — 2.9% of tests in 2024. Corrosion, damage or wear on a tested component. Worth seeing in person, as the cost ranges from trivial to structural.
Headlamp Aim — 2.1% of tests in 2024. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
Brake Performance — 2.1% of tests in 2024. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
Suspension Arms — 1.9% of tests in 2024. Worn arms or bushes. A common age-related repair that affects handling and tyre wear.
Check the actual Land Rover — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.

Common questions

What is the Land Rover MOT pass rate?

75.9% of 755,977 class-4 initial MOT tests on Land Rover cars passed first time in 2024 — above the 71.2% UK average across all published models.

Which Land Rover has the best MOT pass rate?

Of the Land Rover model groups with a substantial sample, the Range Rover Evoque R-dyn S D A has the highest initial pass rate at 86.3% across 5,978 tests. Pass rates track vehicle age closely, so newer model groups tend to sit higher.

Does a good Land Rover pass rate mean the car I am looking at is fine?

No. A model-level rate describes a population, not one vehicle. Enter the registration for that car's own MOT, tax and mileage record, and check for outstanding finance, write-off and stolen markers before you buy.

Methodology and limitations

MOT outcomes describe testable items at the time of inspection. They are not a measure of overall mechanical reliability.

Scope: Class 4 normal initial MOT tests completed in 2024. Models require at least 1,000 qualifying tests. Duplicate source rows are removed using official DVSA test IDs.

Source: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency anonymised MOT tests and results, 2024, published 2025-05-23 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Check the actual car

Enter the registration for that Land Rover's own free MOT, tax and mileage record. Before money changes hands, the £9.99 full history check adds outstanding finance, insurance write-off and stolen checks.