Model Reports 8 min read Updated 12 Jul 2026

Land Rover Range Rover Sport 2011: reliability & common MOT faults

Elevated MOT failure patterns for the 2011 Land Rover Range Rover Sport include Electronic parking brake (~24.1× peers) and Flexible brake hoses (front) (~8.4× peers). Based on UK DVSA open data for test year 2025 (1,108 failed first-attempt tests), compared with similar age and mileage peers. Available test years: 2024, 2025.

1,108 failed first-attempt tests · 4,654 first tests (test year 2025)

Standout pattern: Electronic parking brake — about 24.1× more often than on similar peer cars.

Key takeaways before you buy

  • Electronic parking brake: about 24.1× more often than similar cars
  • Flexible brake hoses (front): about 8.4× more often than similar cars
  • Brake performance not tested: about 6.6× more often than similar cars

Common faults

These are MOT failure patterns that show up more often on this registration year than on similar cars of the same class, age band, and mileage in the same test year (leave-one-out peer comparison; whole model family excluded).

Statistical patterns from MOT defect codes — not manufacturer TSBs, recalls, or a diagnosis of any individual car. Fail and advisory patterns are kept separate.

Based on 1,108 failed first-attempt tests in test year 2025.

Electronic parking brake

This failure pattern appears about 24.1× more often than on similar peer cars — recorded on 32 failed first-attempt tests; 2.9% of failed tests for this model year.

Any · 32 failures · ×24.1 vs similar cars · 2.9% of failed first tests · Likely common fault pattern

Flexible brake hoses (front)

This failure pattern appears about 8.4× more often than on similar peer cars — recorded on 31 failed first-attempt tests; 2.8% of failed tests for this model year.

Front · 31 failures · ×8.4 vs similar cars · 2.8% of failed first tests · Likely common fault pattern

No patterns met the strongest callout thresholds on this page; showing the highest-lift rows that still cleared the display floors.

# Fault pattern Location Failures vs similar cars Share of fails Confidence
1 Electronic parking brake
Brakes > Parking brake control > Electronic parking brake
 Any 32 ×24.1 2.9% Likely common fault pattern
2 Flexible brake hoses (front)
Brakes > Flexible brake hoses
 Front 31 ×8.4 2.8% Likely common fault pattern
3 Brake performance not tested
Brakes > Brake performance > Brake performance not tested
 Any 41 ×6.6 3.7% Likely common fault pattern
4 Rigid brake pipes
Brakes > Rigid brake pipes
 Any 29 ×6.1 2.6% Possible elevated fault
5 Rigid brake pipes (rear)
Brakes > Rigid brake pipes
 Rear 98 ×6.0 8.8% Likely common fault pattern
6 Wheel bearings (front)
Suspension > Wheel bearings
 Front 50 ×3.6 4.5% Likely common fault pattern
7 Pins and bushes (rear)
Suspension > Suspension arms > Pins and bushes
 Rear 35 ×3.4 3.2% Likely common fault pattern

Only patterns that clear minimum sample and elevation thresholds are shown (at least 20 failures and 2.0× peer lift).

Wear patterns

These patterns look like wear or usage effects rather than model-specific design faults. Tyres, brake friction material, and alignment-related defects often track mileage and road use. They are not treated as a model design fault in our common-faults ranking.

# Pattern Location Failures vs similar cars Share of fails Confidence
1 Tyres — Condition (rear)
Tyres > Condition
 Rear 174 ×2.8 15.7% Wear / usage pattern — not treated as a model design fault
2 Brake discs (rear)
Brakes > Mechanical brake components > Brake discs and drums > Brake discs
 Rear 30 ×2.1 2.7% Wear / usage pattern — not treated as a model design fault

Advisories

Advisory items recorded on failed first-attempt tests that appear elevated versus peers. Advisories are not a fail rate — they flag issues noted at the test, often before they become failures.

# Advisory pattern Location Notes vs similar cars Share Confidence
1 Chassis condition
Body, chassis, structure > Chassis > Chassis condition
 Any 52 ×10.1 4.7% Elevated vs peers
2 Pins and bushes (front)
Suspension > Anti-roll bars > Pins and bushes
 Front 21 ×5.0 1.9% Elevated vs peers
3 Flexible brake hoses (front)
Brakes > Flexible brake hoses
 Front 33 ×5.0 3.0% Likely common fault pattern
4 Pins and bushes (rear)
Suspension > Suspension arms > Pins and bushes
 Rear 88 ×3.6 7.9% Likely common fault pattern
5 Rigid brake pipes (rear)
Brakes > Rigid brake pipes
 Rear 140 ×3.2 12.6% Likely common fault pattern
6 Rigid brake pipes
Brakes > Rigid brake pipes
 Any 45 ×2.9 4.1% Possible elevated fault
7 Wheel bearings (front)
Suspension > Wheel bearings
 Front 24 ×2.2 2.2% Likely common fault pattern

FAQs

We do not show a single reliability score for the 2011 Land Rover Range Rover Sport on this page. Among 1,108 failed first-attempt MOT tests (test year 2025), Electronic parking brake appears more often than on similar peer cars (about 24.1× more often than peers; 32 observed failures; 2.9% of failed tests). Treat this as a pre-purchase checklist from DVSA open data — not a guarantee for any individual car.
Among failed first-attempt tests we surface patterns that appear more often than on similar peer cars. Top example: Electronic parking brake (about 24.1× more often than peers; 32 observed failures; 2.9% of failed tests). These are statistical signals, not a diagnosis of any individual car.
Electronic parking brake shows up more often than on similar peer cars (about 24.1× more often than peers; 32 observed failures; 2.9% of failed tests). That does not prove a causal design fault — age, mileage, and usage still matter. Treat it as a pre-purchase check point, not a manufacturer TSB.
Common MOT problem areas for the 2011 Land Rover Range Rover Sport include Electronic parking brake, Flexible brake hoses (front), Brake performance not tested. These are elevated versus similar peer cars where lift clears our floors — not a full list of every possible fault on an individual car.
Advisories flag issues noted at the test and are not a fail rate. We show advisory patterns that look elevated versus peers 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 elevated MOT failure patterns for the 2011 Land Rover Range Rover Sport (registration year) using UK DVSA open data for the selected test year. Patterns are ranked against similar age and mileage peers. It is a buyer checklist from MOT defect statistics — not a full service history or manufacturer TSB 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.
PRS means the vehicle 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.

About this data

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

PRS policy. PRS means the vehicle 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.

Peer baseline. We compare this model year with other class 4 cars of similar age and mileage in the same test year, excluding the whole model family so the car is not compared with itself (leave-one-out peer baseline).

Data years. Test years covered: 2024, 2025.

Limitations.

  • MOT tests do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronic modules — so this is not a full reliability score.
  • Common faults are inferred from MOT defect statistics, not manufacturer TSBs or recalls.
  • Matching on age and mileage reduces but does not remove every usage or maintenance difference between cars.
  • Pass rates and star scores appear only when those data marts are available; this page never invents them.

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