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Land Rover 109 4 Cyl — Reliability by Year

4,732 vehicles · MOT data 1980–1983 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Land Rover 109 4 Cyl was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

Best pass rate year
1982
100.0% pass rate · 1,275 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1981
66.7% pass rate · 1,166 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
1983
83.3%
65,907 mi 485
1982
100.0%
77,031 mi 1,275
1981
66.7%
1,076 mi 1,166
1980
1,806

Which year Land Rover 109 4 Cyl is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 1,076 miles (newest year) to 77,031 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Land Rover 109 4 Cyl.

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