Model Reports 4 min read Updated 18 Oct 2026

Land Rover Range Rover 2001: reliability & common MOT faults

In 2025, 74 in every 100 first MOTs on a 2001 Land Rover Range Rover were passes.

Summary

The 2001 Land Rover Range Rover follows the pattern of the model years either side.

At a glance

How 1,026 first tests went in 2025.

Passed first time
74 in every 100
Did not pass first time
26 in every 100269 failed first-attempt tests
The typical car
24 yearsabout 129,627 miles
First tests counted
1,026

How we count this. Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Only Class 4 cars on their first MOT of the year are counted. A car that fails and is fixed at the test station still counts as a fail in the first-attempt rate. These are raw results, not adjusted for age, mileage, or peer mix. The MOT does not test engine or gearbox internals.

Note:

These are patterns across 2001 Land Rover Range Rover vehicles in 2025, not a prediction that any one car will have them. Faults are grouped by part of the car. They come from MOT defect codes, not manufacturer bulletins, recalls or a diagnosis of any one car.

Brakes

One fault: anti-lock braking system (ABS), 4.9 times as often as on similar cars.

Figures below are measured across the 266 of 269 failed first attempts (98.9%) that recorded an odometer reading in 2025. Mileage is needed to compare like with like.

We only list faults with at least 20 failures and a rate of about 2.0 times that of similar cars, which keeps one-off results out of the list.

Anti-lock braking system (ABS)

Failed on 47 first tests4.9 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

ABS is failed as removed only where it has obviously been removed, because not every vehicle in the age range where removal is not permitted has ABS. A warning lamp that does not light or shows an ABS fault is Major, as is a missing or excessively damaged wheel speed sensor. Every failure row for this component is Major.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Suspension

One fault: suspension arm ball joint dust cover (front), 4.3 times as often as on similar cars.

Suspension arm ball joint dust cover (front)

Failed on 26 first tests4.3 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

Whether a suspension arm ball joint dust cover still keeps dirt out decides its grade. Severely deteriorated is Minor, while missing, or no longer preventing the ingress of dirt, is Major.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Seat belts and restraints

One fault: airbag warning light, 3.2 times as often as on similar cars.

Airbag warning light

Failed on 24 first tests3.2 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

The airbag warning lamp (SRS MIL in DVSA's wording) is failed only if it indicates a system malfunction, which is Major. A lamp lit to show the passenger airbag is disabled is not to be regarded as a defect. Dashboard messages are not a defect in their own right, though they can help the tester confirm a malfunction.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Body and structure

One fault: exhaust system, 2.1 times as often as on similar cars.

Exhaust system

Failed on 21 first tests2.1 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

Exhaust fumes causing a danger to health of persons on board are graded Dangerous, and so is a silencer likely to become detached. Fumes entering the cabin are Major. One or more missing or defective mountings does not necessarily make the exhaust insecure, since testers assess the overall security of the system.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Advisories

Other things testers noted as worn or close to failing, more often than on similar cars.

An advisory is a note from the tester about something that has not failed yet. It is an early warning, not a fail.

Transmission oil leaks

Noted on 20 first tests3.4 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Counts cover advisories recorded on failed first tests only, compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

MOT pass rates

How first tests ended, and how the pass rates are counted.

Passed first time
74in every 100
Passed on the first test.
Fixed at the station
3in every 100
Failed, then fixed at the test station the same day.
Failed
23in every 100
Did not pass, and were not fixed at the test station.

First-attempt pass 73.8% of 1,026 first tests (2025): only cars that passed first time count. Official-style pass 77.3%: cars fixed at the test station also count as a pass. The 3 fixed and the 23 not fixed make the 26 in every 100 that did not pass first time.

Petrol and diesel

First testsPassed first time, as tested
Petrol60072
Diesel35576

Figures are in every 100 first tests.

Same model, other years

Passed first time in every 100, all tested in 2025.

40608010020012005201020152020Older carsNewer cars
406080100200120102020Newer cars

Newer cars are younger, so look for a jump rather than the climb. A year earlier (2024), when these cars were a year younger, 71 in every 100 passed first time.

YearPassed first timeFirst tests
199669 in every 100319
199773 in every 100431
199870 in every 100495
199969 in every 100553
200072 in every 100796
2001 This car74 in every 1001,026
200271 in every 100997
200370 in every 1001,499
200468 in every 1001,986
200569 in every 1002,186
200667 in every 1002,624
200769 in every 1003,061
200870 in every 1002,178
200971 in every 1002,343
201073 in every 1003,036
201173 in every 1003,491
201274 in every 1004,206
201378 in every 1008,552
201483 in every 1005,380
201582 in every 1005,778
201681 in every 1005,063
201784 in every 1005,083
201888 in every 1004,975
201988 in every 1004,454
202088 in every 1003,349
202189 in every 1003,800
202290 in every 1003,827

FAQs

Short answers about how to read this model-year guide.

The 2001 Land Rover Range Rover follows the pattern of the model years either side. In 2025, 73.8% of 1,026 first MOTs on the 2001 Land Rover Range Rover passed first time (PRS: items fixed at the station the same day, counted as a fail). The official-style rate including PRS is 77.3%. Among 269 failed first-attempt MOT tests (test year 2025), Anti-lock braking system (ABS) appears more often than on similar cars (17.7% of those tests; 47 observed failures; about 4.9× more often than similar cars). There is no single reliability score here; this is a pre-purchase checklist built from DVSA open data, not a guarantee for any individual car.
Among failed first-attempt tests we highlight patterns that appear more often than on similar cars. Top example: Anti-lock braking system (ABS) (17.7% of those tests; 47 observed failures; about 4.9× more often than similar cars). These are statistical signals, not a diagnosis of any individual car.
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) shows up more often than on similar cars (17.7% of those tests; 47 observed failures; about 4.9× more often than similar cars). That does not prove a design fault. Age, mileage, and how the car was used still matter. Treat it as a pre-purchase checkpoint, not a manufacturer service bulletin.
Common MOT problem areas for the 2001 Land Rover Range Rover include Anti-lock braking system (ABS), Suspension arm ball joint dust cover (front), Airbag warning light. These are the faults that stand out compared with similar cars, not a complete list of what can go wrong on any individual car.
Advisories flag issues noted at the test and are not a fail rate. We show advisory patterns that appear more often than on similar cars among failed first-attempt tests, separate from common failure rows. Use them as early-warning checks, not as a pass/fail score.
This page highlights MOT failure patterns for the 2001 Land Rover Range Rover (registration year) using UK DVSA open data for the selected test year. Patterns are compared with cars of a similar age and mileage. It is a buyer checklist from MOT defect statistics, not a full service history or manufacturer service-bulletin list.
No. MOT tests do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronic modules. Patterns here come from MOT defect statistics only and should not be read as engine or gearbox reliability scores.

About this data

How this page is built and what it can (and can't) say.

These figures come from UK MOT open data for this model year. We surface common failure patterns against similar cars, not a full reliability score, and not a pass/fail verdict on any individual vehicle.

2024 2025

What we include

UK Class 4 cars only. Normal MOT tests (not retests); first test per vehicle per calendar year; results pass, PRS, or fail.

Same-day repairs

PRS means the car failed items that were fixed at the test station and then passed the same day. We count PRS as a first-attempt fail in headline rates so same-day repairs do not hide problems.

How we compare

We compare this model year with other Class 4 cars of similar age and mileage in the same test year. This model family is left out of the peer group so the car is not measured against itself.

What this does not cover

  • MOTs do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronics; this is not a full reliability score.
  • Common faults come from MOT defect stats, not manufacturer TSBs or recalls.
  • Age and mileage matching reduces, but does not remove, differences in how cars were used and maintained.
  • If the data for a car is too thin to say anything useful, we say so rather than guess.

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