2012 Land Rover Range Rover 4.4L Diesel · L2 WRN

A clean, unbroken record of MOT pass results with no advisories or failures across five consecutive tests between 2022 and late 2025 establishes a credible track record of roadworthiness for this fourteen-year-old Range Rover. The most recent examination on 22 October 2025 was completed without a single defect recorded, and the preceding tests in March 2025, February 2024, February 2023, and March 2022 all returned clean passes as well. There are no recurring advisories pointing to chronic component wear, no structural corrosion entries, and no historical failure items that would suggest a systemic mechanical weakness. Given the age of the vehicle and its off-road capable design, this absence of flagged items is notable and indicates that any wear items present have not yet reached the threshold requiring examiner attention. Against a service life of roughly fourteen years, the recorded 108,596 miles equates to an annual accumulation of approximately 7,757 miles, which sits comfortably within the expected range for a large luxury SUV of this vintage. The mileage progression between tests is consistent and shows no sudden jumps that would suggest tow-loaded long-distance use or odometer irregularity, nor any extended stationary periods that might accelerate corrosion in the underbody, brake system, or air suspension components. Even so, the cumulative distance means that consumable wear items such as brake discs and pads, suspension bushes, and drivetrain mountings will have undergone significant cumulative load cycles. A usage profile of moderate sustained mileage is generally favourable compared with either very low annual figures or extreme high-mileage operation, both of which carry their own characteristic failure modes. Because the MOT history is entirely free of advisories, no specific components have been officially flagged as approaching the failure threshold. For a Range Rover of this generation, however, the buyer should still direct close attention during inspection towards the air suspension struts and reservoir system, the upper and lower wishbone bushes, the anti-roll bar drop links, and the characteristic creaks that develop from the front axle assembly over uneven surfaces. Listen for any pneumatic compressor overrun after switch-off, and check that the vehicle settles evenly when left standing rather than sagging at one corner. Steering vagueness or knocking over speed humps would warrant immediate investigation of the front hub bearings and the radius arm mountings, both common renewal items at this mileage. On a test drive, evaluate the brake pedal for any judder or pulsation under firm application, which would indicate warped front or rear discs rather than simply worn pads, and confirm that the electronic parking brake releases and applies cleanly without a binding caliper symptom manifesting as a dragging rear end. Inspect the underbody for any signs of surface corrosion on the subframe, outriggers, and brake pipe runs, as these areas are typical corrosion hotspots on this model even when the MOT record remains clean due to the underseal masking early-stage oxidation. Verify that the engine bay shows no signs of active oil leaks from the valley gasket, the cam covers, or the transfer box, and that the cooling system holds pressure without any evidence of coolant staining around the water pump and thermostat housing. Finally, confirm that all four air suspension struts hold the vehicle level for at least several hours after being parked, as a slow overnight droop is a leading indicator of strut seal failure that will not yet appear in a freshly passed MOT test.