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Land Rover 88 4 Cyl — Reliability by Year

8,559 vehicles · MOT data 1980–1984 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Land Rover 88 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
1981
83.2% pass rate · 1,987 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1980
25.2% pass rate · 2,143 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
1984
61.0%
90,807 mi 710
1983
72.4%
64,441 mi 1,763
1982
75.0%
2,000 mi 1,956
1981
83.2%
76,419 mi 1,987
1980
25.2%
40,162 mi 2,143

Which year Land Rover 88 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 2,000 miles (newest year) to 90,807 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 88 4 Cyl.

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