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

The Land Rover SWB passed its MOT first time 73% of the time, but from only 48 MOT tests, so treat it as a rough guide. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 73%
- MOT tests analysed: 48 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Brakes

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.

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2011 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1989 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1988 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1987 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1986 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1984 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1983 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1983 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1980 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1978 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1973 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1972 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1972 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1971 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1970 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1970 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1969 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1969 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1968 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1967 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1966 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1964 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1963 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1962 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1961 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1960 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1960 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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