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Land Rover Range Rover
MOT 2024

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Land Rover

Range Rover

237,906 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Range Rovers pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 7.1 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

84.6%

Pass-after-fix

2.4%

Fail

12.2%

Avg miles

95,843

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

Trim variants

Evoque R DYN S D A 89.7% 15,591 Evoque R DY SE D A 89.6% 13,192 Evoque S D Auto 90.0% 7,093 Evoque R DYN D 4X2 87.7% 4,835 Evoque D 4X2 87.1% 4,808 Evoque SE D Auto 87.8% 3,948 Evoque S D 4X2 89.1% 3,897 Evoque R DYN SE A 91.5% 3,381 Evoque R DYN S A 91.3% 3,024 Velar ED D Mhev A 90.0% 2,719 Evoque R DYN HSE A 92.5% 2,649 Sport HST Auto 91.4% 2,586 Sport HSE D Mhev A 92.6% 2,092 Evoque S D Mhev A 91.6% 2,052 Evoque S Auto 91.3% 1,692 Sprt SVR Crbn ED A 94.3% 1,657 Evoque HSE D Auto 89.1% 1,581 Evoque SE D Mhev A 94.5% 1,572 Sport HST Mhev A 94.5% 1,424 Evoque Abio Phev A 91.7% 1,417 Westmnstr D Mhev A 95.3% 1,347 Evoque R DYN D A 86.6% 1,289 Evoque S P300e A 91.0% 1,281

Performance by cohort

3 year bands · 237,906 tests

Pass rate climbs 10.0 points across the cohorts — newer Range Rover examples clear the test more reliably than the early cars.

Pre-2018 cohort 200,776

Pass

83.2%

Fail

13.5%

PRS

2.6%

Avg mileage at test

105,129 mi

2018–2020 cohort 34,867

Pass

92.5%

Fail

5.5%

PRS

1.4%

Avg mileage at test

46,997 mi

2021+ cohort 2,263

Pass

93.1%

Fail

5.5%

PRS

0.8%

Avg mileage at test

32,706 mi

Cohort = vehicle's first-registration year band. Same model, different generations of build.

Generations on file · 5

Land Rover Range Rover · UK market

Land Rover Range Rover 1970-1996

1970–1996

Land Rover Range Rover 1994-2002

1994–2002

Land Rover Range Rover 2002-2013

2002–2013

Land Rover Range Rover 2013-2022

2013–2022

Land Rover Range Rover 2022-now

2022–now

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The picture

Land Rover Range Rover: mixed MOT record across 106,043 tests

The Land Rover Range Rover is a diesel-powered car sold in the UK market across multiple generations, covering a broad date range in the test population.

MOT data from 106,043 tests puts this car on a 79.8% first-time pass rate, roughly in line with the UK fleet average. Average mileage at test is 96,743 miles. The most common fail item is cracked or discoloured windscreen, followed by brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded.

Buyers weighing up a used Range Rover should treat the failure breakdown as a pre-purchase checklist. The pass rate is reasonable, but the gap between first attempt and a clean sheet narrows with age and mileage.

ABI Insurance Group

Group 44–50

A high-group car — insurance costs will be significantly above average. Lower groups cost less to insure; UK fleet average is around Group 22.

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44–50

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Top ten reasons for rejection.

Filter failures:

  1. 01

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    6,014 occurrences · 2.5% of tests

  2. 02

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated

    5,413 occurrences · 2.3% of tests

  3. 03

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    4,935 occurrences · 2.1% of tests

  4. 04

    Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded

    4,160 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  5. 05

    A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn

    3,790 occurrences · 1.6% of tests

  6. 06

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    2,584 occurrences · 1.1% of tests

  7. 07

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    2,377 occurrences · 1.0% of tests

  8. 08

    A tyre seriously damaged

    2,332 occurrences · 1.0% of tests

  9. 09

    A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn

    2,177 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

  10. 10

    A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc

    2,174 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 3 failures

£200–£570

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Year-band analysis

Best year to buy. Worst to avoid.

First-time MOT pass rate split by registration band. A 10.0-point gap between bands means the year you buy Land Rover Range Rover has a real effect on what turns up at the garage.

Best band to buy

93.1%

2021+ registration

the 2021-on band climbs to 93.1% — a 10.0-point improvement. Tests in this band average 32,706 miles — roughly 72K miles fewer on the clock than the older band. Failures here are mostly wear items: has a cut in excess of the…, blade defective — the structural issues that drag down older examples don't appear in the top-10 for this band. Post-2020 examples are early in their MOT life and generally show the cleanest records.

Band to be cautious about

83.2%

Pre-2018 registration

On the older band (pre-2018), the data shows a 83.2% pass rate against a fleet average of 93.1% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view, constant velocity boot severely deteriorated, and ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated. Average mileage on test for this band is 105,129 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.

Best band to buy: 2021+ (93.1% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: pre-2018 (83.2% pass). That's a 10.0-point spread across 200,776 older tests and 2,263 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.

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Recall history

62 UK recalls on record.

The Range Rover has 62 official UK vehicle recalls covering defect details, remedies, and affected build dates.

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Buying or keeping a Range Rover?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Range Rover and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.