Land Rover R MOT reliability

Land Rover Rs passed their MOT first time 88% of the time across 35,592 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

88%

MOTs analysed

35,592

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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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

2021 diesel

9,061 MOTs

Passed first time 88%. Typical mileage 35,387 (most between 27,319 and 45,526).

2021: 100% → 2022: 89% → 2023: 94% → 2024: 89% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.4%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.7%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.5%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (0.9%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (0.8%)

2021 hybrid

3,202 MOTs

Passed first time 89%. Typical mileage 34,752 (most between 25,786 and 46,243).

2022: 100% → 2023: 92% → 2024: 88% → 2025: 89%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.0%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.2%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.3%)
Headlamp aim: too low (0.5%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (0.5%)

2021 petrol

1,345 MOTs

Passed first time 92%. Typical mileage 27,941 (most between 20,965 and 36,822).

2022: 100% → 2023: 97% → 2024: 91% → 2025: 92%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.7%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.6%)
Headlamp aim: too low (0.7%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (0.7%)
Headlamp aim: too high (0.6%)

2021 ed

48 MOTs

These figures come from 48 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 92%. Typical mileage 38,230 (most between 31,984 and 48,737).

2024: 87% → 2025: 92%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.2%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (2.1%)
Side repeaters: light intensity significantly reduced (2.1%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.1%)

Where 2021 Rs fail

Wheels & tyres

5.6%

Visibility & wipers

2.2%

Lights & electrics

1.7%

Brakes

1.6%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.9%

Suspension & axles

0.6%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.2%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.2%

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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.