Land Rover MOT pass rates and used models
Land Rover cars passed 77.3% of their initial MOT tests in 2025, 5 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average and 23rd of 63 makes. Among the most-tested models, the Range Rover Velar scored highest at 84.4% and the Freelander lowest at 65%.
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Every Land Rover model ranked
First-time MOT pass rates from 2025, highest first. Each model links to its buying guide and full MOT record.
| Model | Pass rate | vs Land Rover | Tests | Avg age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Rover Velar | 84.4% | 7.1 pts above | 37,117 | 5.7 yrs |
| Range Rover Evoque | 82.3% | 5 pts above | 191,806 | 8.1 yrs |
| Discovery Sport | 81.2% | 3.8 pts above | 120,363 | 7.2 yrs |
| Range Rover Sport | 80.8% | 3.5 pts above | 125,285 | 9.9 yrs |
| Range Rover | 79.5% | 2.1 pts above | 88,320 | 12.4 yrs |
| Discovery | 74.6% | 2.8 pts below | 143,479 | 13.6 yrs |
| Defender | 73% | 4.4 pts below | 121,149 | 18.2 yrs |
| Freelander | 65% | 12.4 pts below | 110,162 | 15.5 yrs |
Among models with at least 10,000 tests, the Range Rover Velar and Freelander are 19.4 percentage points apart. Part of that gap is age: models that left sale years ago are tested as older cars, and older cars fail more often.
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Land Rover pass rate by age
Every Land Rover tested in 2025, split by the car's age at test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 164,191 | 86.7% |
| 6 to 10 years | 341,581 | 81.9% |
| 11 years and over | 405,078 | 68.8% |
Land Rover pass rates fall by 17.9 percentage points between the youngest and oldest groups, so compare a model with others of a similar age rather than with the headline figure.
Checking a used Land Rover
Model averages describe the range, not the car in front of you. The Land Rover history check covers finance, write-off, theft, mileage and keeper records for one registration. To confirm a car's identity, see what a Land Rover VIN should look like.
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MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.