What year Land Rover Range Rover is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 2021 Land Rover Range Rover has the highest pass rate at 93.7%, out of 557 vehicles tested.

What are the most common Land Rover Range Rover MOT failures?

The most common Land Rover Range Rover MOT failures vary by year. Check the individual year pages for detailed defect breakdowns — links in the table above.

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Land Rover Range Rover — Reliability by Year

169,889 vehicles · MOT data 1980–2021 · first-test pass rates

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

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Best pass rate year

2021

93.7% pass rate · 557 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

1990

67.4% pass rate · 2,920 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
2021	93.7%	33,467 mi	557
2020	92.1%	36,368 mi	3,119
2019	92.0%	38,929 mi	5,705
2018	91.2%	43,212 mi	6,654
2017	89.6%	50,642 mi	5,924
2016	87.5%	55,678 mi	6,193
2015	87.8%	60,370 mi	7,246
2014	87.3%	64,106 mi	6,935
2013	85.7%	66,461 mi	10,688
2012	83.3%	72,423 mi	5,209
2011	82.4%	79,675 mi	4,557
2010	82.4%	82,606 mi	4,189
2009	81.3%	87,442 mi	3,504
2008	80.9%	93,179 mi	3,865
2007	79.8%	96,126 mi	6,051
2006	78.5%	96,257 mi	5,560
2005	78.6%	99,782 mi	5,112
2004	77.8%	97,063 mi	7,128
2003	77.6%	97,640 mi	7,573
2002	77.6%	97,449 mi	6,061
2001	75.7%	100,060 mi	3,985
2000	74.9%	104,451 mi	4,019
1999	75.2%	109,560 mi	3,904
1998	74.4%	116,349 mi	4,972
1997	74.0%	121,565 mi	5,848
1996	73.5%	127,572 mi	5,709
1995	73.1%	132,775 mi	5,285
1994	71.3%	127,924 mi	3,189
1993	69.5%	124,878 mi	3,434
1992	69.2%	122,768 mi	2,548
1991	68.9%	126,385 mi	2,462
1990	67.4%	127,464 mi	2,920
1989	67.7%	104,897 mi	2,651
1988	69.6%	94,027 mi	2,045
1987	70.1%	101,884 mi	1,442
1986	69.5%	115,986 mi	940
1985	71.0%	114,366 mi	670
1984	72.2%	85,300 mi	563
1983	74.1%	51,123 mi	446
1982	72.5%	54,397 mi	417
1981	74.3%	58,852 mi	325
1980	74.5%	51,707 mi	285

Which year Land Rover Range Rover 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 33,467 miles (newest year) to 132,775 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 Range Rover.

See the buying guide →

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