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Land Rover 88 reliability and MOT pass rate

77.1% passed first time. The 22.9% fail rate is 0.3 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 48.5 years old with 52,274 miles.

MOT pass rates / Land Rover

Pass rate

77.1%

22.6% of all cars failed; 22.9% of these did.

Fixed on the day

4.4%

Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.

Median at test

52,274 mi

48.5 years old.

Fail rate by age

Age at testTestsFail rate
3-5 years0—
6-9 years1—
10-13 years2—
14+ years1,05122.9%

What the 88 fails on

Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.

  1. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment33 dangerous58.1%
  2. Brakes33 dangerous37.3%
  3. Visibility31.1%
  4. Suspension8 dangerous25.7%
  5. Body, chassis, structure8 dangerous22%
  6. Noise, emissions and leaks2 dangerous14.1%
  7. Steering5 dangerous11.6%
  8. Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems6.2%

Is the 88 getting worse?

The fail rate fell 4.4 points to 22.9% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 7.5 years. Ageing alone would predict about 0 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.

YearTestsMedian ageFail rate All cars
20222,1924127.3%22.5%
20231,8374224.6%22.8%
20241,1144525.3%23.2%
20251,05448.522.9%22.6%

Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical 88 at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.

The exact defects that fail it

Every failure item DVSA recorded against a 88 in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.

  1. 1Position lamp: not working43 tests
  2. 2Washers: not working35 tests
  3. 3Stop lamp: all not working31 tests
  4. 4Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively27 tests
  5. 5Service brake imbalance: across an axle22 tests
  6. 6Individual direction indicators: not working21 tests
  7. 7Headlamp: not working on dipped beam20 tests
  8. 8Rear fog lamp: not working19 tests

What wears out first

Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical 88 collects 2.69 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.

  1. 1Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine228 tests
  2. 2Transmission oil leaks: leaking excessively from transmission107 tests
  3. 3Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure77 tests
  4. 4Wheel bearings: has excessive play65 tests
  5. 5Shock absorbers: has an excessively worn bush40 tests
  6. 6Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases32 tests
  7. 7Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded28 tests
  8. 8Chassis condition: corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced27 tests

Questions

What is the Land Rover 88 MOT pass rate?

77.1% of the 1,054 Land Rover 88 first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 22.9% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 4.4% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.

What does a Land Rover 88 usually fail on?

The single most common failure is "Position lamp: not working", recorded on 43 failed tests, followed by "Washers: not working" and "Stop lamp: all not working". By section, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 58.1% of failures, brakes appears in 37.3% of failures, visibility appears in 31.1% of failures.

Does age change the odds?

Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was n/a%; at 14+ years it was 22.9%. The median Land Rover 88 tested in 2025 was 48.5 years old with 52,274 miles.

Is the Land Rover 88 getting less reliable?

The fail rate fell 4.4 points to 22.9% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 7.5 years. Ageing alone would predict about 0 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.

First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every 88 trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.

Other Land Rover models

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