Land Rover Range Rover Velar MOT reliability

Land Rover Range Rover Velars passed their MOT first time 84% of the time across 32,210 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

84%

MOTs analysed

32,210

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2021 diesel

1,489 MOTs

Passed first time 86%. Typical mileage 38,530 (most between 29,633 and 47,473).

2023: 96% → 2024: 85% → 2025: 86%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.3%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.1%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (1.7%)
Headlamp aim: too high (1.4%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.0%)

2021 petrol

741 MOTs

Passed first time 87%. Typical mileage 30,355 (most between 23,376 and 39,332).

2023: 100% → 2024: 86% → 2025: 87%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.6%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.4%)
Headlamp aim: too high (1.6%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (1.2%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (0.5%)

2021 hybrid

131 MOTs

Passed first time 84%. Typical mileage 37,393 (most between 25,766 and 51,824).

2023: 100% → 2024: 85% → 2025: 84%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.3%)
Headlamp aim: too high (3.1%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (3.1%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.3%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (0.8%)

2021 ed

7 MOTs

These figures come from only 7 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 57%. Typical mileage 55,535 (most between 33,966 and 63,516).

2024: 71% → 2025: 57%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (28.6%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (14.3%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (14.3%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (14.3%)

Where 2021 Range Rover Velars fail

Visibility & wipers

5.1%

Wheels & tyres

4.9%

Lights & electrics

2.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.7%

Brakes

1.0%

Steering

0.9%

Suspension & axles

0.7%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.2%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB (CC BY 4.0, adapted).