Land Rover Range Rover SV MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Land Rover Range Rover SV MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Land Rover Range Rover SV passed on its first attempt in 90.6%, and its overall record sits +10.7 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Land Rover Range Rover SV in the 2023–2025 data: 72 tests across 1 model years (2022–2022). 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 Range Rover SV MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Land Rover Range Rover SV, the Tyres 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 Range Rover SV's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Land Rover Range Rover SV DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Land Rover Range Rover SV, each with how many of the model's 72 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 3 Land Rover Range Rover SV tests, 4.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 2 Land Rover Range Rover SV tests, 2.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 2 Land Rover Range Rover SV tests, 2.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp aim too low" (Rectified) — noted on about 1 Land Rover Range Rover SV tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Rectified) — noted on about 1 Land Rover Range Rover SV tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements" (Rectified) — noted on about 1 Land Rover Range Rover SV tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Land Rover Range Rover SV Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Land Rover Range Rover SV model year on record is 2022 (91.7% across 72 tests), and the weakest is 2022 (91.7%). Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Land Rover Range Rover SV Owners

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

• the wipers and washers — “wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”

  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.

• the number plates — “registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements”

  Check both plates are present, legible and correctly spaced, with the postcode of the supplier and the BS AU 145e mark. A private plate in the wrong style is a fail before the car is even looked at.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Land Rover Range Rover SV MOT & Reliability