Land Rover Freelander vs Toyota RAV4

On MOT-testable defects, the Toyota RAV4 (fail rate 16.4%) performed better than the Land Rover Freelander (22.4%) across comparable years. The biggest divergence was lighting & signalling, where the Freelander recorded failures more often.

22.4%
Freelander fail rate
16.4%
RAV4 fail rate
6.01pp
Difference

Side by side

MOT figures compared
MetricLand Rover FreelanderToyota RAV4
MOT tests analysed805,256729,523
Pass rate77.6%83.7%
Fail rate22.4%16.4%
Fail rate compared (lower is better) Land Rover Freelander 22.4% Toyota RAV4 16.4%
Overall MOT fail rate across comparable model years.

Where they differ

Failure-area share, by category
CategoryFreelanderRAV4
Lighting & signalling12.3%7.8%
Steering4.5%0.0%
Visibility0.0%3.9%
Body, structure & corrosion3.7%0.0%
Brakes8.8%5.4%
Tyres0.0%3.3%
Suspension9.8%7.0%

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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