Land Rover Range Rover Velar
Registered from 2017 to 2022.
About this model
The Range Rover Velar is a crossover SUV produced by British automotive company Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) under their Land Rover marque. The fourth model in the Range Rover line, the Velar was unveiled on 1 March 2017 in London, England. The Velar was released in the summer of 2017. The name Velar had previously been used for a series of pre-production first-generation Range Rovers in 1969.
From the Wikipedia article Range Rover Velar, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2018 2.0 diesel. 924 of 8,289 tests failed, 11%.
Better than 39% of 2018 cars. The typical one fails 10%, across 966 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres and wheels | 36% | 336 |
| Brakes | 24% | 219 |
| Visibility | 22% | 199 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 14% | 126 |
| Steering | 10% | 94 |
| Lights and electrics | 10% | 90 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
Where it stands out against its peers
- Steering: failed more often than 96% of 2018 cars — 10% of its 924 failed tests, where an ordinary 2018 car has 1%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Tyres and wheels — 36% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Brakes — 24% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Exhaust and emissions — 14% of its failures
- Steering — 10% of its failures
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play
- Lights and electrics — 10% of its failures
- Visibility — 22% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
When it starts failing
At 80–100k miles this one fails 13% of its inspections, against the 15% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–20k miles | 8% | 6% | 241 | |
| 20–40k miles | 10% | 9% | 3,303 | |
| 40–60k miles | 12% | 12% | 3,511 | |
| 60–80k miles | 12% | 14% | 1,018 | |
| 80–100k miles | 13% | 15% | 187 |
8,260 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 40k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.0 diesel · 199 hp · 2032 kg · 2874 mm wheelbase · 6.6 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2020 | 2.0 diesel · 1968 kg · 2874 mm wheelbase · 7.2 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2019 | 2.0 diesel · 1967 kg · 2874 mm wheelbase · 7.3 L/100km (WLTP) |
| 2017 | 2.0 diesel · 231 hp · 1944 kg · 2801 mm wheelbase · 5.6 L/100km (NEDC) |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/01258/22
The pretensioner tubes might have been damaged during assembly due to a manufacturing defect of certain front seat belt pretensioners This can result in reduced or complete loss of pretension in the event of a crash and could increase the risk of injury to the occupant. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Recall of the product from end users
A12/01335/21
Due to manufacturing defect, the support wire grid between the inner and outer layers of the fuel injector rubber return pipe may not provide sufficient support, which may cause the pipe to bend and break over time.As a result, fuel could leak into the cold side of the motor compartment and onto the road surface, posing a risk to the following traffic. The product does not comply with the requirements laid down in the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles.
Recall of the product from end users
A12/0447/18
The heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system may fail to de-mist the interior windows. This could restrict the driver’s field of vision and could lead to an increased risk of an accident.
Recall of the product from end users