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2017 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque MOT fail rate and common faults

How Land Rover Range Rover Evoque cars first used in 2017 did at their MOTs from 2022 to 2025, against all cars of the same age. From 91,547 DVSA MOT tests of these cars. First use is usually the date the car was first registered.

MOT data updated

At 8 years, tested in 2025

MOT fail rate at age 8 (n=22,534)16.1%
All cars at 8 years (n=10,440,457)23.8%
Difference−7.6 pts
MOT tests of 2017 cars, 2022 to 202591,547

What stands out

  • In 2025, at 8 years old, Land Rover Range Rover Evoque cars first used in 2017 failed 16.1% of MOTs (22,534 tests), 7.6 points below the 23.8% for all cars that age.
  • From 2022 to 2025, as these cars went from 5 to 8 years old, the fail rate moved from 12.6% to 16.1%.
  • Land Rover Range Rover Evoque cars first used a year earlier, in 2016, failed 15.8% at the same age of 8 years (24,999 tests, in 2024).
  • The most common fail item that is not a wear item, for the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque at 8 years, is engine warning lamp at the diesel emissions check: not working or showing a fault, at 1.2 per 100 MOTs (all cars: 0.6).

MOT fail rate by test year

Land Rover Range Rover Evoque cars first used in 2017: share of MOT tests that failed, by test year, against all cars of the same age. Years with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
Test yearAgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifference
20225 years12.6%23,29215.3%−2.7 pts
20236 years13.7%22,98917.8%−4.1 pts
20247 years15.7%22,73220.6%−4.9 pts
20258 years16.1%22,53423.8%−7.6 pts

Most common faults at 8 years

These figures cover all Land Rover Range Rover Evoque MOTs at 8 years: cars first used 2014 to 2017, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=83,385). The list uses every first-use year so it has enough tests. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

MOT fail items

Fail itemPer 100 MOTsAll cars
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Wear3.02.0
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Wear1.82.3
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Wear1.51.3
Dipped headlight not working Wear1.41.2
Engine warning lamp at the diesel emissions check: not working or showing a fault1.20.6
Coil spring broken1.12.1
Headlamp aim: too low Wear0.91.0
Headlamp: not working on main beam Wear0.90.2
Tyre with cords exposed Wear0.81.2
Wipers not clearing screen Wear0.81.7

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=83,385). A test with two items counts once for each.

Advisories

AdvisoryPer 100 MOTsAll cars
Tyre tread close to the legal limit or worn on the edge Wear14.615.7
Brake pads wearing thin Wear11.98.6
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened10.78.6
Tyre condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Wear9.48.6
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt2.52.3
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre2.31.9
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively2.12.7
Tyre tread close to the legal limit, under the 1.0 mm rule Wear2.02.1
Tyre condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Wear1.81.4
Suspension pin or bush worn, without excessive movement1.64.0

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=83,385). A test with two items counts once for each.

Fuel type at 8 years

These figures cover all Land Rover Range Rover Evoque MOTs at 8 years: cars first used 2014 to 2017, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=83,385). Each fuel is set against all cars of the same fuel and age. Fuels with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

FuelShare of testsMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars, same fuelMedian mileage
Diesel98.3%17.0%81,94625.1%64,912 miles
Petrol1.7%12.8%1,43922.8%45,852 miles

Fail rate by mileage at 8 years

These figures cover all Land Rover Range Rover Evoque MOTs at 8 years: cars first used 2014 to 2017, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=83,385). At 8 years, Land Rover Range Rover Evoque cars at 120,000 to 150,000 miles failed more often (21.2%, n=1,548) than those at under 30,000 miles (10.0%, n=2,962). Bands with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Mileage at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Under 30,000 miles10.0%2,96213.4%
30,000 to 60,000 miles14.7%31,02821.0%
60,000 to 90,000 miles18.2%37,28826.6%
90,000 to 120,000 miles20.6%9,87530.2%
120,000 to 150,000 miles21.2%1,54831.7%

Car tax rules for a 2017 car

  • Cars first registered from 1 March 2001 to 31 March 2017 are taxed by CO2 emissions band, from band A (the lowest emissions) to band M. The band is set by the CO2 figure on the V5C logbook.
  • Cars first registered from 1 April 2017 pay a first-year rate set by CO2 emissions, then the standard rate each year. A petrol, diesel or hybrid car with a list price over £40,000 also pays the expensive car supplement for five years, from the second tax payment.
  • A car first used in 2017 can fall under either rule, so the registration date on the logbook decides.

These are the rules, not the amount for a specific car. Car tax check

ULEZ and clean air zones

  • Petrol cars first registered from 2006 usually meet Euro 4, the petrol standard for the London ULEZ, so they usually do not pay the daily charge.
  • Diesel cars first registered from September 2015 usually meet Euro 6, the diesel standard for the London ULEZ, so they usually do not pay the daily charge.
  • The clean air zones in Birmingham and Bristol use the same Euro 4 petrol and Euro 6 diesel standards. The low emission zones in Scotland use them too, but enforce them with fines, not a daily charge.

The Euro standard of the car decides, not the year alone. ULEZ checker

Other years of the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque

Other Land Rover models first used in 2017

ModelAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Land Rover Discovery Sport (2017)8 years in 202518.8%22,87123.8%
Land Rover Range Rover Sport (2017)8 years in 202517.1%10,19823.8%
Land Rover Discovery (2017)8 years in 202518.1%9,78923.8%
Land Rover Range Rover (2017)8 years in 202515.7%5,32623.8%
Land Rover Range Rover Velar (2017)8 years in 202517.4%3,71023.8%

More on the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 28 September 2026.

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Car tax and clean air zone rules are summarised from GOV.UK and Transport for London guidance. They are general rules and are not drawn from the MOT data.