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Land rover RANGE ROVER - 2021

65.9 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2021 is 80.0 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 2021. Sample size: 17,175 cars, 45,554 tests and 29,998 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 17,175 cars

The 2021 Land Rover Range Rover has an overall defect rate of 66 per 100 vehicles, which is notably lower than the average for cars of the same year at 79 per 100, representing a 16% improvement. This model performs particularly well in categories such as Lights & Electrics, Body/Structure, and Equipment, with defect rates significantly lower than the average. Mileage trends show that defect rates rise with higher mileage, but the Range Rover maintains a consistent performance compared to its peers in all mileage brackets. There are no major categories where this model stands out negatively, indicating a strong overall reliability.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 17,175 cars

More model years for Land rover RANGE ROVER

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 2.8% worse
41.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 40.0 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 0.0% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 0.7 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering linkage component: fractured or deformed
Visibility
▲ 15.9% better
12.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 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
▲ 59.8% better
4.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
  • 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)
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 20.0% better
69.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 87.3 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • 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 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
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.1 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • A transmission shaft bearing: excessively worn
Equipment
▲ 53.3% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 22.2% better
2.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 268 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: 7,952
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,039
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,155
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,607
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,778
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 973
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 893
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 799
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 719
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 655

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 973
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 893
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 542
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 381
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 249
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 123
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 109
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 75
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 68
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 51