Pass rate, every year
1,190 tests across 2 model years, 2019–2020.
+7.2 pts vs the national average
Pass rate, every year
1,190 tests across 2 model years, 2019–2020.
+7.2 pts vs the national average
Best year to buy
2020 89.5%
The strongest of the 2 years on record. See the 2020 page →
Worst year to buy
2019 88.1%
1.4 points below the 2020 peak. See the 2019 page →
The Land Rover Discovery Ann-Sary MOT pass rate is 88.2%, +7.2 percentage points above the UK average. That is 1,190 DVSA MOT tests recorded between 2019 and 2020. This page lists the most common Land Rover Discovery Ann-Sary MOT failures by category, names the best and worst model years, and finishes with a pre-MOT checklist you can run at home.
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Land Rover Discovery Ann-Sary MOT pass rates does in your corner of the country.
The Land Rover Discovery Ann-Sary passed on its first attempt in 86.8%, and its overall record sits +7.2 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Land Rover Discovery Ann-Sary in the 2023–2025 data: 1,190 tests across 2 model years (2019–2020). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.
| Measure | This model |
|---|---|
| Tests analysed | 1,190 |
| Overall pass rate | 88.2% |
| Passed on first attempt | 86.8% |
| Average mileage at test | 48,410 mi |
| Model years covered | 2019–2020 (2 years) |
| Versus UK national average | +7.2 pts above |
Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.
Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Land Rover Discovery Ann-Sary, the Visibility section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.
| Inspection section | Share of failures |
|---|---|
| Visibility | 46% |
| Tyres | 34% |
| Brakes | 7% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 6% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 5% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 2% |
Shares are over the Land Rover Discovery Ann-Sary's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.
Around 46% of the recorded Land Rover Discovery Ann-Sary failures fall in the Visibility section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (2.9%), "Wipers blade defective" (1.9%), "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (1.8%) among the Land Rover Discovery Ann-Sary's visibility faults.
Around 34% of the recorded Land Rover Discovery Ann-Sary failures fall in the Tyres section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (3.0%), "Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure" (0.7%), "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (0.6%) among the Land Rover Discovery Ann-Sary's tyres faults.
Around 7% of the recorded Land Rover Discovery Ann-Sary failures fall in the Brakes section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (0.9%), "Brake performance not tested unable to be tested" (0.1%) among the Land Rover Discovery Ann-Sary's brakes faults.
The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Land Rover Discovery Ann-Sary, each with how many of the model's 1,190 tests it was noted on.
The strongest Land Rover Discovery Ann-Sary model year on record is 2020 (89.5% across 76 tests), and the weakest is 2019 (88.1%). The gap between them is 1.4 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Discovery Ann-Sary | 76 | 89.5% |
| 2019 Discovery Ann-Sary | 1,114 | 88.1% |
Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.
These checks follow this Land Rover Discovery Ann-Sary's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Land Rover Discovery Ann-Sary.
the windscreen — “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.
the wipers and washers — “wipers blade defective”
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.
the brakes — “brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Land Rover Discovery Ann-Sary. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.
88.2% of the 1,190 recorded Land Rover Discovery Ann-Sary MOT tests ended in a pass, +7.2 percentage points above the national average. 86.8% of those passed on the first attempt.
2020 is the strongest Land Rover Discovery Ann-Sary year on record at 89.5%, while 2019 is the weakest at 88.1%. The year-by-year table below lists every model year with at least 50 recorded tests.
The most recorded Land Rover Discovery Ann-Sary failures are "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" and "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" — together around 6% of tests, mostly in the Tyres section.