2013 Land Rover Range Rover Sport 3.0L Diesel · AJ13 WNL

The 2013 Land Rover Range Rover Sport presents a roadworthy status based on its most recent MOT test, which was carried out on 21 August 2025 at a recorded mileage of 109,559 miles and passed with no defects or advisories recorded. The annual test pattern is consistent, with certificates issued at twelve-month intervals across August 2022, August 2023, August 2024, and August 2025, suggesting the owner adhered to the testing schedule. One failure was logged on 3 August 2023, but the tester did not record specific defect reasons against that entry, leaving the cause ambiguous from the available data. Given that the car was retested and passed just twenty-one days later, any issues prompting the failure were remedied within that short window, and the subsequent two tests have returned clean results with no advisories. The trajectory over the recorded period is therefore stable, with no accumulating advisories pointing to progressive deterioration. Annual mileage appears broadly in line with typical use for a thirteen-year-old vehicle, averaging roughly 8,428 miles per year across its life. The tests span from mid-2022 to late-2025, but only five MOT entries exist within that window, making a precise year-on-year mileage delta difficult to calculate. The clean pass outcomes recorded across consecutive years provide no direct numerical evidence of mileage progression between tests. This sparsity means a buyer cannot rely on the MOT record alone to verify consistent use; a thorough inspection of the odometer reading against service invoices is advisable to bridge that gap. As the recorded MOT history contains no flagged defects or advisories, there are no specific recurring mechanical faults to highlight from the dataset. A prospective buyer should nonetheless arrange a hands-on pre-purchase inspection focused on components typical to higher-mileage Range Rover Sports of this generation, including air suspension struts and compressor operation, front and rear prop-shaft universal joints, coil spring condition, front lower wishbone bushes, and the rear electronic differential actuator. Brake caliper slide pins, disc wear, and any evidence of binding should be assessed physically, as MOT testing does not cover pad or disc service life in detail. Rust within the rear tailgate, around the D-pillars, and underneath the spare wheel well should be examined for structural corrosion, since the test entries do not record any such observations. An electronic diagnostic scan for fault codes relating to the Terrain Response system, transfer box, and infotainment module is also prudent given the age and mileage of the vehicle. Editorial insight: buying score 58, risk level Medium. The record is clean at face value but lacks detail on the single 2023 failure, and the absence of advisories over several years on a complex off-road oriented vehicle warrants measured caution rather than complacency.