Land Rover TD5 MOT reliability

Land Rover TD5s passed their MOT first time 67% of the time across 15 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 15 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.

First-time pass rate

67%

MOTs analysed

15

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

2003 diesel

3 MOTs

Passed first time 67%. Typical mileage 129,430 (most between 124,352 and 153,228).

2006: 100% → 2007: 100% → 2008: 100% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 100% → 2012: 67% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 50% → 2015: 67% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 33% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 50% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 67% → 2024: 75% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (33.3%)
Operation: fluid reservoir empty (33.3%)
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (33.3%)
Operation: inoperative (33.3%)
Pipes and hoses: excessively corroded (33.3%)

Where 2003 TD5s fail

Brakes

33.3%

Steering

33.3%

Seat belts & other equipment

33.3%

Suspension & axles

33.3%

Visibility & wipers

33.3%

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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.