MOT History from tests of diesel LAND ROVER RANGE ROVERs year 1998

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Pass percent:65.64%

(The average a diesel LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER year 1998 passes without issue)

Based on:26,498 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2664
Headlamp aim out of alignment	1302
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	1083
Registration plate lamp issues	1058
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	581
Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	468
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	386
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	367
Registration plate issues	365
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	315
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	295
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	245
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	233
Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	231
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	200
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	193
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	187
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	179
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	176
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	174
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	172
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	157
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	151
Emissions not tested \|7.0\|	148
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	131
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	124
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	124
Windscreen has damage	124
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	120
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	117
Centre Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	99
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	98
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	97
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	88
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	87
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	84
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	84
Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	83
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	82
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	76
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	75
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	74
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	70
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	67
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	67
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	64
Battery insecure \|1.9.1\|	63
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	62
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	61
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	61
Offside Front Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	61
Brake performance not tested \|3.7.A.1\|	60
Nearside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	60
Nearside Front Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	59
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	57
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	56
Offside Front Radius arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	56
Nearside Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases \|7.1.2\|	55
Nearside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	55
Offside Rear brake disc contaminated by oil \|3.5.1h\|	51
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	51
Nearside Front Radius arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	50
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	50
Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid level below minimum level \|3.6.G.1b\|	50
Offside Rear Air suspension unit deteriorated and likely to fail \|2.4.D.1b\|	47
Nearside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	47
Offside Side repeater not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	47
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	46
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	43
Offside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	43
Nearside Front suspension has excessive play in a upper suspension ball joint \|2.5.B.1a\|	42
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	42
Nearside Rear brake disc contaminated by oil \|3.5.1h\|	42
Rear Exhaust has part of the system excessively deteriorated \|7.1.1a\|	41
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	41
Offside Front wheel bearing rough when rotated \|2.5.A.2\|	41
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	40
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	39
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	38
Offside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	38
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	38
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view \|8.1.2a\|	37
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	37
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	37
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	37
Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	37
Nearside Rear Air suspension unit deteriorated and likely to fail \|2.4.D.1b\|	36
Nearside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecure to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc \|2.5.C.1a\|	35
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\|	35
Nearside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	35
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	34
Fuel pipe leaking \|7.2.3\|	33
Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	33
Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	33
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| excessively deteriorated so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance \|1.1.A.3d\|	33
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	33
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	32
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	32
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	32
Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	31
Centre Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	31
Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release \|5.2.5a\|	31
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\|	30
Exhaust tailpipe not capable of allowing the emission probe to be inserted \|7.4.B.1\|	30
Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	30
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	29
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	29
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	29
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	29
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	28
Offside Front constant velocity joint gaiter insecurely mounted to its housing \|2.5.C.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
Power steering pipe\|s\| or hose\|s\| leaking \|2.3.3b\|	28
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	28

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.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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MOT History from tests of diesel LAND ROVER RANGE ROVERs year 1998

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