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2017 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque: common problems and what to check

What gets flagged at MOT on 2017 Land Rover Range Rover Evoques, from 22,445 tests in 2025, plus known faults and what to look at before you buy one.

22,445MOT tests in 2025
84%pass first time (all 2017 cars: 78%)
7,900typical miles a year
1.8×the usual rate for engine warning light

What stands out

Parts flagged at MOT more often on 2017 Land Rover Range Rover Evoques than on all cars registered in 2017.

  • Engine warning light1.8× usual
    Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
    2.4% All 2017 cars
    1.3%
    Rough price £10–£80

    At the viewing: Ask a friend to check every light while you work the switches: indicators, brake lights, fog lights and reversing lights.

Better than most

Suspension arm bushes and joints: 1.9% here, against 4.8% of all 2017 cars.

By area

The share of 2017 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque MOT tests where testers flagged each area, as a fail or an advisory. Rough prices are typical independent-garage costs.

  • Tyres
    29% of testsRough price £70–£150

    At the viewing: Check the tread on all four tyres, including the inside edges, and look for cracks or bulges.

  • Brakes
    24% of testsRough price £150–£350

    At the viewing: Look for a lip on the disc edges and feel for judder or pulling when braking firmly from about 40mph.

  • Suspension
    6% of testsRough price £120–£400

    At the viewing: Listen for knocks over speed bumps, and look behind each front wheel for a snapped coil spring.

  • Lights and electrics
    5% of testsRough price £10–£80

    At the viewing: Ask a friend to check every light, including brake lights and indicators, while you operate them.

  • Wipers, windscreen and mirrors
    4% of testsRough price £15–£250

    At the viewing: Check for chips in the driver's view, and test the wipers and washers.

  • Seats and seatbelts
    3% of testsRough price £80–£250

    At the viewing: Pull each seatbelt sharply. It should lock, and retract cleanly.

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Other years

YearMOT testsMost flagged
201816,353Tyres 29%
201624,360Tyres 29%
201518,506Tyres 29%
201415,771Tyres 30%
201312,496Tyres 31%
201212,915Tyres 32%

Where this comes from: the DVSA's anonymised results for every MOT test in Great Britain in 2025, counting tests of 2017 Land Rover Range Rover Evoques registered in 2017. "Flagged" includes advisories, so it isn't the same as a fail rate. How we score