Most reliable large SUVs: 2024 MOT ranking
Figures updated
The Porsche Macan is the most reliable large SUV in DVSA's 2024 MOT results, with a reliability score of 202 (100 is average for a car of the same age and mileage): it is 50% less likely to fail than the average car of the same age and mileage. Next come the Porsche Cayenne (184) and the Audi Q7 (158). The least reliable is the Peugeot 5008 (76).
Across the 24 large SUVs we rank, 21.0% of 1,424,846 MOT tests ended in a first-time fail, against 28.5% for all cars.
Large SUVs ranked by MOT reliability
| # | Model | Score | Failed first time | At 3 years | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porsche Macan | 202 | 9.3% | 6.2% | 29,076 |
| 2 | Porsche Cayenne | 184 | 15.9% | 6.1% | 29,142 |
| 3 | Audi Q7 | 158 | 18.3% | 10.3% | 47,838 |
| 4 | Audi Q5 | 153 | 16.6% | 8.8% | 106,524 |
| 5 | BMW X5 | 151 | 20.5% | 14.5% | 86,138 |
| 6 | Mercedes-Benz GLE | 150 | 12.7% | 11.6% | 29,073 |
| 7 | Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 148 | 20.3% | 10.7% | 117,153 |
| 8 | Land Rover Range Rover | 147 | 19.1% | 10.9% | 100,397 |
| 9 | Mercedes-Benz ML | 142 | 27.7% | – | 29,499 |
| 10 | Skoda Kodiaq | 141 | 12.2% | 10.4% | 34,811 |
| 11 | Mercedes-Benz GLC | 139 | 13.1% | 9.2% | 75,829 |
| 12 | Land Rover Discovery | 132 | 25.4% | 14.4% | 131,841 |
| 13 | BMW X3 | 130 | 20.5% | 11.0% | 100,997 |
| 14 | Volkswagen Touareg | 130 | 23.9% | 10.7% | 37,130 |
| 15 | Volvo XC60 | 130 | 20.0% | 9.5% | 107,901 |
| 16 | Volvo XC70 | 127 | 31.1% | – | 17,120 |
| 17 | Jaguar F-Pace | 122 | 15.2% | 13.3% | 52,011 |
| 18 | Land Rover Defender | 121 | 26.1% | 8.5% | 65,430 |
| 19 | Volvo XC90 | 115 | 26.8% | 13.1% | 68,577 |
| 20 | Mitsubishi Shogun | 111 | 33.0% | 13.1% | 27,414 |
| 21 | Land Rover Range Rover Velar | 106 | 16.1% | 14.6% | 29,683 |
| 22 | Kia Sorento | 100 | 30.2% | 14.0% | 35,390 |
| 23 | Hyundai Santa FE | 98 | 33.0% | 11.5% | 32,431 |
| 24 | Peugeot 5008 | 76 | 31.0% | 16.4% | 33,441 |
Every version of each model tested in 2024, aged 3 to 20. Models with fewer than 10,000 tests are left out. How the score works.
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Frequently asked questions
›What is the most reliable large SUV?
The Porsche Macan, going by 2024 MOT results: it scored 202 in our MOT Reliability League, where 100 is average for a car of the same age and mileage, and 9.3% failed their MOT first time.
›What is the least reliable large SUV?
The Peugeot 5008, with a score of 76. 31.0% failed their MOT first time, against 21.0% for large SUVs as a whole.
›How do you measure reliability?
From every MOT test DVSA published for 2024. Older, higher-mileage cars fail more, so each model is compared with cars of the same age and mileage: a score of 125 means it fails a fifth less often than expected, and 80 means a quarter more often.
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT tests 2024, Open Government Licence v3.0. Classes are our own grouping.