Land Rover Range/Rover vs Mercedes-Benz Ml

On MOT-testable defects, the Land Rover Range/Rover (fail rate 15.8%) performed better than the Mercedes-Benz Ml (19.6%) across comparable years. The biggest divergence was lighting & signalling, where the Ml recorded failures more often.

15.8%
Range/Rover fail rate
19.6%
Ml fail rate
3.72pp
Difference

Side by side

MOT figures compared
MetricLand Rover Range/RoverMercedes-Benz Ml
MOT tests analysed1,175,907214,052
Pass rate84.2%80.4%
Fail rate15.8%19.6%
Fail rate compared (lower is better) Land Rover Range/Rover 15.8% Mercedes-Benz Ml 19.6%
Overall MOT fail rate across comparable model years.

Where they differ

Failure-area share, by category
CategoryRange/RoverMl
Lighting & signalling4.6%10.9%
Emissions & environmental0.0%3.4%
Body, structure & corrosion2.6%0.0%
Brakes5.7%7.2%
Suspension5.3%6.7%
Tyres4.6%4.6%

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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