# Land Rover SERIES3 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Land Rover SERIES3 passes its MOT first time 72% of the time, from 142 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 72%
- MOT tests analysed: 142 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1999 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1993 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1992 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1991 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1986 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1985 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 14 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 1984 | Diesel | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 1983 | Petrol | 10 (very few mots) | 70% |
| 1983 | Diesel | 6 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1982 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1982 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 25% |
| 1981 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1981 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1980 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 38% |
| 1980 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1978 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1977 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1977 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1976 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1976 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1975 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1975 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1974 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1973 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1973 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1972 | Petrol | 11 (very few mots) | 82% |
| 1972 | Diesel | 10 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 1971 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1971 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1970 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1969 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1964 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1963 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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