Does the Land Rover Range Rover Velar fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?
The Land Rover Range Rover Velar records 1.13 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.72 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.41, 95% interval +0.35 to +0.47). It ranks 197 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on noise, emissions and leaks?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Land Rover Range Rover Velar is “Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction”, recorded 1,072 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction | 1,072 | 0.99 |
| Emissions test unable to be completed | 55 | 0.05 |
| Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users | 38 | 0.03 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 108,782 (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 Velar gets a noise, emissions and leaks advisory, how often does it fail next time?
1.9% of Land Rover Range Rover Velar MOTs with a noise, emissions and leaks advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 11.9 months and 7,823 miles later (801 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 801 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
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