Does the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque fail the MOT on steering more than it should?

The Land Rover Range Rover Evoque records 0.16 steering failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.30 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.14, 95% interval −1.17 to −1.12). It ranks 376 of 640 models on steering (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on steering?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque is “Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc”, recorded 513 times in 2019–2024.

Land Rover Range Rover Evoque: most frequent steering defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc	513	0.06
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated	314	0.04
A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play	178	0.02
Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning	46	0.01

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 827,182 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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Does the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque fail the MOT on steering more than it should?

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