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A8 RHS

2004 Land Rover Range Rover

Blue Diesel 2926cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires5 Jun 2027
Tests29 (19 pass, 10 fail)
Pass rate65.5%

Mileage

151,384 mi
Last recorded151,384 miles
Recorded on3 Jun 2026
Typical for 2004 Land Rover Range Rover98,255 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationA8 RHS
MakeLand Rover
ModelRange Rover
Year2004
ColourBlue
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine2,926cc

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MOT History

19 pass 10 fail
Pass 3 Jun 2026 151,384 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Front Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Unable to fully inspect sills due to sill covers fitted

Fail 21 May 2026 151,303 miles

Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Front Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Unable to fully inspect sills due to sill covers fitted

Pass 6 Jun 2025 147,530 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Exhaust mounting defective (6.1.2 (a))

Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Unable to fully inspect sills due to sill covers fitted

Fail 29 May 2025 147,524 miles

Nearside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar attachment bracket/mounting damaged and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Windscreen damaged and affecting the driver's view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Exhaust mounting defective (6.1.2 (a))

Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (6.1.7 (g) (i))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Unable to fully inspect sills due to sill covers fitted

Pass 30 May 2024 143,493 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both sides rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

unable to fully inspect outer sills due to sill covers fitted

Fail 20 May 2024 143,145 miles

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn front arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn rear most arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

Offside Front Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both sides rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

unable to fully inspect outer sills due to sill covers fitted

Pass 25 May 2023 139,466 miles

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement subframe rear mountings (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both sides close to limit and worn on outer shoulders (5.2.3 (e))

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

Pass 19 May 2022 134,786 miles

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded at flexy hose (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on outer shoulder (5.2.3 (e))

Oil leak, but not excessive engine oil leak (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Lower seat belt fixing prescribed areas not fully inspected due to sill covers

unable to fully inspect front to rear brake pipes due to under panels and routing by fuel tank

Fail 18 May 2022 134,786 miles

Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii))

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material corroded at flexy hose (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn on outer shoulder (5.2.3 (e))

Oil leak, but not excessive engine oil leak (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Lower seat belt fixing prescribed areas not fully inspected due to sill covers

unable to fully inspect front to rear brake pipes due to under panels and routing by fuel tank

Pass 19 May 2021 128,950 miles

Lower unable to fully inspect all seat belt anchor points due to outer sill covers

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material at flexy hose corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front Oil leak, but not excessive drive shaft (8.4.1 (a) (i))

front to rear brake pipe not fully inspected due to routing over fuel tank area

Pass 27 May 2020 124,969 miles

Offside Front Inner Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn (5.2.3 (e))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both sides from flexy hoses (1.1.11 (c))

Pass 10 Apr 2019 119,635 miles
Pass 16 Apr 2018 113,598 miles
Pass 14 Apr 2017 107,135 miles

Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Fail 14 Apr 2017 107,135 miles

Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

Offside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint rearmost arm (2.5.B.1a)

Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Pass 21 Apr 2016 99,247 miles
Fail 19 Apr 2016 99,247 miles

Nearside Rear Braking system leaking caliper at brake hoses union (3.6.A.1)

Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded both sides at flexy hoses (3.6.B.2c)

Pass 21 Apr 2015 91,518 miles

Advise: unable to fully inspect rear brake pipe due to under panels

Fail 16 Apr 2015 91,513 miles

Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

Advise: unable to fully inspect rear brake pipe due to under panels

Pass 18 Apr 2014 86,536 miles

Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Pass 17 Apr 2013 81,815 miles
Fail 12 Apr 2013 81,732 miles

Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

Pass 17 Apr 2012 78,294 miles

Advise: offside parking brake 50% efficient compared to nearside

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Pass 5 Apr 2011 72,215 miles
Pass 8 Apr 2010 67,383 miles
Fail 1 Apr 2010 66,693 miles

Offside Front Air suspension bellows leaking (2.4.D.2)

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Pass 23 Mar 2009 60,843 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Pass 22 Apr 2008 54,176 miles

oil leck from engine area

Fail 15 Apr 2008 54,173 miles

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

oil leck from engine area

How Reliable is the Land Rover Range Rover?

Based on 2,072,334 MOT tests across 178,266 vehicles.

77.9%
Pass Rate
6,020
Miles/Year
39
Year Lifespan
178,266
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Brake pipe excessively corroded 63,439
Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 31,185
Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick 26,735
Track rod end ball joint has excessive play 26,213
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 21,118
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A8 RHS is a 2004 Land Rover Range Rover in Blue with a 2,926cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 29 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 65.5%.

Across all 2004 Land Rover Range Rover models, the average MOT pass rate is 76.4% with a typical mileage of 98,255 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

The most common reason a Land Rover Range Rover fails its MOT is brake pipe excessively corroded, accounting for 63,439 recorded failures. If you're considering buying A8 RHS, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Land Rover Range Rover typically stays on UK roads for around 39 years. At 22 years old, this Land Rover Range Rover is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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A8 RHS is a 2004 Land Rover Range Rover, first registered on 30 November 2004.

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