Land Rover Range Rover Sp Hse Tdv6 A (2008)
2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sp Hse Tdv6 A
CarHunch analysed 113 real MOT records for the 2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sp Hse Tdv6 A. This breakdown of actual test outcomes — pass rates, defect profiles, mileage data — isn't published anywhere else.
This 2008 Range Rover Sport is a genuinely unreliable proposition: just 26% pass first time against the UK average of 80%, making it one of the least dependable vehicles of its age. With zero dangerous defects recorded across 113 vehicles, safety isn't the issue—but the persistent failure rate signals expensive structural or mechanical problems ahead.
At 126,620 miles median, these examples are high-mileage for their age, and the 0.61 failures per vehicle average reflects serious wear accumulating on ageing TDV6 engines and complex four-wheel-drive systems. If you're considering this model, budget heavily for suspension, gearbox, and diesel injector work, and treat the first-time pass rate as a warning flag rather than an anomaly.
What to check before buying a 2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sp Hse Tdv6 A
Practical pre-purchase checks for this age and model.
- 📋 Check the full MOT history. Look for recurring advisories — slow-building issues like corrosion or brake wear patterns show up years before they become failures. Enter the reg below for a full AI analysis.
- 🔍 Inspect for corrosion in person. Brake pipes, sills, subframes, and chassis legs. Surface rust is normal at this age; structural rust is a serious problem that's expensive to fix and can fail an MOT.
- 🛞 Check tyres and brakes. The most common advisory items at this age. Budget for replacement if they're near the limit — factor this into your offer price.
- 📄 Run an HPI check. The MOT history won't show outstanding finance, insurance write-offs, or stolen status — an HPI check will.
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Mileage Distribution
Most 2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sp Hse Tdv6 A vehicles sit in the blue band. If the car you're looking at is outside it, it's either unusually low or high mileage for its age.
Half of all 2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sp Hse Tdv6 A vehicles fall between 99,444 and 140,156 miles.
2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sp Hse Tdv6 A — Still on the Road
Numbers are declining — 13 vehicles still getting MOTs in 2025 (43% of peak).
Based on vehicles from this manufacture year that had at least one MOT test in each calendar year. Data from 2017–2025.
MOT History Averages
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