Pass rate, every year
5,149 tests across 2 model years, 2019–2020.
+9.6 pts vs the national average
Pass rate, every year
5,149 tests across 2 model years, 2019–2020.
+9.6 pts vs the national average
Best year to buy
2019 91.0%
The strongest of the 2 years on record. See the 2019 page →
Worst year to buy
2020 90.4%
0.6 points below the 2019 peak. See the 2020 page →
The Land Rover Discovery Landmark SD6 MOT pass rate is 90.6%, +9.6 percentage points above the UK average. That is 5,149 DVSA MOT tests recorded between 2019 and 2020. This page lists the most common Land Rover Discovery Landmark SD6 MOT failures by category, names the best and worst model years, and finishes with a pre-MOT checklist you can run at home.
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The Land Rover Discovery Landmark SD6 passed on its first attempt in 89.7%, and its overall record sits +9.6 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Land Rover Discovery Landmark SD6 in the 2023–2025 data: 5,149 tests across 2 model years (2019–2020). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.
| Measure | This model |
|---|---|
| Tests analysed | 5,149 |
| Overall pass rate | 90.6% |
| Passed on first attempt | 89.7% |
| Average mileage at test | 48,113 mi |
| Model years covered | 2019–2020 (2 years) |
| Versus UK national average | +9.6 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 Landmark SD6, 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 | 55% |
| Tyres | 31% |
| Brakes | 9% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 4% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1% |
Shares are over the Land Rover Discovery Landmark SD6's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.
Around 55% of the recorded Land Rover Discovery Landmark SD6 failures fall in the Visibility section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (2.6%), "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (2.2%), "Wipers blade defective" (1.5%) among the Land Rover Discovery Landmark SD6's visibility faults.
Around 31% of the recorded Land Rover Discovery Landmark SD6 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" (2.5%), "Has ply or cords exposed" (0.7%), "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (0.5%) among the Land Rover Discovery Landmark SD6's tyres faults.
Around 9% of the recorded Land Rover Discovery Landmark SD6 failures fall in the Brakes section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (1.1%) among the Land Rover Discovery Landmark SD6's brakes faults.
The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Land Rover Discovery Landmark SD6, each with how many of the model's 5,149 tests it was noted on.
The strongest Land Rover Discovery Landmark SD6 model year on record is 2019 (91.0% across 1,366 tests), and the weakest is 2020 (90.4%). The gap between them is 0.6 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 Landmark SD6 | 3,783 | 90.4% |
| 2019 Discovery Landmark SD6 | 1,366 | 91.0% |
Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.
These checks follow this Land Rover Discovery Landmark SD6's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Land Rover Discovery Landmark SD6.
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 does not clear the windscreen effectively”
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 Landmark SD6. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.
90.6% of the 5,149 recorded Land Rover Discovery Landmark SD6 MOT tests ended in a pass, +9.6 percentage points above the national average. 89.7% of those passed on the first attempt.
2019 is the strongest Land Rover Discovery Landmark SD6 year on record at 91.0%, while 2020 is the weakest at 90.4%. The year-by-year table below lists every model year with at least 50 recorded tests.
The most recorded Land Rover Discovery Landmark SD6 failures are "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" and "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" — together around 5% of tests, mostly in the Visibility section.