2018 Land Rover Range Rover Sport MOT pass rate: 89.3% (32,039 tests)

2018-registered Land Rover Range Rover Sports passed 89.3% of 32,039 MOT tests in 2023–2025 — 2.9 points better than all UK cars registered in 2018 (86.4%).

89.3%Pass rate, 2018 cars

102.9Age-adjusted index (100 = average)

32,039Tests analysed

50,980 miMedian mileage at test

90.3% / 89.0%Petrol vs diesel pass rate

Is the 2018 Range Rover Sport getting worse?

Pass rate of 2018-registered cars across recent test years:

Test year	Pass rate
2023	89.8% +1.7 vs same-age
2024	89.2% +3.0 vs same-age
2025	88.8% +4.1 vs same-age

The raw rate normally falls as cars age. The “vs same-age” figure compares this cohort with all UK cars registered in the same year, so normal ageing is not mistaken for a bad model year.

What fails on a 2018 Range Rover Sport

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Tyres	1,962	33.4%
2	Brakes	1,172	19.9%
3	Suspension	735	12.5%
4	Visibility	608	10.3%
5	Identification of the vehicle	388	6.6%
6	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	359	6.1%

All Range Rover Sport years compared

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median 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 (this page)	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

Weighing up which year to buy? See the full ranking: Land Rover Range Rover Sport years to avoid.

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FAQs

Is a 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Sport reliable?

2018-registered examples passed 89.3% of their MOT tests (32,039 tests, 2023–2025), +2.9 points versus all UK cars registered in the same year. At roughly 8 years old with a median 50,980 miles, condition now varies car by car — always check the individual MOT history.

What mileage is too high for a 2018 Range Rover Sport?

The median tested example shows 50,980 miles. Anything far beyond that isn't automatically bad — a motorway-mile car with consistent service records often beats a low-mileage school-run car — but price accordingly and scrutinise the mileage trail for gaps or drops.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023–2025 extracts (96 million Class 4 initial tests; retests excluded). Only vehicles old enough for a routine first MOT are included. Age-adjusted figures compare the model-year cohort with all vehicles of the same registration year tested in the same calendar year. Contains public sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.