Does the Land Rover 88 fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?
The Land Rover 88 records 5.72 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.33 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.61, 95% interval −2.05 to −1.16). It ranks 503 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on noise, emissions and leaks?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Land Rover 88 is “Emissions levels exceed default limits”, recorded 358 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Emissions levels exceed default limits | 358 | 2.52 |
| Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users | 201 | 1.42 |
| Smoke opacity levels exceed default limit | 78 | 0.55 |
| Emissions test unable to be completed | 57 | 0.40 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 14,185 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Land Rover 88 gets a noise, emissions and leaks advisory, how often does it fail next time?
5.7% of Land Rover 88 MOTs with a noise, emissions and leaks advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.2 months and 221 miles later (2,104 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,104 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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