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I ran an XF from new to over 100k miles - no issues. We have had an evoque from new - done 60k miles - no issues - just ordered another one. I had a merc e class - perpetually in the garage to try and solve issues - also a bm 5 series with huge issues - you can be lucky or unlucky!! The one brand that seems to stand out for reliability is Lexus. I have it first hand from the owner of Lexus, Skoda and Peugeot dealer that literally the Lexus has virtually zero faults.

My wife has a 67 plate Evoque Autobiography 300PS petrol and it’s been lovely. Only 26,000 miles so far but zero problems other than water ingress into reversing camera. It dries out on its own but every winter it fogs up again. We had an older one previously and sold it only because we went abroad for a couple of years. That was almost identical and no faults over three years.

In the interest of balance. I purchased my 69 plate with 6k miles from Land Rover (2.5 D180 SE). It was 18 mths old and I keep it regularly serviced by L/R. I have experienced none of the problems that have been mentioned. In fact my one and only quibble would be that the SatNav isn’t the most reliable that I’ve used. Other than that I love the vehicle.

Really useful video! Imagine if Range Rover took the time to make a reliable model. Would be the only thing on the road

Had a MK1 and now the owner of a Mk2 brand new at 19 one of the first out, in fact a first edition. We have put 48,000miles without the car missing a beat. Heating and vent screen stayed blank for 1 journey other than that nothing. Beautiful comfortable car to drive and love every minute. Do people only go on forums to complain and the silent majority just get on with pleasure of driving and ownership?

Ive had my 2013 SD4 since 2017 with 45k miles. I've been lucky. I'm reaching 95 going on to 100k miles. Its sublime, I've only had minor service jobs. The biggest problem is the door locking mechanism failing. It doesn't effect how it drives, I'm getting it fixed by my local Land Rover specialist John Kemp near Wymondham. If you want an Evoque, get a first gen.

My wife wanted to buy one of these a few months ago, but thankfully I convinced her that she would not enjoy battling with our local JLR dealer, as they have a terrible reputation. She has since bought a Volvo XC40 and loves it! Great video and I hope it saves 'potential' Evoque owners the trauma of owning one.

I think it's a miracle that you managed to fit all the problems associated with these unreliable money pits in just 12 mins!

I've had my 2019MY Evoque from new. 105k on the clock. Zero issues. All makes of cars have issues.

Just got rid of my 69 plate evoque had it from brand new 100 miles on the clock. Serviced it regularly, we did have a issue with the DPF which happened just out of the warranty period but thankfully Land Rover Huddersfield sorted on a good will gesture. Other then that it’s been a good lil car, we put 30,000 on it in the end. It’s gone now onto the next

I have 2020 Evoque petrol and haven’t had a problem. It’s brilliant. I had a Discovery Sport before that and it had no problems either. I have no complaints about Land Rover and im having a hard time believing that they’re as unreliable as you claim.

I bought a 6 month old Evoque (Diesel) in Feb 2020 (just before Covid struck) and over the next two years did 22,000 miles trouble free in it. Brilliant car but was a bit too small for us so I part-exchanged it for a Jaguar F-pace in May 2022 and the trade in allowance was only 2,000 pounds less than I paid for the car from the same JLR dealership. My youngest daughter has recently (mid Sept 2023) taken delivery of a new Evoque Hybrid and it's spent six week in the garage awaiting a replacement battery.

Buy a Honda CRV. Never any issues, i have had three of them. Bought a Disco Sport from Carbase, sold it with a clogged DPF which had to be replaced using my expensive RAC warranty with a small contribution from Carbase. Looking for a new Honda CRV now.

It seems like all the technology issues could be firmware based. The sad thing is, we are being bombarded with technology in this day and age that is so unreliable and causes more frustration than its worth bothering with. This is probably why pre 1995 vehicles are increasing in value because people are reverting back to the older vehicles because the technology of these years is proven and tested.Yet the Japanese seem to get it right more often than not so why that, this needs to be asked.

Owned this into the 3rd year. I have the P250 HSE spec with digi dash, headsup display, pivi pro, keyless entry = absolutely none of the issue thats mentioned.

My experience with Landrover : 1) LR Freelander2 : 255000 km best car ever! 2) RR Sport : 185000 km Top car!

I had 2019 Range Rover HSE , first month I got engine light 3 times, dealer try fix , finally after 3rd times, they fix, after that 3 years transmission broke need replace, 3 years I only drove 16000 miles, after that engine light came back...... I love Range Rover look and feel, but too much issue, Friends told me once warranty expired sale right away, because will cause so much money to fix. I sold my Range Rover after 4 years, now I drove Lexus, no issue at all🥰

Great video. As an owner of a number of JLR ‘cars’, even though I adore the aesthetics, they are the most unreliable cars I’ve ever encountered. And on top of this, the company are unresponsive, conniving and dishonest. Their dealers will lie and try to con you out of £thousands. I scrapped an almost 6 year old XF because, after £10k+ of warranty repairs, the DPF inherent fault kicked in and destroyed the engine. Full Jaguar service history, I might add. Jaguar took no liability and wanted over £12k to fix it. New engine and both turbo’s. (could have been a lot more but I just walked out when the manager got to £12k) Their cars don’t have little niggles like some makes, JLR cars have life changing faults that, unless you’re Elon Musk, will ruin your bank accounts. Admire them but for your sanity’s sake, do not buy one.

I accidentally bought a reliable discovery 5 HSE lux TD6 2018 with 50000 miles and 6 owners. Had parking sensor issue when I collected and an issue with rear window regulator. Both replaced under warranty. Honestly Since then it’s been great. 1 year 12000 miles later and it never misses a beat. I bought knowing that it could have issues and be unreliable but I needed the size 1080litres of boot with 5 seats in place. I think main issue is it’s 1/3 cars has an issue whereas with my Porsche before it was more like 1/30. My experience with cars is as long as they are used regularly and given a run every now and then. You look online and cars do 250000miles. Time will tell but planning to keep for a 2nd year which is rare for me. Honesty I would buy a Range Rover with miles and look for one which the owner had been the same for 2-3 years before. Likely issues would have been picked up and fixed

My boss had a Range Rover Autobiography in the first nine months of ownership it went to the dealers eight times for a total of four and a half months without his car, he subsequently sold the car and bought a Lexus.

You have to sit and test drive one to appreciate why they are so appealing. I've been lucky with a Disco Sport and I've become an LR fan. I can't stomach buying another with the fear of issues and stupid insurance costs now.

Thank you for a clear review. I was looking to buy one for my wife...look like you saved me some pain and money..👍🏿

Fantastic idea to have the current owners on the test drive 👋

Got a first edition evoque with the old engine been bulletproof so far

Interesting and informative video. To add balance I had a first generation Evoque and since 2019 bought a second generation. Both D180 and both cars have proved extremely reliable. Now at 35k and only issue has been front door rubbing which is a known problem. I don’t do short journeys so maybe that helps but in all honesty I use a great dealership in Duckworths which ensures it gets its software updates and looks after customers.

Got a 69 plate only done 17000 never had a problem

Just subscribed . Glad I bought my 71 BMW 2.0d X1. Never ever thought about buying a Range Rover. Neighbour has a brand new latest model RR hybrid and its already been in the garage with gearbox out.

We've had two Evoques and both suffered from DPF issues which put the car into limp mode. Both times Land rover didn't want to know and basically said it's down to your driving style, you need to be doing high speed long journeys regularly to clear the filter. Funny how neither dealer mentioned it at the point they sold them to us , and we found out that it's a common criticism of Land rover dealers and the company itself they don't want to let the public know how unreliable and poorly designed these expensive piles of crap actually are . AVOID AT ALL COSTS!

One of the worlds best looking vehicles, but probably the least reliable. A real columdrum.

It never ceases to amaze me how many sites have RR owners making excuses, commonly "These are high tech cars and all such cars go wrong:, Much as I love the looks of RR cars - no guys, other high tech cars don't all go wrong. I have never had problems with Mercedes including S and SL class. If only RR would tackle this instead of relying on people buying for their prestige image.

I’ve had my P300e for 12 months and it’s been faultless

I’ll stick with my 1997 Toyota RAV4 which I’ve owned since 2001.

There comes a point when technology in cars reach a point where more is less , I think that point has been reached

Well at least it comfortable to sit in while waiting for the recovery truck :o) as long as you don't want to listen to the radio that may or may not be working at the time.

I chopped my Evoque in after 2 years. I had only had the car for six months and it had £5k of warranty work done on front suspension and alternator. Insurance costs high, running costs high, reliability low. Buy the extended warranty as there are no cheap repairs on one of these things. My mark 1 was far superior, 89000 miles of trouble free motoring. Now got a Toyota as I wanted a brand with better reliability.

I love the convertible model of these. I used to own a Land Rover Freelander they had a lot of problems too, at 50,000 miles head gasket was going out. I think it the same with most luxury cars the more bells and whistles the more things to go wrong.

Yes reliability is well known to be dreadful, but people still buy them for the brand name, and when they work they are very good. JLR have no real incentive to improve if they still sell well. I drove full size Range rovers for many years, they were not too bad, but plenty better cars now, so I have finished with JLR.

As a previous owner of the Evoque they are a nightmare car to own and their service department will make you want to cry. Don’t buy a Land Rover . You have been warned.

I have friends who work for JLR, they said never buy a Range Rover or if you do get rid of it after two years as they start to fail and they cost a fortune to fix and the aftercare is a nightmare

Only heard a few minutes of this preview and I’ve heard enough to put me off. Thank you

Interesting video , I'd love one of these as the design is very nice. But , I know lr products can be iffy. So , I bought a Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross 2019 auto 4wd. Wow , what a car - looks similar to the Evoque but no problems so far at 28k miles. 1.5 petrol turbo, 160 bhp. And Japanese reliability.👍

'SOLD like wild fire' they ignite like wild fire too!

Had a 69 petrol one on lease, lovely car but dealers were crap. It started sounding like a bag of spanners after about a year. Went to the dealers x 2 and they wanted £180 to check it out despite it obviously being a warranty issue. Luckily when it went in for service I met a Sevice Guy with a bit of sense. He said it was probably anti roll bar bushes. they actually kept stock as it was quite a common problem. Sure enough he was right and they were changed under warranty. Lovely car let down by bad (except for one guy who knew what he was talking about) backup, Wouldn't buy one that's why I leased.

Diesel engines have had those issues for years, DPF, EGR etc. This is nothing new. People should know diesels are not good for short journeys by now.

Over the last 15years I’ve had 5 landrover’s, averaging 35000mls a years. Got to say never had any problems with any of them. Luck of the draw I guess!

All of our cars are top quality. Our showroom was extremely busy this month and its getting busier.

The early Ingenium engined diesels had bad oil dilution issues (about 2016-2019) needing oil changes every few thousand miles (LR paid for the extra oil changes for 5 years/50K miles to push the problem away from warranty claims!). But how much long term damage done with diluted oil not lubricating the engine properly.

It such a shame as they are so beautifully styled inside and out. Hugely desirable if was sorted. Way out my price range, I’ll stick with 12yr old crv

Great video! Very informative.

69 plate D180 with 31k miles FSH in the garage for a new turbo, old turbo actuator completely dead. Water ingress on the L/H tail late has all but killed the left indicator. Had 3 years of faultless driving until the past couple months.

As someone used to Japanese cars for twenty years, I am pleased that I have not bought any LR products (had a Jag which was pants) and sorry at their lack of reliability as I would love one.

Buy a Lexus. Service it, put petrol in it, job done

If you can’t afford a new one you definitely can’t afford a second hand one

I have five JLR products in succession over a 10 year period. I ended up rejecting the last two and they will never see another penny from me.

I’m seriously appalled at Land Rover for even creating a car so unreliable and dangerous. Was thinking to gift my mum but not nomore- for you to have to completely switch it on again in live traffic is a nightmare situation especially for experienced drivers- in danger thru no fault of their own. Total shambles this car seems

Land Rover has shockingly poor reliability issues across the range, your one of the lucky ones if you have no issues.

Great video. I’m one of the lucky ones. I’ve had my 20Y D150 for 3 years 17000 miles without any mechanical issues. The infotainment system can be sometimes a problem.

Toyota RAV4 is the boy, absolutely fabulous reliable SUV.

There's a good reason why Range Rover are almost always at the bottom of the reliability tables!

My neighbour spent £127,000 on a new range rover in January 2023. It has spent over 3 months in the dealership being "fixed"since then but unfortunately it is still in there and not available for use! Well deserved reputation for the least reliable car in the UK!

Bought my wife a new evoque first edition in 2019 only done 12k todatej ust had a load of issues been in this week for new water bottle that was leaking, service manager said it was my fault for only topping up with water not adding screenwash ? Wanted to charge £310 to fix , gearbox is awful can't make up it's mind what gear to go in, ride quality terrible feel every bump, had new head display unit, as mentioned it stopped working no media sat nav parking Bluetooth radio. Can honestly say it's the worst car we've ever owned.

I’ve had 4 and not had even a single issue. Probably break down next time I’m out.🤣

great video and can wait until a owner gets in touch with a Vauxhall grandland 1.2 petrol with the wet belt issue

I would never waste my money buying a Range Rover or a Land Rover…….

Beautiful Car. No other brand can come anyware close for the exclusive look and feel of an RR. Just needs sorting, and there will emerge plenty of specialist garages able to fix problems. Still gets my vote.

They've just a nice driveway ornament

I was going to buy one but ive been put off by the fact JLR have been brought out by Tata(indian company) and the cars are plagued with problems.

Great review 👍 Think I’ll stick to m’old Freelander 2 😁

Have these improved any now by 2022-23-24? Is the Sport having the same issues? Tyres are 19" yes? Can you put the 22" Sport tyres on the Evoque? (Sport is actually 23" for 2024) How come all new cars in GB get 45-65MPG but in the States it only gets 19mpg City / 21mpg HWY vs UK MPG? Saw this with the Benz's too. Different emissions? Or cylinders/HP? Spec-wise they appear the same for 2023-2024 models. Just don't understand why most cars in the UK get double the gas mileage? Also if you look on several car sites asking which is the most reliable year... ironically thru 2020 they list the 2017 and 2019 as "most reliable"? I don't get how after 13 years outside of the old Discoveries made for the Sahara that Rover can't get their act together? It's also cheaper to buy in the US for some reason. Unsure why unless it's VAT vs ,US sales 6% vs VAT 20% tax? BTW; saw another reviewer say comparing a 2022 Evpoque vs a version 2 "Sport" (£112k!!) said "taxes" per year were about £100 quid less for this model. Was he talking about tax disc? Or what other tax is annual? Why do they demand more taxes after sales or VAT tax? Spent 9 yrs in London and everything has an extra price attached to it. Can only imagine now with interest rates and inflation skyrocketing why a decently equipped Sport is $135K (USD) here (2023) and the Evoque is around $68k equally equipped. Thoughts?

You buy one because the wife wants one and to look good in the school run and if a bloke buys one it’s because you can’t afford a proper one 😂

I'm glad I saw videos like this and forums - I was considering a P300e. Not anymore.... The hybrid setup is purely to meet EU regulations and all it's done is add needless complexity. In turn, you have to ask if it's even greener if a car is getting an endless supply of replacement parts.

On 2nd evoque, I would only buy the 2.0d. Never had any of the problems outlined. As a mechanic however I would not advise buying the diesel for short journeys its just not meant to be. Also re the ad blu I or we have never had a problem with Ad blu. But you can only tell it as it is. Final thing, like all L/R vehicles they need servicing and lots of care they are not designed for the daily school run thats for sure. Lol

I wouldn’t touch anything Range Rover / Landrover with a very long barge pole !

My 69 plate only issue was the adblue tank malfunction. After a few called out, LR changed the tank, problem went away. No other issue.

Why on earth do people buy these cars?

I owned a 2016 HSE Dynamix Lux model from 16k miles, within 6k of driving/owning I had issues with the windscreen leaking on the driver side, so had to do a complete removal and reseal, had numerous issues with the DPF and parasite drain that a couple of garages could not fix. The seal on the reverse camera went so had to replace that. Only after experiencing these issues did I find out they are common issues with the car. So it had to go and never again will I own another Range Rover

A friend of mine is a main agent mechanic They normally put 4 2.0 ingunim engines in a week there even putting in the 3.0 td6 When I was there a new defender 3.0 came in with a sized engine

Eighty percent of Range Rovers are still on the road. The other twenty percent made it home.

Brilliant info 👍

The DPF issue is due to the architecture of where the DPF sits in the Evoque. I have read a specialist engineers article about why the DPF does not function correctly as it is not in the optimum place to operate. Therefore some owners who even do long journeys suffer DPF issues, where JLR keep copping out stating driver error e.g. only doing short journey's. In 2017 the updated software to all diesel vehicle from 2015 ingenium engines to set of 'service required' light when oil dilution was above about 4/5% (can't remember actual figure) if you dip checked oil & found it to be above correct level then you have oil dilution & needs to be changed. The incontrol app is helpful to see soot levels & ad blue levels in advance.

My daughter casually getting her suspension sorted out in the background lol 😂

Sounds just like my Grand Scenic!!!!

The Garage owner’s favourite Bird 😀 the Pelican The garage owners favourite vehicle 😁Range Rovers What do they have in common? They both have enormous Bills attached to them 😉

Great video...and i think I'll stick with my CR-V!!!

I always get my cars remaped..makes a hudge difference in my experience

Was thinking ,,not now 😮 bloody hell there an absolute 🍋 lemons,,another thing to be aware of any salesman trying to sell u one

You like to think when you buy a premium car the manufacturer has carried out extensive road tests: drive it in urban conditions, on motorways, in snow, rain and baking sun for a hundred thousand miles. Landrover: Take it for a spin round the block. Didn't break down? Good to go!

We have a 2017 series 1 from new that this last year has been a nightmare. Water leak from the AC system that took 4 visits by various garages to resolve. New Injectors and now a new DPF. Without doubt the short journeys I think are the problem. For all that it’s comfortable and my missus loves it. 12:07 I’ve had two Jaguar XE’s with the same Diesel Ingenium and all on Ad Blue. At 2 years old one had done 58k. The second ( best car I’ve ever had) 70k at 3 years. Between the Jags I had a Disco Sport that did 50k in 2 years and now a Velar which is not 18 months old yet but has done 35k. With all my cars I use for work I’m convinced due to the mileage, they have been faultless. Just need to use them - a lot.

Thanks. I came very close to purchasing this model. Very grateful I stumbled across this video and saved myself so many potentially expensive headaches. It's a big NO thanks from me. What a mess of a car.

Thank you…..I’ve been thinking of getting a 2nd hand Evoque, but not any more.

Wife has a D150 only problem in 40k has been door handle not retracting back. Fixed under warranty. Probably a ticking time bomb but you can't sell them now anyway as the market has collapsed.

Worked on these bags of shite for years! Just headache after headache, fix one problem, end up with two more! Absolute shite😮

If you’re going into the Outback in your Land Rover make sure you’re in a Toyota Landcruiser if you want to get back home.

Last year bought a preowned Jag XF from a JLR Dealer in Milton Keynes. I think it has now been back seven times since then trying to permanently fix an Engine Warning Light problem. Now they want me to pay £1600 to try and fix it again!

The 2.0 diesels have a balancer shaft issue where they need replacing. I’ve seen a TSB where if they need replacing then they get the original part numbers fitted and if they fail again they fit the revised parts. Not great. When I had mine it went in for the balancer shaft replacement but when the techie started the work he discovered that it was the turbo at fault and not the balancer shafts. All fixed under warranty

Hi. Great movie and cheers for honest review on this car. I personally don’t quite get this car, due to its unreliability, but I suppose it’s pretty much horses for courses.

We're considering a new P300e on the employer salary sacrifice scheme.. im not convinced but the missus loves the Evoque. Theyre not cheap and not generous with their equipment unless you go up in the range and cost!

We also sell jaguar, mini, bmw, Bugatti and many more under the Sytner Group

I transported the series 2 to Spain for advertising film/still work, took 4 there 3 broke down due to DPF issues, the 3 replacements broke down due to DPF issues, wouldn't have a RR if they were giving them away.