Land Rover Unclassified MOT pass rate: 82.7% (1,792 tests, 2025)

The Land Rover Unclassified passed 82.7% of its 1,792 MOT tests in 2025 — 5.2 points above the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 24 years old with 74,386 miles on the clock.

82.7%Pass rate (2025)

1,792MOT tests analysed

74,386 miMedian mileage at test

24 yrsMedian age at test

How the Unclassified compares

Land Rover Unclassified

82.7%

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 Unclassified

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

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	268	32.0%
2	Brakes	183	21.9%
3	Suspension	170	20.3%
4	Body, chassis, structure	92	11.0%
5	Visibility	67	8.0%
6	Steering	57	6.8%

Pre-MOT checklist for Unclassified owners

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

Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
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
Look underneath for corrosion around sills and subframes, especially on older cars
Replace smeared wiper blades and top up washer fluid — both are test items

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.

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Check a specific Unclassified 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 Range Rover Sport82.9% pass rate · 108,892 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

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Land Rover Unclassified?

In 2025, 82.7% of 1,792 first MOT tests on the Land Rover Unclassified were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Unclassified fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment (32.0% of its recorded defects), followed by brakes.

Is the Land Rover Unclassified reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 82.7% it performs above the national average at a median age of 24 years and 74,386 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.