2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport 2.7L Diesel · JD04 JON

The 2008 Range Rover Sport presents a stable and reassuring roadworthiness profile. The most recent test on 10 October 2025 at 65,740 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded, and this clean result follows four consecutive annual passes with zero advisories. The maintenance trend is steady with no worsening faults, recurring defects, or escalating wear flagged across the five-year DVSA history. Recorded mileage sits at 65,740 against an eighteen-year lifespan, averaging just 3,652 miles per year. The car added only 1,315 miles between the August 2021 test at 58,785 miles and the September 2023 test at 63,394 miles, then covered a mere 1,315 miles again to the October 2025 figure. Such low, consistent accumulation points to light use or extended standing periods rather than hard drivetrain cycling, though sparse annual movement can allow corrosion and perished seals to develop unseen. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and brake calipers given the vehicle's age and likely static storage. The MOT record shows no structural integrity issues, exhaust emissions failures, or binding brakes, but the absence of advisories on a 4x4 of this vintage does not confirm component health beneath the test threshold. Prior owners clearly kept the vehicle to a basic legal standard with no skipped tests or repeated failures. The clean sheet implies conscientious scheduling rather than deferred consumable neglect, yet pre-purchase checks on underbody corrosion and tyre sidewall condition remain sensible on a low-mileage 2008 chassis.