MOT History from tests of diesel LAND ROVER RANGE ROVERs year 1997

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Pass percent:65.15%

(The average a diesel LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER year 1997 passes without issue)

Based on:25,126 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2485
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1294
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1090
Registration plate lamp issues	1077
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	643
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	464
Registration plate issues	401
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	378
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	357
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	325
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	286
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	269
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	250
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	203
Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	178
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	177
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	176
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	174
Windscreen has damage	167
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	166
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	158
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	156
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	152
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	149
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	137
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	134
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	129
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	122
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	109
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	103
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	99
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	89
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	87
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	85
Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	85
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	82
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	79
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	77
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	76
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	76
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	74
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	73
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	72
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	72
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	71
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	70
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	69
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	69
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	68
Offside Rear brake disc contaminated by oil \|3.5.1h\|	68
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	68
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	68
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	64
Offside Front Radius arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	59
Brake performance not tested \|3.7.A.1\|	58
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	56
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	55
Offside Front Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	53
Nearside Rear brake disc contaminated by oil \|3.5.1h\|	53
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	53
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	52
Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level \|3.6.G.1b\|	50
Nearside Front Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	50
Nearside Front Radius arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	50
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	48
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	48
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	48
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	47
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	47
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	47
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	46
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	44
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	44
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	41
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	39
Fuel pipe leaking \|7.2.3\|	38
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	38
Front Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	38
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	36
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	36
Nearside Front Air suspension unit deteriorated and likely to fail \|2.4.D.1b\|	35
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	35
Windscreen washer not working	35
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	34
Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	34
Offside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	34
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	34
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	33
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	33
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	33
Offside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	32
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter split \|2.5.C.1a\|	32
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	32
Power steering component\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	31
Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	31
Nearside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	31
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	31
Centre Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	30
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted \|7.4.B.1\|	30
Offside Front Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	30
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	30
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	30
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	30
Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	30
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	29
Front Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	29
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Offside Rear Air suspension unit deteriorated and likely to fail \|2.4.D.1b\|	29
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	29
Brake hose has insufficient room to move	29
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings \|6.1.B.2\|	29
Rear brake binding	28
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	28
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	28
Nearside Front Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	28
Offside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	28
Exhaust system not adequately supported \|7.1.1\|	28
Nearside Front Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	28
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	28
Nearside Rear Air suspension unit deteriorated and likely to fail \|2.4.D.1b\|	27
Offside Front Trailing arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Nearside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Nearside Front Lower Front suspension ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Offside Front Tie bar/rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	27
Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	27
Rear Air suspension has no suspension movement \|2.4.D.5\|	27
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	27
Nearside Rear Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	27
Offside Rear Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	27

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

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MOT History from tests of diesel LAND ROVER RANGE ROVERs year 1997

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