1996 Land Rover Range Rover 4.6L Petrol · K31 SAS
1996 Land Rover Range Rover (4.6L, petrol). First registered 27 Feb 1996. Recorded mileage 78,843 miles. MOT valid until 26 Feb 2027.
- Make & Model
- LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER
- Year / Origin
- 1996 · Borehamwood
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Valid until 26 Feb 2027
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 78,843 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Check Required (Pre-Euro 4 Petrol)
- Fuel & Engine
- Petrol · 4.6L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
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K31 SAS Key Findings
- 5 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 27/02/2026
- 78,843 miles recorded at latest MOT
- 2 historical MOT failures
- No defects recorded at the latest MOT
Derived directly from the recorded DVSA and DVLA data shown on this page.
K31 SAS MOT History
Interpretation generated from the recorded test data above — not an official DVSA statement and not a substitute for an independent inspection.
5 MOT tests are recorded for this 1996 Land Rover Range Rover (K31 SAS) between February 2024 and February 2026.
The record contains 3 passes and 2 failures.
The most recent test on 27 February 2026 was a pass, although the earlier record includes 2 failures that buyers may want to investigate.
K31 SAS Mileage History
- 05/02/202477,791 mi
- 08/02/202477,791 mi
- 11/02/202578,595 mi+804 mi
- 15/02/202578,622 mi+27 mi
- 27/02/202678,843 mi+221 mi
Average of roughly 510 miles per year across 5 recorded odometer readings.
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Known faults for Land Rover Range Rover Classic
Our database tracks 4 specific mechanical faults and recurring failure patterns identified across UK MOT testing stations for this generation.
MOT Roadworthiness: Average
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- Steel Body Frame, Chassis and Bulkhead CorrosionSerious
Aluminium skin over a steel skeleton: Hagerty's Classic buying guide warns that the frame and chassis both rust and that even good-looking cars hide it, with the body mounts, rear crossmember, inner rear wheelarches, inner front wings and both sills the priority checks, and boot floors suspect on cars built after 1989. LandyZone owners describe the same failure starting as water ingress: the scuttle sealant under the bonnet top hardens and cracks, water pools behind the bulkhead and the rot travels into the dash supports and footwells. Section and frame repairs are labour-intensive, and corrosion advisories are the routine MOT failure.
- Rover V8 Head Gasket Failure and Liner MovementSerious
The Buick-derived Rover V8 is hardy until it overheats once. When the 3.5 block was over-bored to 3.9 roughly 200 thou was taken out of the aluminium that holds the cast-iron liners, and LandyZone members describe the block cracking around that interference fit - with symptoms identical to a blown head gasket, including a pressurised coolant system and, in bad cases, a metallic tap at piston speed once hot. RoverParts' Rover V8 head gasket guide lists the same trail: temperature spikes, gas pressurising the coolant, an outboard blow sounding like an exhaust leak, and heads and block needing machining after a serious overheat. Hagerty advises checking V8s for bottom-end knocks and timing chain rattle before buying.
- 200Tdi and 300Tdi Timing Belt AgeingSerious
Both Tdi engines are interference diesels driven by a toothed belt, and the factory interval is not what experienced owners work to: the LandyZone 300Tdi thread quotes Land Rover at 60,000–70,000 miles while most members 'reckon 36,000 is much safer', and Hagerty's Classic guide reduces it to a simple buying rule - confirm the belt has been changed within the last five years. Ageing ribs, a tired tensioner, oil dragged across the belt by the rear crank seal and the original crank pulley all cut its life; the forum recommends the modified pulley conversion kit that stops the belt slipping off. A snapped belt normally means bent valves and a stripped-down engine.
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