MOT performance
Land Rover Range Rover petrol: MOT pass rate and common failures
Of 29,155 MOT tests on petrol Land Rover Range Rovers in 2023–2024 (on average 16.2 years old at test, median 103,079 miles), 75.4% passed first time, against 78.1% of 144,966 diesel Land Rover Range Rover tests. Allowing for age, mileage and fuel, petrol Land Rover Range Rovers failed 32% less often than comparable cars — 0.68× against 0.68× for the Land Rover Range Rover as a whole.
29,155 MOT tests on 16,380 vehicles, 2023–2024 · Source: DVSA (Open Government Licence) · Analysis: 73 Auto
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| Figure | Value | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| First-time pass rate | 75.4% | ±0.5 pts (95%), n = 29,155 |
| All Land Rover Range Rovers | 78.0% | n = 179,692 |
| Failures vs similar cars | 0.68× | same age, mileage and fuel = 1.00; Land Rover Range Rover overall 0.68× |
| Tests with a dangerous defect | 6.3% | n = 29,155 |
| Average age at test | 16.2 years | n = 29,155 |
| Registration years covered | 1972–2022 | DVSA first-use date |
Petrol against the other Land Rover Range Rover 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 5.4 years older 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 | 144,966 | 10.8 yrs | 78.1% | -32% | 6.8% |
| Petrol | 29,155 | 16.2 yrs | 75.4% | -32% | 6.3% |
| Hybrid | 5,547 | 4 yrs | 89.6% | -17% | 3.0% |
Where petrol Land Rover Range Rovers differ
- Steering: petrol Land Rover Range Rovers failed 60% more often than the Land Rover Range Rover overall, relative to comparable cars (0.75× vs 0.47×).
- Noise, emissions and leaks: petrol Land Rover Range Rovers failed 28% more often than the Land Rover Range Rover overall, relative to comparable cars (0.62× vs 0.48×).
| Area | Petrol (vs similar) | All Land Rover Range Rovers (vs similar) |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 8.9% (-16%) | 7.0% (-20%) |
| Suspension | 7.8% (-39%) | 7.5% (-33%) |
| Lights, reflectors and electrical | 6.9% (-59%) | 4.7% (-64%) |
| Body, chassis and structure | 5.1% (-24%) | 3.7% (-26%) |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 4.5% (-38%) | 1.8% (-52%) |
| Tyres | 3.7% (-41%) | 4.8% (-30%) |
| Driver's view of the road | 3.4% (-46%) | 2.7% (-47%) |
| Seat belts and airbags | 2.4% (+6%) | 1.9% (+19%) |
| Steering | 2.2% (-25%) | 1.3% (-53%) |
| Registration plates and VIN | 0.5% (-8%) | 0.6% (+36%) |
| Road wheels | 0.4% (-2%) | 0.4% (-2%) |
Most common petrol Land Rover Range Rover failure items
1 of these 5 items is not among the Land Rover Range Rover's ten most common failures overall.
| Item | Area | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded | Brakes | 2.14% |
| Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn | Suspension | 1.85% |
| Anti-lock braking system: warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | Brakes | 1.60% |
| Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt | Body, chassis and structure | 1.59% |
| Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively | Driver's view of the road | 1.58% |
Pass rate by age, by fuel
| Age at test (years) | petrol pass rate (tests) | diesel pass rate (tests) |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | 90.2% (2,169) | 88.9% (11,837) |
| 5-6 | 87.3% (1,972) | 85.9% (17,703) |
| 7-8 | 83.2% (1,341) | 82.3% (21,428) |
| 9-10 | 82.2% (1,175) | 79.9% (27,710) |
| 11-12 | 79.9% (864) | 75.1% (17,597) |
| 13-15 | 76.1% (1,654) | 72.2% (16,700) |
| 16+ | 70.5% (19,001) | 68.2% (29,135) |
Land Rover Range Rover by registration year
Registration-year pages cover every fuel of that year.
- 2000 Land Rover Range Rover · 71.5%
- 2001 Land Rover Range Rover · 69.7%
- 2002 Land Rover Range Rover · 68.2%
- 2003 Land Rover Range Rover · 66.4%
- 2004 Land Rover Range Rover · 66.9%
- 2005 Land Rover Range Rover · 68.2%
- 2006 Land Rover Range Rover · 68.2%
- 2007 Land Rover Range Rover · 70.7%
- 2008 Land Rover Range Rover · 71.1%
- 2009 Land Rover Range Rover · 72.2%
- 2010 Land Rover Range Rover · 74.3%
- 2011 Land Rover Range Rover · 72.7%
- 2012 Land Rover Range Rover · 75.8%
- 2013 Land Rover Range Rover · 78.9%
- 2014 Land Rover Range Rover · 82.7%
- 2015 Land Rover Range Rover · 82.6%
- 2016 Land Rover Range Rover · 81.5%
- 2017 Land Rover Range Rover · 84.2%
- 2018 Land Rover Range Rover · 88.1%
- 2019 Land Rover Range Rover · 89.3%
- 2020 Land Rover Range Rover · 89.3%
- 2021 Land Rover Range Rover · 90.7%
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
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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.