876,991 tests in 2025
Land Rover MOT pass rates
Land Rover’s first-time fail rate across 10 models was 19%, better than the national 22.6%. The spread between models below is the interesting part.
| Model | Tests | Pass rate | Fail rate | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Rover Evoque | 177,482 | 85.1% | 14.9% | 61,026 |
| Discovery | 135,233 | 78.8% | 21.2% | 115,128 |
| Range Rover Sport | 115,547 | 83.8% | 16.2% | 78,130 |
| Defender | 113,520 | 77.5% | 22.5% | 88,954 |
| Discovery Sport | 111,424 | 84.7% | 15.3% | 61,743 |
| Freelander | 104,150 | 70.7% | 29.3% | 121,002 |
| Range Rover | 82,864 | 82.2% | 17.8% | 92,283 |
| Range Rover Velar | 34,049 | 87.6% | 12.4% | 48,708 |
| Unclassified | 1,668 | 82.3% | 17.7% | 75,928 |
| 88 | 1,054 | 77.1% | 22.9% | 52,274 |
Fail rates are first attempts at class 4 normal tests in 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised data (retrieved 2026-09-12). Age mix drives a lot of the spread: a model sold mostly since 2020 will beat one whose survivors average 15 years old. Each model page shows the rate by age band.