Land Rover Discovery HSE SD4 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Land Rover Discovery HSE SD4 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Land Rover Discovery HSE SD4 passed on its first attempt in 87.8%, and its overall record sits +8.0 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Land Rover Discovery HSE SD4 in the 2023–2025 data: 1,681 tests across 2 model years (2019–2020). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Land Rover Discovery HSE SD4 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Land Rover Discovery HSE SD4, the Visibility section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Land Rover Discovery HSE SD4's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Land Rover Discovery HSE SD4 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Land Rover Discovery HSE SD4, each with how many of the model's 1,681 tests it was noted on.

• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 57 Land Rover Discovery HSE SD4 tests, 3.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 36 Land Rover Discovery HSE SD4 tests, 2.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 30 Land Rover Discovery HSE SD4 tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 29 Land Rover Discovery HSE SD4 tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 28 Land Rover Discovery HSE SD4 tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 17 Land Rover Discovery HSE SD4 tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Land Rover Discovery HSE SD4 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Land Rover Discovery HSE SD4 model year on record is 2020 (90.2% across 470 tests), and the weakest is 2019 (88.5%). The gap between them is 1.7 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Land Rover Discovery HSE SD4 Owners

These checks follow this Land Rover Discovery HSE SD4's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Land Rover Discovery HSE SD4.

• 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 lights — “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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Land Rover Discovery HSE SD4. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Land Rover Discovery HSE SD4 MOT & Reliability