Land Rover Defender vs Land Rover Range/Rover

On MOT-testable defects, the Land Rover Range/Rover (fail rate 15.8%) performed better than the Land Rover Defender (21.9%) across comparable years. The biggest divergence was lighting & signalling, where the Defender recorded failures more often.

21.9%
Defender fail rate
15.8%
Range/Rover fail rate
6.07pp
Difference

Side by side

MOT figures compared
MetricLand Rover DefenderLand Rover Range/Rover
MOT tests analysed627,0431,175,907
Pass rate78.1%84.2%
Fail rate21.9%15.8%
Fail rate compared (lower is better) Land Rover Defender 21.9% Land Rover Range/Rover 15.8%
Overall MOT fail rate across comparable model years.

Where they differ

Failure-area share, by category
CategoryDefenderRange/Rover
Lighting & signalling15.0%4.6%
Steering6.8%0.0%
Tyres0.0%4.6%
Body, structure & corrosion6.4%2.6%
Suspension8.3%5.3%
Brakes7.5%5.7%

Methodology & source. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-01. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.

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