Pass rate
88.6%
Above average — 0.7 pts ahead of the 87.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 35,275 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £30–£72
2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar MOT pass rate
- 2018
- typical 49,853 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
31.8% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
2.0 pts down across model years — 2.9% in 2017, 0.9% in 2022.
Which year to buy
- Best 2021 91.0% pass
- Avoid 2017 87.2% pass
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 3.8 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 87.3%
- Typical mileage
- 50k mi
The 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar MOT pass rate is 88.6% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 31.8% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Land Rover Range Rover Velar does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 1.6× the national share
Tyres make up 31.7% of everything recorded on the 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar, against 19.8% nationally — 11.9 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 31.8%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 87.9%, so this figure is 0.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 87.3%. The median 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar in this dataset had covered 49,853 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 86% of tests, with a 88.4% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 88.4% of the time, April–September 88.8%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 1.86% of tests.
- 35,275 recorded tests behind this page.
- 88.6% overall pass rate, 87.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Land Rover Range Rover Velar, the average is 88.8% — best year 2021 (91.0%), worst 2017 (87.2%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 35,275
- Typical mileage (median)
- 49,853 mi
- Make and model
- Land Rover Range Rover Velar
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Range Rover Velar MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 70% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (86% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Range Rover Velar
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 7,740 | 88.1% |
| North West | 4,697 | 88.3% |
| East of England | 4,056 | 88.2% |
| Yorkshire | 3,316 | 89.0% |
| West Midlands | 2,934 | 89.7% |
| East Midlands | 2,674 | 90.1% |
| Scotland | 2,638 | 86.8% |
| London | 2,374 | 91.7% |
| South West | 2,216 | 86.9% |
| North East | 1,472 | 89.4% |
| Wales | 1,155 | 86.8% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2018 Range Rover Velar
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2018 Range Rover Velar
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the windscreen 1.9% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the lights 1.4% of tests
“malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the wipers and washers 1.4% of tests
“wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2018 Range Rover Velar through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £30–£72 — and 39% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £30–£72
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 39%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 35,275 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Range Rover Velar, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2017 to 2023. Across them the pass rate runs from 87.2% to 91.0% — a spread of 3.8 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2017 87.2% track rod end ball joint has…
- 2018 88.6%windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 88.6% wipers does not clear the…
- 2020 89.9% wipers does not clear the…
- 2021 91.0% wipers does not clear the…
- 2022 90.6% wipers does not clear the…
- 2023 90.7% has a bulge, caused by separation…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2018 cars with a similar record
- Volkswagen Passat 88.6%
- BMW 420 88.6%
- Ford Edge 88.6%
- BMW X2 SDRIVE20I 88.6%
- Nissan Juke 88.5%
- Hyundai I30 88.5%
Closest pass rates among 2018 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 29,414 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 9,453 | 31.80% | 20.89% | +10.91 |
| Tyres | 9,419 | 31.70% | 19.76% | +11.94 |
| Non-component advisories | 2,403 | 8.10% | 4.18% | +3.92 |
| Visibility | 2,251 | 7.60% | 4.97% | +2.63 |
| Steering | 1,840 | 6.20% | 2.57% | +3.63 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1,465 | 4.90% | 5.52% | −0.62 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1,119 | 3.80% | 12.21% | −8.41 |
| Suspension | 911 | 3.10% | 20.98% | −17.88 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 368 | 1.20% | 1.76% | −0.56 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 185 | 0.60% | 5.57% | −4.97 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.9% | £80–200 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.5% | £45–95 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.4% | £3–12 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 1.4% | £8–22 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.3% | £45–95 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 1.1% | £8–22 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Major | 1.0% | £18–45 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 1.0% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.80% | £30–80 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Rectified | 0.71% | £8–22 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 14.1% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 10.8% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 10.7% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 3.0% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 3.0% | £20–80 |
| Track rod end ball joint has excessive play Steering | Advisory | 2.7% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 3,685 | 91.3% | 23,659 mi |
| 30-60k | 21,010 | 88.8% | 45,459 mi |
| 60-90k | 9,310 | 87.4% | 71,133 mi |
| 90-120k | 1,143 | 86.7% | 99,306 mi |
| 120k+ | 120 | 78.3% | 136,292 mi |
Source: 35,275 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2018 Range Rover Velar MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar?
88.6% of the 35,275 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 87.9% for cars first used in 2018. First-attempt pass rate: 87.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (1.86%), has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.48%), malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (1.45%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 91.3% of the time, falling to 78.3% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar in this dataset had covered 49,853 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar?
Diesel: 88.4% pass rate across 30,233 tests. Petrol: 89.8% pass rate across 5,042 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 88.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 88.8%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.