Range Rover Evoque MOT failure rate and common faults

191,490 Range Rover Evoque cars aged 3 to 20 took their MOT in 2025, and 17.7% failed at the first attempt. An average car of the same age failed 22.9% of the time, which makes the Range Rover Evoque 23% less likely to fail than the typical car on the road. Here is what fails, and which years to look for.

17.7%

failed first time

191,490 MOT tests in 2025

-23%

vs same age average

average car of this age mix: 22.9%

40 of 208

age adjusted rank

among cars; 1 fails least

85.2

dangerous defects per 1,000

same age average: 89.5

What fails on a Range Rover Evoque MOT

Failure items recorded per 1,000 tests, by part of the car, set against an average car with exactly the same spread of ages. A figure well above average is a weak spot worth checking before you buy.

Tyres75 about average

Lights and electrics59 44% below average

Brakes54 24% below average

Suspension42 52% below average

Engine, emissions and leaks27 about average

Windscreen, wipers and mirrors20 54% below average

Body, chassis, exhaust and drive shafts16 26% below average

Number plates and VIN6 1.8x average

Wheels6 1.3x average

Seat belts and airbags4 30% below average

Steering2 89% below average

The most common Range Rover Evoque MOT failures

The individual failure items testers recorded most often, per 1,000 tests.

Failure item	Area	Per 1,000 tests
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick	Brakes	28.3
Tyres: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords	Tyres	22.7
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm	Tyres	20.9
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction	Engine, emissions and leaks	18.8
Coil spring: fractured or broken	Suspension	15.6
Tyres: has ply or cords exposed	Tyres	14.6
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam	Lights and electrics	12.5
Headlamp aim: too low	Lights and electrics	11.5
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively	Windscreen, wipers and mirrors	7.3
Headlamp: not working on main beam	Lights and electrics	7.2

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Range Rover Evoque MOT failure rate by year

Every car fails more often as it ages, so each registration year is compared with the average for all cars of the same age. Years with fewer than 500 tests are left out.

First registered	Tests	Failed	Same age average	Average mileage
2022	11,071	10.2%	11.4%	25,600
2021	13,983	11.2%	12.8%	34,600
2020	17,662	14.4%	14.1%	38,400
2019	22,299	15.8%	16.5%	44,100
2018	16,365	15.4%	19.1%	55,600
2017	22,390	16.2%	21.8%	65,100
2016	24,303	17.3%	25.1%	72,200
2015	18,482	19.6%	28.1%	81,600
2014	15,771	22.1%	31.4%	90,800
2013	12,491	25.4%	34.3%	99,100
2012	12,905	27.1%	36.6%	107,700
2011	3,753	27.8%	38.8%	109,400

Advisories to look for in a Range Rover Evoque's MOT history

An advisory is a tester's warning that something is wearing but has not failed yet. These are the ones written most often on the Range Rover Evoque, per 1,000 tests. If the car you are looking at has one of these, ask whether it has been fixed since.

Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge252.3
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened162.9
Brake pads: wearing thin141.0
Tyres: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing137.9
Suspension arms: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement31.5
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively25.6

Checking a used Range Rover Evoque before you buy

The Range Rover Evoque has no part of the car that fails well above average for its age, so check the areas that fail most often overall.

Tyres
Check the tread across the full width of every tyre, inner edge included. Uneven wear points to worn suspension or out of line steering geometry.
Lights and electrics
Walk round the car with every light on: headlights on dip and main beam, indicators, brake lights, fog lights and the number plate lamp. A pattern of electrical faults costs more than a bulb.
Brakes
Look through the wheel spokes at the discs for a deep lip or scoring, check the handbrake holds the car on a slope, and feel for a pull to one side when braking hard.

Averages only take you so far. The specific car's MOT history shows whether it has already failed on any of these, how often advisories were ignored, and whether the mileage climbs steadily from test to test. Read our guide to reading a car's MOT history before you go to view it.

Fuel mix of the Range Rover Evoque cars tested: Diesel 88%, Petrol 7%, Hybrid 5%. Average age at test 8.1 years, average recorded mileage 65,400.

Range Rover Evoque MOT questions

What is the Range Rover Evoque MOT failure rate?

17.7% of Range Rover Evoque cars failed their first MOT test of 2025, from 191,490 tests on vehicles aged 3 to 20. An average car with the same age mix failed 22.9% of the time, so the Range Rover Evoque was 23% less likely to fail.

What fails most often on a Range Rover Evoque MOT?

Tyres caused the most failure items, at 75 per 1,000 tests. The single most common failure item was "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick", recorded 28.3 times per 1,000 tests.

Which Range Rover Evoque year has the best MOT record?

Measured against cars of the same age, 2016 registrations did best: 17.3% failed against an average of 25.1% for cars that age. Older cars always fail more often, so compare a year with its age group rather than with newer cars.

Does this tell me whether a particular Range Rover Evoque will pass?

No. These are averages across every Range Rover Evoque tested in 2025. The car in front of you has its own record: its full MOT history shows every pass, failure and advisory it has had, and it is free to view by registration.

Other Land Rover models

Land Rover Discovery23.3% failed
Range Rover Sport19.3% failed
Land Rover Discovery Sport19.0% failed
Land Rover Freelander34.0% failed
Range Rover19.6% failed
Land Rover Defender22.1% failed

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How these figures are calculated

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 release. We count first tests of cars and small vans (class 4) aged 3 to 20, so a car that fails and is retested is counted once. A failure includes faults fixed and passed within the same visit. The same age average weights the national failure rate for each age by how many Range Rover Evoque cars of that age were tested, so a model is never penalised for having an older fleet. Make and model are as recorded at the test; trim levels are combined. Full method and rankings.

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