Land Rover Range Rover Sport MOT reliability

Land Rover Range Rover Sports passed their MOT first time 80% of the time across 113,454 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

80%

MOTs analysed

113,454

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 petrol

1,794 MOTs

Passed first time 89%. Typical mileage 33,224 (most between 24,068 and 43,546).

2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 92% → 2024: 91% → 2025: 89%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.7%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.1%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (1.5%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (0.9%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (0.9%)

2021 diesel

995 MOTs

Passed first time 89%. Typical mileage 37,810 (most between 29,400 and 47,745).

2021: 56% → 2023: 91% → 2024: 90% → 2025: 89%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.7%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.5%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.0%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (0.9%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (0.8%)

2021 hybrid

98 MOTs

These figures come from 98 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 88%. Typical mileage 33,310 (most between 24,567 and 45,012).

2023: 100% → 2024: 88% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.1%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (3.1%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.0%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.0%)
Bonnet: cannot be secured in the closed position (1.0%)

2021 ed

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 100%. Typical mileage 37,580 (most between 34,807 and 40,353).

2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Where 2021 Range Rover Sports fail

Wheels & tyres

5.2%

Visibility & wipers

2.6%

Brakes

2.1%

Lights & electrics

0.7%

Suspension & axles

0.4%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.2%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.2%

Steering

0.1%

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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 (CC BY 4.0, adapted).