Car statistics by year

2012 Land Rover Range Rover

Land Rover Range Rover cars first registered in 2012: how they did at their 2025 MOT, what failed them, how far they have been driven and how many are still on the road. Compared with every car first registered in 2012, so like is set against like.

A year of the Land Rover Range Rover. “2012” is the year of first registration.

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4,397 MOT tests of 2012 Land Rover Range Rover cars
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 74.1% All 2012 cars 63.6%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 108,100 miles; all 2012 cars 90,800
  • Left at the end of 2025 3,160 87.7% of the 3,605 at the end of 2014
  • Tests finding a dangerous defect 6.5% All 2012 cars 9.2%
  • Tests with an advisory 58.2% All 2012 cars 62.0%
  • MOT tests in 2025 4,397 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2012 Land Rover Range Rovers do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 13 years old, 74.1% of 2012 Land Rover Range Rover MOT tests were passed first time, against 63.6% for all cars first registered in 2012. 2012 Land Rover Range Rovers did better than average for their age, by 10.5 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 75.7% of the time (all 2012 cars 64.5%).

MOT pass rate by year of first registration: Land Rover Range Rover vs all cars

Each pair of bars is one year of first registration, tested in 2025. Older cars pass less often, so compare each Land Rover Range Rover bar with the all-cars bar beside it.

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, Land Rover Range Rover compared with all cars
First registered Land Rover Range RoverAll cars
’06 68.1%56.9%
’07 69.5%57.3%
’08 70.2%57.0%
’09 71.2%58.2%
’10 73.8%59.3%
’11 73.3%61.5%
’12 74.1%63.6%
’13 78.2%66.0%
’14 82.8%69.1%
’15 82.3%72.6%
’16 81.1%75.6%
’17 84.2%79.1%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failures on the 2012 Land Rover Range Rover

Suspension arms: pin or bush excessively worn was the most common single reason a 2012 Land Rover Range Rover failed, on 11.3% of about 1,100 failed tests. By area of the car, suspension failed most often (45.5% of failed tests; all 2012 cars 39.1%). 6.5% of tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 9.2% for all cars first registered in 2012. A failed test can have several defects, so shares add up to more than 100%.

Most common reasons for failure

Share of failed tests with each defect. The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.

Most common specific MOT defects on failed 2012 Land Rover Range Rover tests, 2025
Defect Share of failed tests
Suspension arms: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension 11.3%
Suspension arms: ball joint excessively worn Suspension 11.1%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes 9.1%
Drive shafts: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure 8.9%
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded Brakes 7.1%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 6.9%
Linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension 5.9%
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 5.6%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension 5.5%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility 5.5%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Failure categories: Land Rover Range Rover vs all 2012 cars

The marker shows the share for all cars first registered the same year.

Share of failed 2012 Land Rover Range Rover MOT tests with a defect in each category, with all 2012 cars for comparison
Category Share of failed tests
Suspension 45.5%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 24.2%
Brakes 23.8%
Tyres 17.6%
Body, chassis, structure 16.0%
Visibility 12.0%
Noise, emissions and leaks 7.2%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 3.9%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2012 Land Rover Range Rover

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 58.2% of 2012 Land Rover Range Rover tests had at least one (all 2012 cars 62.0%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2012 Land Rover Range Rover tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 16.7%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material Brakes 13.7%
Suspension arms: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Suspension 13.5%
Engine oil leak, but not excessive Noise, emissions and leaks 11.9%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 10.0%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 7.3%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened Suspension 6.7%
Shock absorbers: light misting of oil Suspension 5.1%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 4.3%
Sub-frames: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Suspension 4.2%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2012 Land Rover Range Rover?

Half of the 2012 Land Rover Range Rovers tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 108,100 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 88,000 and a quarter more than 130,600. For all cars first registered in 2012, the middle figure was 90,800 miles, so 2012 Land Rover Range Rovers have been driven 19.1% further than average.

Mileage at the 2025 MOT

Odometer readings at each car’s latest MOT of the year. The bar covers the middle half of cars; the line the middle 80%.

Odometer readings at the 2025 MOT, 2012 Land Rover Range Rover and all 2012 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2012 Land Rover Range Rover 69,800 88,000 108,100 130,600 152,500 4,185
All 2012 cars 47,100 66,700 90,800 117,400 145,000 1,483,042
miles

Half of the 2012 Land Rover Range Rovers tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 108,100 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2012 Land Rover Range Rovers are left?

At the end of 2014, 3,605 2012 Land Rover Range Rovers were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom (these counts start in 2014). By the end of 2025, 3,160 were: 2,816 licensed and 344 declared off the road (SORN). That is 87.7% still on the record, against 83.1% for all cars first registered in 2012.

Share still on the record since 2014

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2014. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2012 Land Rover Range Rovers on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2014, compared with all 2012 cars
Year end 2012 Land Rover Range RoverAll 2012 cars
2014 100.0%100.0%
2015 98.6%97.0%
2016 97.9%98.2%
2017 96.1%97.4%
2018 93.8%96.3%
2019 93.8%95.2%
2020 93.7%93.9%
2021 92.1%93.0%
2022 91.0%91.4%
2023 90.5%89.2%
2024 88.8%86.5%
2025 87.7%83.1%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2012

8 of the Land Rover Range Rover’s 67 recalls in DVSA’s records cover cars built during 2012.

The 2012 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2012 may have been built in 2011, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

Land Rover Range Rover recalls whose build dates include 2012
Launched Concern Built Vehicles
23 Jun 2016 Engine may cut out 2 Apr 2012 to 2 May 2013 11,290 (all models)
4 Aug 2015 Vehicle door(S) may open when car is in motion 29 Mar 2012 to 23 May 2015 35,250 (all models)
17 Feb 2015 Possible loss of braking efficiency 16 Aug 2012 to 8 Jan 2014 1,575 (all models)
23 Jan 2015 Possible loss of braking efficiency 14 Mar 2005 to 26 Jul 2012 34,134
10 Nov 2014 Risk of fire 9 Mar 2012 to 22 Jan 2013 1,331 (all models)
27 Aug 2013 Fire may occur 1 Jan 2012 to 31 Oct 2013 49,104 (all models)
18 Dec 2012 Brakes may fail 11 Jun 2012 51
11 Dec 2012 Steering may fail 20 Aug 2012 to 18 Sept 2012 182

Every Land Rover Range Rover recall · Check a specific car on GOV.UK · How we match recalls

Recall details come from manufacturers through DVSA. “Vehicles” is the number the manufacturer reported; “all models” means the figure covers everything in the recall. A recall listed here may not apply to a particular car: only the manufacturer or GOV.UK can say for its VIN.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Other years of the Land Rover Range Rover

25 years of the Land Rover Range Rover, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2010 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (73.8% passed first time) and the 2022 cars worst (89.8%).

Land Rover Range Rovers by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
1998 1,726 70.9% 67.1%
1999 1,532 69.8% 65.4%
2000 1,686 72.7% 63.1%
2001 1,962 74.6% 61.5%
2002 2,286 70.9% 59.7%
2003 2,895 70.0% 58.9%
2004 3,221 68.4% 57.9%
2005 2,928 69.7% 57.7%
2006 3,384 68.1% 56.9%
2007 3,554 69.5% 57.3%
2008 2,463 70.2% 57.0%
2009 2,656 71.2% 58.2%
2010 3,211 73.8% 59.3%
2011 3,746 73.3% 61.5%
2012 3,160 74.1% 63.6%
2013 4,232 78.2% 66.0%
2014 6,475 5,149 82.8% 69.1%
2015 7,210 6,086 82.3% 72.6%
2016 6,121 5,242 81.1% 75.6%
2017 5,832 5,323 84.2% 79.1%
2018 6,536 5,467 87.9% 81.8%
2019 5,888 5,073 88.5% 84.4%
2020 4,149 3,712 88.9% 86.9%
2021 4,431 3,994 89.7% 88.4%
2022 4,564 4,216 89.8% 89.4%

Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left: licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025. Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
MOT results and mileage Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 4,397 MOT tests of 2012 Land Rover Range Rover cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 3,160 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of Land Rover Range Rover cars first registered in 2012; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2012.
  • Year of first registration is DVSA’s first-use date: when the car was first registered, in the UK or abroad.
  • Defects and advisories are DVSA’s descriptions made readable. Where on the car a defect was found (side, front or rear) is ignored, so the same fault on any wheel counts once per test.
  • Mileage is the odometer reading at each car’s latest normal MOT of the year, as recorded by the tester. A few readings are in kilometres or mistyped; percentiles are not thrown by a handful of outliers.
  • Cars on the record come from DfT table VEH0124 and cover the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland; MOT figures cover Great Britain only.
  • DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.

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