Land Rover 101 MOT reliability

Land Rover 101s passed their MOT first time 77% of the time across 22 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 22 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

77%

MOTs analysed

22

Still licensed (GB)

–

Body type

Suv

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

1999 diesel

2 MOTs

These figures come from only 2 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 26,372 (most between 26,372 and 26,372).

2021: 100% → 2022: 67% → 2023: 100% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (50.0%)
Pedal: has insufficient reserve travel (50.0%)

1999 lpg

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 4,755 (most between 4,755 and 4,755).

2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

1999 petrol

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 57,119 (most between 57,119 and 57,119).

2021: 50% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 50% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 1999 101s fail

Brakes

50.0%

Steering

50.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.