Hybrid Land Rover Range Rover Sport: MOT pass rate
90.6% of hybrid Land Rover Range Rover Sports pass the MOT first time, measured across 4,657 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 43,859.
Hybrid against the other Land Rover Range Rover Sport versions
| Fuel | Pass rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Diesel | 81.9% | 97,932 |
| Petrol | 87% | 11,968 |
| Hybrid | 90.6% | 4,657 |
| All Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 82.8% | 114,861 |
Why the fuel type changes the number
Hybrids sidestep most emissions failures and tend to do lighter urban miles, though the extra weight tells on tyres and brakes.
On the Land Rover Range Rover Sport specifically, hybrid is the strongest at 90.6%, and this hybrid version sits 7.8 points above the 82.8% model average.
What it means if you are buying one
The hybrid Land Rover Range Rover Sport is the stronger side of this model on MOT data. Still judge the individual car, but the fuel type is a mild point in its favour. Buying a damaged one? run it through the analyzer, check the exact car, decode the VIN and check the mileage before you bid.
Mileage is part of the answer
The average hybrid Land Rover Range Rover Sport had covered 43,859 miles at test, against 90,054 for the diesel and 64,444 for the petrol. That is below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck.
Fuel type and mileage are tangled together: diesels are usually bought by higher-mileage drivers, so some of any gap between fuels is the miles rather than the engine. The per-year figures on the Land Rover Range Rover Sport page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.
Most common MOT failures on a hybrid Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 1.1% of tests (5.77x the national rate for this defect)
- A tyre seriously damaged, 3.9% of tests (1.39x the national rate for this defect)
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 2.4% of tests (1.28x the national rate for this defect)
- A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.1% of tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1% of tests
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.7% of tests
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.7% of tests
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.5% of tests
- A wheel with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud, 0.3% of tests
- A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.2% of tests
From 4,692 DVSA-tracked hybrid Land Rover Range Rover Sport tests, 2024, split out from the Land Rover Range Rover Sport's other fuel types. DVSA testers marked 5.3% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 5.11% nationally. See which fuel type fails on the most dangerous defects nationally for how that compares across the whole fleet.
Most common MOT advisories on a hybrid Land Rover Range Rover Sport
Flagged but doesn't fail the car, a different list from the failures above.
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 19.3% of tests, also fails
- A tyre seriously damaged, 8.8% of tests, also fails
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 7.3% of tests, also fails
- Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 6.5% of tests
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 2.6% of tests, also fails
- Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 1.3% of tests
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.5% of tests
- Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.2% of tests
- A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded, 0.2% of tests
- Number plate missing or so insecure that it is likely to fall off, 0.1% of tests (2.08x the national rate for this defect)
From 4,692 DVSA-tracked hybrid Land Rover Range Rover Sport tests, 2024.