Common problems

Land Rover Range Rover Velar common problems

What MOT testers find on the Land Rover Range Rover Velar: the parts that fail or get advisories most often at each age, against all cars of the same age. From 125,495 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026

At 4 years, the most tested age

Windscreen, wipers and mirrors fails per 100 MOTs (n=30,942)5.8

All cars at 4 years (n=8,699,937)3.6

Brakes advisories and minor defects per 100 MOTs (n=30,942)18.8

All cars, same age (n=8,699,937)12.0

What stands out

Windscreen, wipers and mirrors fails show up on 5.8 of every 100 MOTs of a Land Rover Range Rover Velar at 4 years old (n=30,942), against 3.6 for all cars of that age (n=8,699,937).
The fail item testers record most often at 4 years: wipers not clearing screen, on 5.0 per 100 MOTs (all cars 2.5).
The most common advisory or minor defect: brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened, on 11.9 per 100 MOTs.

Problems by part at 4 years

How many of every 100 MOTs found a fail, or an advisory or minor defect, in each area. A test with faults in two areas counts in both.

Land Rover Range Rover Velar at 4 years (n=30,942) against all cars at 4 years (n=8,699,937). Per 100 MOTs.
Area	Fails	All cars	Advisories	All cars
Windscreen, wipers and mirrors	5.8	3.6	3.3	3.0
Tyres	4.4	4.7	17.1	20.4
Lights and electrics	2.7	3.1	0.3	1.0
Brakes	2.4	2.2	18.8	12.0
Exhaust, emissions and leaks	1.2	0.7	0.8	0.5
Number plates and VIN	0.6	0.2	0.4	0.6
Steering	0.5	0.2	1.1	0.3
Suspension	0.5	0.9	1.2	2.8
Body and structure	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.5
Seat belts and airbags	0.2	0.3	under 0.1	0.1
Road wheels	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.4

What testers fail most on the Range Rover Velar at 4 years

Fail items on the Land Rover Range Rover Velar at 4 years (n=30,942), per 100 MOTs, with all cars at the same age (n=8,699,937).
Item	Area	Per 100 MOTs	All cars	Typical repair (estimate)
Wipers not clearing screen	Windscreen, wipers and mirrors	5.0	2.5	£15 to £30 per blade
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords	Tyres	1.9	1.5	£88 to £145 per tyre
Brake pads under 1.5 mm	Brakes	1.5	1.3	£72 to £174 per axle (rough guide)
Headlight aimed too high	Lights and electrics	1.4	0.6	£16 to £39 per car (rough guide)
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm	Tyres	1.3	1.4	£88 to £145 per tyre
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction	Exhaust, emissions and leaks	0.8	0.3	diagnosis from £39 (rough guide)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid	Windscreen, wipers and mirrors	0.6	0.7	£2 to £14 per car (rough guide)
Headlamp aim: too low	Lights and electrics	0.5	0.6	£16 to £39 per car (rough guide)
Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements	Number plates and VIN	0.5	0.1	£23 to £63 per plate (rough guide)
Tyre with cords exposed	Tyres	0.4	0.9	£88 to £145 per tyre

Early warnings: advisories and minor defects at 4 years

Advisories and minor defects are recorded, but the car still passes. Across all cars, a part with an advisory or minor defect failed at the next MOT 5.5 times in 100 (n=88,666,940 pairs of consecutive MOTs), against 0.3 times in 100 when the same part had none (n=12,936,860,350).

Advisories and minor defects on the Land Rover Range Rover Velar at 4 years (n=30,942), per 100 MOTs, with all cars at the same age (n=8,699,937).
Item	Area	Per 100 MOTs	All cars	If it needs replacing (estimate)
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	Brakes	11.9	5.2	£148 to £376 per axle (rough guide)
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	Tyres	10.6	12.4	£88 to £145 per tyre
Brake pads: wearing thin	Brakes	9.7	6.9	£72 to £174 per axle (rough guide)
Tyre condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	Tyres	3.3	6.3	£88 to £145 per tyre
Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	Other	2.9	2.2
Tyre condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	Tyres	2.6	1.8	£88 to £145 per tyre
Nail in tyre	Other	2.2	2.1
Wipers: blade defective	Windscreen, wipers and mirrors	1.7	1.3
Windscreen: damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view	Windscreen, wipers and mirrors	1.5	1.5
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	Tyres	1.5	1.8	£88 to £145 per tyre

Repair estimates are a guide for an independent garage: labour at the national median local garage rate (median £78 an hour from 65 garages, ONS price quotes) times estimated labour hours, plus a parts band. Labour hours and most parts bands are estimates, not quotes, and prices vary by model, engine and region. A warning light fault shows the cost of the diagnosis only.

How problems change with age

Fails per 100 MOTs in the three most common areas at 4 years. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
Age	Tests (n)	Windscreen, wipers and mirrors	Tyres	Lights and electrics
3 years	24,009	6.4	4.0	3.4
4 years	30,942	5.8	4.4	2.7
5 years	28,953	3.9	4.7	2.5
6 years	23,513	3.4	4.9	2.4
7 years	14,366	3.0	5.2	2.5
8 years	3,712	3.0	5.1	2.3

Mileage

At 4 years, Land Rover Range Rover Velar cars showing under 30,000 miles failed 13.7% of MOTs (n=11,604); the band that failed most, 60,000 to 90,000 miles, failed 18.4% (n=1,667). For pass and fail rates by age, see Land Rover Range Rover Velar MOT fail rates.

What to check on a viewing

On the Land Rover Range Rover Velar, testers most often record wipers not clearing screen; tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords; brake pads under 1.5 mm. Look at these first, then the areas below.

Windscreen, wipers and mirrors

Look for chips or cracks in the windscreen, above all in front of the driver.
Run the wipers and washers: they should clear the screen without smearing.
Check that the mirrors are present, secure and not cracked.

Tyres

Check the tread across the full width of all four tyres, and the spare if there is one.
Look for cuts, bulges and cracking in the sidewalls.
Wear on one edge only can point to worn suspension or the tracking being out.

Lights and electrics

With someone outside, try every light: dipped and main beam, indicators, brake lights, fog lights and number plate lamps.
Check that the warning lights come on with the ignition and go out once the engine runs.
Look for misted, cracked or yellowed headlamp lenses.

Ask for the car's MOT history and service record: advisories that repeat from one year to the next show what has been left. GOV.UK MOT history.

Questions

What are the most common problems on the Land Rover Range Rover Velar?

At 4 years, the age with the most MOT tests (30,942), the fail items testers record most often on the Land Rover Range Rover Velar are wipers not clearing screen (5.0 per 100 MOTs), tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.9 per 100 MOTs), brake pads under 1.5 mm (1.5 per 100 MOTs). The most common advisories or minor defects are brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (11.9) and tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (10.6).

Which parts of the Land Rover Range Rover Velar fail more often than on other cars?

At 4 years: windscreen, wipers and mirrors (5.8 per 100 MOTs against 3.6 for all cars). Compared with 8,699,937 MOTs of all cars the same age.

Land Rover Range Rover Velar problems by area

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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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