Does the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque fail the MOT on suspension more than it should?
The Land Rover Range Rover Evoque records 2.74 suspension failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 6.61 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−3.87, 95% interval −3.92 to −3.81). It ranks 456 of 701 models on suspension (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on suspension?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque is “A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened”, recorded 7,999 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened | 7,999 | 0.97 |
| A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn | 6,386 | 0.77 |
| A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated | 2,516 | 0.30 |
| A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 2,221 | 0.27 |
| A wheel bearing with excessive play | 576 | 0.07 |
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
If a Land Rover Range Rover Evoque gets a suspension advisory, how often does it fail next time?
11.1% of Land Rover Range Rover Evoque MOTs with a suspension advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,204 miles later (18,146 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 18,146 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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