Land Rover Range Rover Evoque MOT pass rate & common failures

At a glance

Pass rate, adjusted for age and mileage

The Range Rover Evoque is 10.0 percentage points above the national pass rate once age and mileage are accounted for, which is well above average. The unadjusted figure is 82.3%; the difference is what the age and mileage of this model’s fleet was hiding.

DVSA recorded wording

Most common failure items

Share of failed Land Rover Range Rover Evoque tests in which each item was recorded. One failed test often lists several items, so these do not sum to 100%.

1. 1.A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm18.6%

   5,310 occurrencesBrake drum or shoe worn or contaminated explained

2. 2.A tyre seriously damaged15.2%

   4,337 occurrencesTyre damaged or deteriorated explained

3. 3.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements13.6%

   3,869 occurrencesTyre worn close to the legal limit explained

4. 4.A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened10.4%

   2,960 occurrencesRoad spring broken or fractured explained

5. 5.A tyre cords visible or damaged9.8%

   2,795 occurrencesTyre ply or cord exposed, or the casing separating explained

6. 6.Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction7.0%

   1,998 occurrencesEngine management light on, or not working explained

7. 7.A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED6.2%

   1,780 occurrencesHeadlamp not working explained

8. 8.A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc4.4%

   1,257 occurrencesDriveshaft CV joint gaiter split or missing explained

9. 9.Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn4.4%

   1,249 occurrencesBrake disc worn, pitted or scored explained

10. 10.A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED4.2%

    1,185 occurrencesHeadlamp not working explained

Warnings without a failure

Most common advisories

Share of all Land Rover Range Rover Evoque tests carrying each advisory. The denominator differs from the failure list above because an advisory can be issued on a car that passed.

1. 1.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements22.3%

   42,794 testsTyre worn close to the legal limit explained

2. 2.Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured16.3%

   31,233 testsBrake disc worn, pitted or scored explained

3. 3.A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm14.1%

   27,041 testsBrake drum or shoe worn or contaminated explained

4. 4.A tyre seriously damaged13.8%

   26,411 testsTyre damaged or deteriorated explained

5. 5.A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn3.2%

   6,065 testsSuspension arm bush worn explained

6. 6.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements2.9%

   5,567 testsTyre worn close to the legal limit explained

7. 7.Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt2.7%

   5,134 tests

8. 8.Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn2.6%

   4,943 testsBrake disc worn, pitted or scored explained

How wear changes the picture

Pass rate by vehicle age

Bands holding too few tests to be meaningful are omitted rather than shown as a rate.

What gets tested

The Range Rover Evoque fleet

Average mileage recorded at test

65,383

Across examples of every age, so this is a description of the fleet rather than an annual figure.

Fuel mix of tested cars

Diesel88.0%

Petrol6.9%

Hybrid5.0%

Compare within the range

Other Land Rover models

• Land Rover Discovery — 80.1% adjusted
• Land Rover Range Rover Sport — 81.1% adjusted
• Land Rover Discovery Sport — 81.9% adjusted
• Land Rover Defender — 74.4% adjusted
• Land Rover Freelander — 72.6% adjusted
• Land Rover Range Rover — 82.4% adjusted
• All Land Rover models →

Similar test volumes

Compare against other makes

• Kia Picanto — 65.5% adjusted, ranked 217
• Seat Ibiza — 66.6% adjusted, ranked 209
• Citroen C3 — 63.9% adjusted, ranked 230
• Honda Cr-V — 80.3% adjusted, ranked 50

Common questions

Is the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque reliable?

On MOT evidence the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque is well above average. It passes 82.3% of tests once age and mileage are accounted for, against a national average of 72.3%. That figure covers 78% of the national age and mileage range, which is enough to quote but not to rank. This measures how often the car meets the MOT standard, not how often it breaks down or what a repair costs.

What is the most common MOT failure on a Land Rover Range Rover Evoque?

The item recorded most often is "a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm", which appears in 18.6% of failed Land Rover Range Rover Evoque tests. Because one failed test can list several items, these shares do not add up to 100%.

What do testers most often warn about on a Land Rover Range Rover Evoque?

The most common advisory is "Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements", noted on 22.3% of all Land Rover Range Rover Evoque tests. An advisory is not a failure: it flags something that will likely need attention before the next test.

What mileage does a Land Rover Range Rover Evoque usually have at its MOT?

The average odometer reading recorded at test is 65,383 miles. This is the mileage across all tested examples of every age, not an annual figure, so treat it as a description of the fleet rather than a target for one car.

Does a Land Rover Range Rover Evoque get harder to pass as it ages?

Yes. At 3 to 5 years old, 87.7% of Land Rover Range Rover Evoque tests pass. By 12 to 14 years, that falls to 73.5%. Nearly every model follows this pattern, which is why comparing raw pass rates between models is misleading unless age is accounted for.

Are most Land Rover Range Rover Evoque models petrol or diesel?

Of the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque cars tested, 88% are diesel, 7% are petrol, 5% are hybrid. Fuel type affects which items tend to fail, particularly emissions and exhaust components.

How this was worked out

Method and limits

Figures come from the DVSA anonymised MOT testing dataset, published under the Open Government Licence. Only class 4 initial tests are counted: retests are excluded so a car appears once, and abandoned tests are excluded entirely. The adjusted rate is directly standardised across twenty-five age and mileage bands and reweighted onto the national distribution, so this model is compared against cars that have lived a similar life rather than against a younger or lighter-used fleet.

An MOT measures whether a car met a legal standard on the day. It is not a breakdown record, a service history or a running-cost estimate, and a pass rate is a property of a fleet rather than a prediction about one car.

Further reading

Make sense of the numbers

• How to judge reliability from evidence rather than reputation
• What counts as high or low mileage for a car’s age
• The most common MOT failures and how to avoid them
• What to check before buying a used Land Rover