Pass rate, every year
832 tests across 2 model years, 2021–2022.
+5.4 pts vs the national average
Pass rate, every year
832 tests across 2 model years, 2021–2022.
+5.4 pts vs the national average
Best year to buy
2021 86.9%
The strongest of the 2 years on record. See the 2021 page →
Worst year to buy
2022 86.1%
0.8 points below the 2021 peak. See the 2022 page →
The Land Rover Discovery Spt R-Dyn MOT pass rate is 86.4%, +5.4 percentage points above the UK average. That is 832 DVSA MOT tests recorded between 2021 and 2022. This page lists the most common Land Rover Discovery Spt R-Dyn 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 Spt R-Dyn passed on its first attempt in 84.4%, and its overall record sits +5.4 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Land Rover Discovery Spt R-Dyn in the 2023–2025 data: 832 tests across 2 model years (2021–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.
| Measure | This model |
|---|---|
| Tests analysed | 832 |
| Overall pass rate | 86.4% |
| Passed on first attempt | 84.4% |
| Average mileage at test | 30,306 mi |
| Model years covered | 2021–2022 (2 years) |
| Versus UK national average | +5.4 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 Spt R-Dyn, the Tyres 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 |
|---|---|
| Tyres | 55% |
| Visibility | 31% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 9% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 3% |
| Brakes | 1% |
| Suspension | 1% |
Shares are over the Land Rover Discovery Spt R-Dyn's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.
Around 55% of the recorded Land Rover Discovery Spt R-Dyn 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" (4.9%), "Has ply or cords exposed" (3.2%), "Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure" (0.8%) among the Land Rover Discovery Spt R-Dyn's tyres faults.
Around 31% of the recorded Land Rover Discovery Spt R-Dyn failures fall in the Visibility section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (1.9%), "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (1.9%), "Wipers blade defective" (1.7%) among the Land Rover Discovery Spt R-Dyn's visibility faults.
Around 9% of the recorded Land Rover Discovery Spt R-Dyn failures fall in the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Rear fog lamp not working" (1.1%), "Headlamp aim too low" (0.5%) among the Land Rover Discovery Spt R-Dyn's lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment faults.
The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Land Rover Discovery Spt R-Dyn, each with how many of the model's 832 tests it was noted on.
The strongest Land Rover Discovery Spt R-Dyn model year on record is 2021 (86.9% across 306 tests), and the weakest is 2022 (86.1%). The gap between them is 0.8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Discovery Spt R-Dyn | 526 | 86.1% |
| 2021 Discovery Spt R-Dyn | 306 | 86.9% |
Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.
These checks follow this Land Rover Discovery Spt R-Dyn's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Land Rover Discovery Spt R-Dyn.
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 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 lights — “rear fog lamp not working”
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 Spt R-Dyn. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.
86.4% of the 832 recorded Land Rover Discovery Spt R-Dyn MOT tests ended in a pass, +5.4 percentage points above the national average. 84.4% of those passed on the first attempt.
2021 is the strongest Land Rover Discovery Spt R-Dyn year on record at 86.9%, while 2022 is the weakest at 86.1%. The year-by-year table below lists every model year with at least 50 recorded tests.
The most recorded Land Rover Discovery Spt R-Dyn failures are "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" and "Has ply or cords exposed" — together around 8% of tests, mostly in the Tyres section.