Does the Land Rover Range Rover fail the MOT on suspension more than it should?
The Land Rover Range Rover records 16.52 suspension failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 17.26 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.74, 95% interval −0.85 to −0.63). It ranks 306 of 701 models on suspension (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on suspension?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Land Rover Range Rover is “A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn”, recorded 44,044 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn | 44,044 | 8.02 |
| A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated | 17,222 | 3.14 |
| A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 10,972 | 2.00 |
| The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired | 5,002 | 0.91 |
| A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage | 1,847 | 0.34 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 548,947 (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 Range Rover gets a suspension advisory, how often does it fail next time?
18.6% of Land Rover Range Rover MOTs with a suspension advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 4,875 miles later (68,944 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 68,944 (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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