Land Rover Range Rover Velar MOT pass rate & common failures

At a glance

Recorded pass rate

We are not publishing a ranking for the Range Rover Velar. The examples tested do not cover a wide enough spread of ages and mileages to compare it fairly, and an unadjusted pass rate mostly sorts models by how recently they were bought rather than how well they were built. The failure and advisory patterns below come from the same 36,852 tests and are worth reading on their own terms.

DVSA recorded wording

Most common failure items

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

1. 1.A tyre seriously damaged19.3%

   884 occurrencesTyre damaged or deteriorated explained

2. 2.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements19.0%

   871 occurrencesTyre worn close to the legal limit explained

3. 3.Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen17.6%

   804 occurrencesWiper or washer not working properly explained

4. 4.A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm12.2%

   559 occurrencesBrake drum or shoe worn or contaminated explained

5. 5.A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play11.1%

   510 occurrencesBall joint worn explained

6. 6.Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction8.9%

   409 occurrencesEngine management light on, or not working explained

7. 7.A tyre cords visible or damaged5.5%

   251 occurrencesTyre ply or cord exposed, or the casing separating explained

8. 8.Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements5.0%

   229 occurrencesRegistration plate missing, insecure or illegible explained

9. 9.Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc4.3%

   199 occurrencesSteering rack gaiter split, damaged or missing explained

10. 10.A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn3.9%

    179 occurrencesSuspension arm bush worn explained

Warnings without a failure

Most common advisories

Share of all Land Rover Range Rover Velar 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 requirements21.7%

   7,980 testsTyre worn close to the legal limit explained

2. 2.Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured17.5%

   6,464 testsBrake disc worn, pitted or scored explained

3. 3.A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm10.4%

   3,827 testsBrake drum or shoe worn or contaminated explained

4. 4.A tyre seriously damaged9.3%

   3,414 testsTyre damaged or deteriorated explained

5. 5.Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt3.3%

   1,231 tests

6. 6.A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play3.3%

   1,221 testsBall joint worn explained

7. 7.A tyre seriously damaged2.8%

   1,018 testsTyre damaged or deteriorated explained

8. 8.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements2.8%

   1,014 testsTyre worn close to the legal limit explained

What gets tested

The Range Rover Velar fleet

Average mileage recorded at test

50,375

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

Fuel mix of tested cars

Diesel80.7%

Petrol15.2%

Hybrid3.9%

Compare within the range

Other Land Rover models

• Land Rover Range Rover Evoque — 82.3% adjusted
• 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
• All Land Rover models →

Common questions

How reliable is the Land Rover Range Rover Velar compared with other cars?

We do not publish a comparison for the Land Rover Range Rover Velar, because the cars of this model that have been tested do not cover a wide enough range of ages and mileages. Its raw pass rate is 84.4% across 36,852 tests, but comparing a raw rate between models mostly ranks them by how new they are rather than how good they are. The failure and advisory patterns further down the page are still drawn from real tests and are worth reading.

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

The item recorded most often is "A tyre seriously damaged", which appears in 19.3% of failed Land Rover Range Rover Velar 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 Velar?

The most common advisory is "Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements", noted on 21.7% of all Land Rover Range Rover Velar 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 Velar usually have at its MOT?

The average odometer reading recorded at test is 50,375 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.

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

Of the Land Rover Range Rover Velar cars tested, 81% are diesel, 15% are petrol, 4% 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. No adjusted rate is shown because this model's tested examples do not cover enough of the national age and mileage range for standardisation to mean anything.

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