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Makes / Land Rover / 88

88

Land Rover · on record 1994 to 2025

The Land Rover 88 denotes the short wheelbase versions of the classic Series II, Series IIA and Series III, combining compact dimensions with the simple separate chassis and selectable four wheel drive layout that defined early Land Rovers. It served farmers, trades, public bodies and private owners in countless body styles. Many were repaired rather than replaced, and today's survivors benefit from exceptional parts availability, straightforward construction and a large enthusiast culture built around keeping working vehicles usable.

GROWING

Red List classification, from population, five year trajectory and survival against peak. Reviewed each census.

10,153 licensed vehicles
2025 census

32.4% of the peak fleet remains licensed PEAK PREDATES RECORDS

9,776
declared SORN
 
total surviving

peak 31,327 in 1994  ·  +214 vehicles a year, five year trend

Population history

Licensed and SORN vehicles at each census. The filters below apply to the family population, MOT and registration figures. They do not alter the generation history above.

Licensed SORN Latest census observation SOURCE DVLA VEH0120 / VEH0220

Inside the surviving fleet

AutoCensus parses every DVLA variant description, so the fleet can be read by fuel and specification rather than as one number.

First registrations by year

When surviving examples first joined the British fleet.

Recent UK first registrations

This family is no longer sold new. These figures are imports and historic vehicles joining the British register for the first time.

MOT reliability

DVSA test results for this family, 2005 to 2025.

 
Pass rate by year
Failure reason Failures Share of all tests
Deliberate modification which significantly reduces the original strength, excessive corrosion, severe distortion, a fracture or an inadequate repair of a load bearing member or its supporting structure or supporting panelling within 30cm of any sub- 3,477 5.6%
The windscreen washers do not provide enough liquid to clear the windscreen in conjunction with the wiper(s) 2,434 3.9%
A stop lamp inoperative or less than 50% of the light sources illuminating 1,865 3.0%
Any deliberate modification, excessive corrosion, damage, cracks or inadequate repair of a load bearing body or chassis member which seriously affects its strength within 30cm of the body mountings 1,462 2.4%
An excessively worn shock absorber linkage, pivot or bush 1,353 2.2%
An obligatory lamp inoperative or less than 50% of the light sources illuminating 1,240 2.0%
Deliberate modification which significantly reduces the original strength, excessive corrosion, severe distortion, a fracture or an inadequate repair of a load bearing member or its supporting structure or supporting panelling within 30cm of any sub- 1,221 2.0%
A wiper blade insecure, missing or in such a condition that it does not clear the windscreen effectively to give the driver an adequate view of the road (through the windscreen) to the left and right sides of the vehicle, as well as to the front 1,120 1.8%

Counted across every recorded test, 2005 to 2025. Advisories are excluded.

Where the 88 remains

Based on MOT test locations, 2025. Test location is a proxy: a vehicle is counted where it was last tested, not where it is kept.

Postcode area Vehicles tested Pass rate
GL 38 87%
PE 36 89%
PL 35 77%
OX 35 80%
TN 34 85%
NR 32 91%
SO 30 63%
LL 30 73%
EX 28 75%
PO 28 61%
IP 26 81%
HR 26 73%
DT 24 71%
WR 24 58%
TA 24 58%
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How this record was calculated

LATEST CENSUS2025
POPULATION SOURCEDVLA VEH0220 annual
HISTORY SOURCEDVLA VEH0120 GB · to 2013
MOT SOURCEDVSA results · to 2025
FAMILY DEFINITIONLAND ROVER 88
PROCESSED20 Sep 2026
Full methodology

Population history combines DVLA VEH0120 Q4 census observations through 2013 with the annual VEH0220 census from 2014 onward. Figures before 2014 cover Great Britain only. Historical VEH0120 is used only when its overlapping UK observations reconcile to the current canonical family definition. Vehicles are grouped into this family using the DVLA GenModel together with durable routing rules for known inconsistencies.

Variant figures are parsed from raw DVLA model descriptions and the original string is always retained. Configuration is only assigned where the model description explicitly identifies it; a blank configuration is not treated as a two door Wrangler. Blank transmission fields are shown as manual because DVLA records the field for automatic vehicles.

MOT figures count tests, not vehicles, and geographic figures count each vehicle at its most recent test location. The decline projection is a straight line fitted to the latest five years and is illustrative only.