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Land rover RANGE ROVER - 2018

93.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2018 is 123.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Land rover RANGE ROVER, model year 2018. Sample size: 56,055 cars, 139,996 tests and 131,434 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 56,055 cars

The 2018 Land Rover Range Rover has an overall defect rate of 94 defects per 100 vehicles, which is significantly better than the yearly average of 120 defects per 100 vehicles, representing a 21.8% improvement. While tyre wear is not highlighted as a major concern, the model shows notable strengths in categories such as steering, visibility, and lights & electrics, where it outperforms the average by substantial margins. However, defect rates tend to increase with mileage, particularly in the highest mileage segment of over 124,000 miles, where defects rise to 197 per 100 vehicles. Overall, this model demonstrates a commendable reliability track record compared to its peers for the same year.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 56,055 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 0.7% better
68.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 36.0% better
3.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 28.8% better
9.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 65.3% better
6.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Headlamp cleaning device: inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID)
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 27.9% better
91.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 66.7% better
1.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
Equipment
▲ 59.1% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 100 tests
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
Other
▲ 8.6% better
6.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 307 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 30,671
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 21,387
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 17,900
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 11,229
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,455
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,341
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 2,690
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,495
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,417
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,147

Serious faults (Top 10)

Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,147
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,024
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,891
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,736
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,066
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 797
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 657
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 530
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 493
Brake lining or pad: worn down to wear indicator
FAIL
Occurrences: 435