Land Rover Range Rover Sport MOT pass rate: 82.9% (108,892 tests, 2025)

The Land Rover Range Rover Sport passed 82.9% of its 108,892 MOT tests in 2025 — 5.4 points above the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 10 years old with 84,308 miles on the clock.
82.9%Pass rate (2025)
108,892MOT tests analysed
84,308 miMedian mileage at test
10 yrsMedian age at test

How the Range Rover Sport compares

Land Rover Range Rover Sport

82.9%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Land Rover average (all models)

81.1%

What fails most on the Land Rover Range Rover Sport

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Range Rover Sport:

#SystemDefects recordedShare
1Brakes10,52024.4%
2Suspension9,69722.5%
3Tyres8,02318.6%
4Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment5,48312.7%
5Body, chassis, structure3,4578.0%
6Visibility2,4455.7%

Pre-MOT checklist for Range Rover Sport owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

  • Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
  • Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
  • Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
  • Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
  • Look underneath for corrosion around sills and subframes, especially on older cars
Check the engine before the tester does

A stored fault code with the engine light on is an automatic Major defect. Scan and clear resolved faults before booking.

Range Rover Sport pass rate by registration year

Strongest age-adjusted years: 2010, 2011. Full ranking and method: Land Rover Range Rover Sport years to avoid.

Registration yearTestsPass rateVs same-ageMedian mileage
2005 9,766 74.4% +9.8 pts 138,442
2006 16,292 73.5% +9.1 pts 137,452
2007 15,202 74.3% +9.2 pts 130,466
2008 12,477 74.6% +9.5 pts 124,755
2009 12,919 75.7% +9.3 pts 117,322
2010 16,100 77.9% +10.6 pts 112,291
2011 15,767 79.3% +10.1 pts 104,606
2012 17,612 81.1% +9.8 pts 98,392
2013 18,926 82.2% +8.8 pts 93,688
2014 25,527 82.9% +7.0 pts 87,432
2015 32,111 83.0% +4.2 pts 77,912
2016 32,104 83.6% +2.3 pts 69,955
2017 30,303 86.0% +2.0 pts 61,210
2018 32,039 89.3% +2.9 pts 50,980
2019 31,959 90.5% +2.0 pts 42,746
2020 18,627 90.5% +0.5 pts 34,678
2021 2,268 91.6% +1.2 pts 29,121

Check a specific Range Rover Sport before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Land Rover models

Range Rover Evoque83.5% pass rate · 129,387 tests Discovery77.2% pass rate · 124,039 tests Freelander70.8% pass rate · 110,042 tests Defender74.1% pass rate · 97,893 tests Discovery Sport84.4% pass rate · 89,568 tests Range Rover81.1% pass rate · 79,119 tests Range Rover Velar86.8% pass rate · 27,440 tests Range Rover Evoque R-Dyn S D A87.7% pass rate · 6,101 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Land Rover Range Rover Sport?

In 2025, 82.9% of 108,892 first MOT tests on the Land Rover Range Rover Sport were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Range Rover Sport fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is brakes (24.4% of its recorded defects), followed by suspension.

Is the Land Rover Range Rover Sport reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 82.9% it performs above the national average at a median age of 10 years and 84,308 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.