2025 MOT results
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque common problems
The most common reason a Land Rover Range Rover Evoque fails its MOT is worn brake pads, on 14.4% of its 30,725 failed tests in 2025. Against other cars of the same age, 3 faults stand out: a headlamp out at 4.3% of failures against 0.8% expected; the engine management light on at 10.9% of failures against 5.1% expected; worn brake pads at 14.4% of failures against 7.9% expected.
- Tests in 2025 165,207 Cars aged three and over
- Failed first time 18.6% 30,725 tests
- Found a dangerous defect 6.5% Unsafe to drive away
- Ended with an advisory 45.4% A problem to watch, not a failure
What fails a Land Rover Range Rover Evoque MOT
Each bar is the share of failed Land Rover Range Rover Evoque tests with that defect. Where we can compare it with cars of the same registration years, the marker shows what an average car of those ages records (12 of the 12 items below).
Most common reasons for failure
A test can fail for more than one defect, so shares add up to more than 100%.
| Defect | Share of failed tests |
|---|---|
| Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | 14.4% |
| Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | 10.9% |
| Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | 9.2% |
| Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | 9.0% |
| Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension | 9.0% |
| Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 7.5% |
| Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres | 5.8% |
| Headlamp aim: too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 4.8% |
| Headlamp: not working on main beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 4.3% |
| Drive shafts: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | 4.1% |
| Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | 3.6% |
| Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | 3.4% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
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Worn brake pads
14.4% of failures 7.9% expected 1.8 times as often
Friction material worn under 1.5mm, thinner than the point most manufacturers call the limit.
Look through the wheel spokes at the pad against the disc; wear indicators squeal before they get this far.
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Engine management light on
10.9% of failures 5.1% expected 2.1 times as often
The engine management light is on, or has been disconnected. Either fails the test.
A cheap code reader on the diagnostic socket will say what the car has stored before you pay for a test.
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Tyre worn below the legal limit
9.2% of failures 9.2% expected about as expected
A tyre worn past the 1.6mm legal minimum across the middle three quarters of the tread.
A 20p coin in the main grooves: if the outer band of the coin is visible, the tyre is close to the limit.
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Cut tyre
9.0% of failures 6.3% expected somewhat more often
A cut in the tyre deep or long enough to reach the structure underneath, usually from a kerb or debris.
Run a hand round the inner and outer walls of each tyre, which is where kerbing shows.
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Broken coil spring
9.0% of failures 8.7% expected about as expected
A broken suspension spring, which usually snaps in the bottom coil and often fails on both sides within a year.
Look at each corner for a sagging ride height, and listen for a knock over speed bumps.
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Headlamp out
7.5% of failures 4.6% expected 1.6 times as often
A headlamp out on dipped beam, which is the beam the test checks.
Both bulbs age at the same rate, so a pair usually goes within months of each other.
Which parts of the car fail
Tyres is the area that most often fails a Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, on 29.3% of failed tests. The widest gap against cars of the same registration years is noise, emissions and leaks, on 13.8% against 9.0% expected.
Failure categories
DVSA's own sections of the test. The marker is what cars of the same registration years record.
| Defect category | Share of failed tests |
|---|---|
| Tyres | 29.3% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 23.3% |
| Brakes | 21.9% |
| Suspension | 20.7% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 13.8% |
| Visibility | 9.7% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 8.6% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 2.3% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
What testers warn about
45.4% of Land Rover Range Rover Evoque tests ended with at least one advisory: a fault the tester found that did not fail the test. On Land Rover Range Rover Evoques, these are the items to ask about on a car you are viewing, because they are what the last tester expected to go next.
Most common advisories
Share of all tests, passes included.
| Advisory | Share of tests |
|---|---|
| Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres | 17.1% |
| Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes | 12.0% |
| Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes | 11.2% |
| Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres | 9.3% |
| Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | 2.4% |
| Suspension arms: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Suspension | 2.4% |
| Nail in tyre Non-component advisories | 2.2% |
| Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened Suspension | 2.2% |
| Brake discs: worn, but not excessively Brakes | 2.1% |
| Tyres: cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | 1.9% |
| Linkage ball joint has slight play Suspension | 1.4% |
| Engine oil leak, but not excessive Noise, emissions and leaks | 1.3% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
What changes as a Land Rover Range Rover Evoque gets older
A 2022 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque failed 10.2% of its MOT tests in 2025; a 2011 one failed 27.8%. What fails changes as much as how often, and these are the two years themselves rather than an average across them.
2022 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 10.2% failed, from 2,752 tests
- Cut tyre 27.7%
- Tyre worn through to the cords 17.7%
- Worn brake pads 8.9%
- Tyre worn below the legal limit 8.9%
- Bulge in a tyre 7.8%
- Engine management light on 6.7%
2011 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 27.8% failed, from 3,753 tests
- Split joint boot 17.8%
- Broken coil spring 15.1%
- Worn brake pads 13.9%
- Tyre worn below the legal limit 6.8%
- Headlamp out 6.6%
- Washers that do not work 6.4%
Shares are of each year's failed tests. Every MOT a particular car has had, with the defects and advisories written at each test, is on GOV.UK's MOT history service from the registration, free.
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque problems: common questions
What is the most common problem with a Land Rover Range Rover Evoque?
Of the faults that fail an MOT, “Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick” is the most common: it appears on 14.4% of failed Land Rover Range Rover Evoque tests. Across categories, tyres is the area that most often fails one, on 29.3% of failed tests.
How often does a Land Rover Range Rover Evoque fail its MOT?
18.6% of Land Rover Range Rover Evoque tests in 2025 were not passed first time, from 165,207 tests of cars aged three and over. Allowing for the age and mileage of the cars tested, that gives it a UK Motoring Reliability Score of 61 out of 100, where 50 is as expected.
Does anything fail more often on a Land Rover Range Rover Evoque than on other cars?
Yes. “Headlamp: not working on main beam” appears on 4.3% of its failures against 0.8% for cars of the same age, and “Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction” appears on 10.9% of its failures against 5.1% for cars of the same age. Where an item is missing from the national figures for a year, we use the smallest share those figures show, so the comparison never overstates the difference.
Are these the same as breakdowns or known faults?
No. These are the items a tester recorded at the MOT, which covers condition and safety: lamps, brakes, tyres, suspension, corrosion and emissions. A gearbox that is unpleasant, an infotainment screen that has died, or a car that will not start on a cold morning are not part of the test, so they are not in these figures.
Where do the figures come from?
Every normal MOT test of a Land Rover Range Rover Evoque aged three and over in Great Britain in 2025, from DVSA's anonymised MOT results. Retests are excluded, and the same fault on more than one wheel counts once.
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Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOT defects and advisories | Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2025 | 165,207 MOT tests | 19 September 2026 |
- Shares for defects are of failed tests; shares for advisories are of all tests. A test can carry several defects, so shares add to more than 100%.
- The expected share is what an average car of the same registration years records, weighted by where this model’s failures fall. Where an item is outside the national figures for a year, the smallest share those figures show is used in its place, which is an upper bound, so the comparison never overstates a model’s problems. No expectation is published where less than 80% of the model’s failures can be compared.
- Great Britain only: DVSA does not run MOT testing in Northern Ireland. Cars under three years old are not tested.
- The descriptions of what each part does are general and the same on every model. Every figure comes from the MOT data.
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