Comparison · family SUVs

Land Rover Range Rover Evoque vs Land Rover Discovery Sport: which is more reliable?

The Land Rover Range Rover Evoque does better at the MOT, with a score of 107 against 101 for the Land Rover Discovery Sport, comparing each with cars of the same age. Based on 283,313 real MOT tests in 2024.

Land Rover Range Rover Evoque

107Above average

MOT tests180,027

Land Rover Discovery Sport

101About average

MOT tests103,286

By age

MOT Rank score for each age group (100 = an average car that age).

Age at test	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	Land Rover Discovery Sport
3–5 years	101About average	96Below average
6–9 years	108Above average	104Above average
10–14 years	114Well above average	–
15+ years	–	–

Year by year

Share that passed first time, same registration year.

Year	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	Land Rover Discovery Sport
2021	89.3%	82.9%
2020	87.0%	82.0%
2019	85.3%	82.5%
2018	86.0%	82.7%
2017	84.2%	81.8%
2016	84.1%	80.2%
2015	81.3%	80.1%

Problem areas

Failure items per 100 tests.

Area	Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	Land Rover Discovery Sport
Tyres	6.1	6.7
Lights & electrics	5.5	5.6
Brakes	4.6	4.1
Visibility (wipers, screen, mirrors)	1.8	3.8
Emissions & leaks	2.3	2.8
Suspension	3.1	1.9
Body & chassis	1.3	0.5
Seat belts & airbags	0.4	0.3

Land Rover Range Rover Evoque: top failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick2.4%
Tyres - condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords1.7%
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1.6%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction1.5%
Tyres - condition: has ply or cords exposed1.2%
Coil spring: fractured or broken1.1%

Land Rover Discovery Sport: top failures

Tyres - condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords2.5%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively2.3%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick1.9%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction1.8%
Tyres - condition: has ply or cords exposed1.3%
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1.2%

Questions

Which is more reliable, the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque or the Land Rover Discovery Sport?

The Land Rover Range Rover Evoque does better at the MOT, with a score of 107 against 101 for the Land Rover Discovery Sport, comparing each with cars of the same age.

Which years of the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport can be compared?

Both were tested for 7 registration years (2015–2021). The Land Rover Range Rover Evoque had the higher pass rate in 7 of them and the Land Rover Discovery Sport in 0.

What fails most on each?

Land Rover Range Rover Evoque: brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick; tyres - condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords. Land Rover Discovery Sport: tyres - condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords; wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively.