MOT performance
Land Rover Range Rover Sport petrol: MOT pass rate and common failures
Of 26,834 MOT tests on petrol Land Rover Range Rover Sports in 2023–2024 (on average 7.7 years old at test, median 46,467 miles), 83.9% passed first time, against 78.6% of 203,063 diesel Land Rover Range Rover Sport tests. Allowing for age, mileage and fuel, petrol Land Rover Range Rover Sports failed 35% less often than comparable cars — 0.65× against 0.71× for the Land Rover Range Rover Sport as a whole.
26,834 MOT tests on 14,624 vehicles, 2023–2024 · Source: DVSA (Open Government Licence) · Analysis: 73 Auto
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| Figure | Value | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| First-time pass rate | 83.9% | ±0.4 pts (95%), n = 26,834 |
| All Land Rover Range Rover Sports | 79.7% | n = 240,222 |
| Failures vs similar cars | 0.65× | same age, mileage and fuel = 1.00; Land Rover Range Rover Sport overall 0.71× |
| Tests with a dangerous defect | 5.0% | n = 26,834 |
| Average age at test | 7.7 years | n = 26,834 |
| Registration years covered | 2000–2022 | DVSA first-use date |
Petrol against the other Land Rover Range Rover Sport fuels
Official DVSA test results by fuel, with 73 Auto's adjusted ratio (failures against cars of the same age, mileage and fuel). The petrol cars were tested 1.7 years younger on average than the diesel ones, so the raw pass rates partly reflect age; the adjusted column doesn't.
| Fuel | Tests | Average age | First-time pass | vs similar cars | Dangerous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diesel | 203,063 | 9.4 yrs | 78.6% | -29% | 7.3% |
| Petrol | 26,834 | 7.7 yrs | 83.9% | -35% | 5.0% |
| Hybrid | 10,320 | 3.9 yrs | 88.6% | -9% | 3.1% |
Where petrol Land Rover Range Rover Sports differ
- Seat belts and airbags: petrol Land Rover Range Rover Sports failed 31% less often than the Land Rover Range Rover Sport overall, relative to comparable cars (1.13× vs 1.64×).
- Noise, emissions and leaks: petrol Land Rover Range Rover Sports failed 29% more often than the Land Rover Range Rover Sport overall, relative to comparable cars (0.69× vs 0.54×).
| Area | Petrol (vs similar) | All Land Rover Range Rover Sports (vs similar) |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 4.6% (-24%) | 5.7% (-18%) |
| Lights, reflectors and electrical | 4.2% (-55%) | 5.2% (-52%) |
| Brakes | 3.8% (-34%) | 5.7% (-20%) |
| Suspension | 2.8% (-57%) | 4.9% (-47%) |
| Driver's view of the road | 2.4% (-47%) | 2.8% (-38%) |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2.1% (-31%) | 1.5% (-46%) |
| Body, chassis and structure | 1.6% (-43%) | 2.3% (-35%) |
| Seat belts and airbags | 1.0% (+13%) | 1.8% (+64%) |
| Registration plates and VIN | 0.9% (+207%) | 0.8% (+120%) |
Most common petrol Land Rover Range Rover Sport failure items
1 of these 5 items is not among the Land Rover Range Rover Sport's ten most common failures overall.
| Item | Area | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|
| Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords | Tyres | 1.95% |
| Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick | Brakes | 1.48% |
| Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively | Driver's view of the road | 1.44% |
| Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction | Noise, emissions and leaks | 1.31% |
| Condition: has ply or cords exposed | Tyres | 1.11% |
Pass rate by age, by fuel
| Age at test (years) | petrol pass rate (tests) | diesel pass rate (tests) | hybrid pass rate (tests) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | 88.8% (8,231) | 88.0% (20,492) | 89.2% (6,315) |
| 5-6 | 88.2% (5,305) | 85.3% (34,620) | 88.4% (2,299) |
| 7-8 | 85.9% (2,611) | 80.9% (39,447) | 81.6% (321) |
| 9-10 | 84.9% (1,201) | 79.4% (29,957) | — |
| 11-12 | 83.4% (727) | 77.0% (22,637) | — |
| 13-15 | 75.8% (1,217) | 70.9% (28,604) | — |
| 16+ | 69.8% (5,081) | 66.2% (24,233) | — |
Land Rover Range Rover Sport by registration year
Registration-year pages cover every fuel of that year.
- 2005 Land Rover Range Rover Sport · 67.6%
- 2006 Land Rover Range Rover Sport · 66.4%
- 2007 Land Rover Range Rover Sport · 66.9%
- 2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport · 67.5%
- 2009 Land Rover Range Rover Sport · 70.6%
- 2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport · 74.6%
- 2011 Land Rover Range Rover Sport · 75.9%
- 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport · 78.5%
- 2013 Land Rover Range Rover Sport · 79.4%
- 2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport · 80.4%
- 2015 Land Rover Range Rover Sport · 80.5%
- 2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport · 81.7%
- 2017 Land Rover Range Rover Sport · 84.3%
- 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Sport · 87.3%
- 2019 Land Rover Range Rover Sport · 88.2%
- 2020 Land Rover Range Rover Sport · 88.4%
- 2021 Land Rover Range Rover Sport · 90.0%
What this does and doesn't tell you
Fuel is DVSA's recorded fuel type; plug-in and self-charging hybrids are grouped as hybrid. A difference between fuels can come from the engines themselves, or from how the cars are used — diesels typically cover more miles, and the adjusted ratio allows for mileage band but not for every difference in use. For one car, its own MOT history is the better guide: see MOT check.
Check a specific petrol Land Rover Range Rover Sport
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About this data. These are MOT test results, not a measure of mechanical reliability: a car's MOT outcome reflects its condition on the day, which depends on how it has been maintained and driven as well as how it was built. Figures cover class 4 vehicles (cars and light vans), normal tests only (retests excluded), outcomes pass, fail and pass after rectification at the station; vehicles at least 2.5 years old at test. Tests from 2023-01-01 to 2024-12-30. “Compared with similar cars” means compared with the national rate for cars of the same age, mileage band and fuel. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Makes and models are matched to 73 Auto's vehicle catalogue; tests that can't be matched are left out rather than guessed. See how the MOT figures are produced.