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Land Rover 88 reliability
The Land Rover 88 fails its MOT less often than most cars over 10 years old: 29.2% of 1,861 tests failed in 2023, against 39.7% on average.
Over 10 years old
29.2% failed their MOT
From 1,861 MOT tests of Land Rover 88s this age.
Where it does worse than other cars this age
Fails 40% more oftenBrake performance8.1% vs 5.8%
Fails 80% more oftenWashers6.3% vs 3.5%
Fails 54% more oftenStop lamp6% vs 3.9%Fix about £30
Fails 2× as oftenDirection indicators4.5% vs 2.3%
Advised 3× as oftenFluid leaks26.5% vs 10.1%
Advised 5× as oftenWheel bearings7.7% vs 1.7%
Advised 4× as oftenChassis4.2% vs 1.2%
Checking a Land Rover 88 before you buy
Look at the parts above at the viewing, and read the car’s own MOT history: advisories for the same parts suggest the problem is already starting. Sweep’s free check shows every MOT, advisory and mileage reading for a registration.
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT tests 2023 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Failure rates compare this model with all cars in the same age band. Fix prices are typical independent-garage estimates.