Land Rover R Rover MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Land Rover R Rover MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Land Rover R Rover passed on its first attempt in 91.7%, and its overall record sits +11.3 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Land Rover R Rover in the 2023–2025 data: 10,580 tests across 4 model years (2020–2023). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Land Rover R Rover MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Land Rover R Rover, the Visibility section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Land Rover R Rover's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Land Rover R Rover DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Land Rover R Rover, each with how many of the model's 10,580 tests it was noted on.

• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 283 Land Rover R Rover tests, 2.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 220 Land Rover R Rover tests, 2.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 211 Land Rover R Rover tests, 2.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 201 Land Rover R Rover tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 93 Land Rover R Rover tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too low" (Rectified) — noted on about 84 Land Rover R Rover tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Land Rover R Rover Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Land Rover R Rover model year on record is 2023 (94.4% across 160 tests), and the weakest is 2020 (91.8%). The gap between them is 2.6 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Land Rover R Rover reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 0.8 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Land Rover R Rover Owners

These checks follow this Land Rover R Rover's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Land Rover R Rover.

• the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers blade defective”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

• the lights — “headlamp aim too low”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Land Rover R Rover. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Land Rover R Rover MOT & Reliability