Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Pass rate, every year

87.9% Above average

9,538 tests across 3 model years, 2020–2022.

+6.9 pts vs the national average

MOT PASS RATES

How the Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn really fares

87.9% of its MOTs pass — over 9,538 class-4 tests, 2023–2025

Pass rates

Every figure on this page comes from the DVSA's MOT test record.

The Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn MOT pass rate is 87.9%, +6.9 percentage points above the UK average. That is 9,538 DVSA MOT tests recorded between 2020 and 2022. This page lists the most common Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn 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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Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn passed on its first attempt in 86.4%, and its overall record sits +6.9 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn in the 2023–2025 data: 9,538 tests across 3 model years (2020–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

MeasureThis model
Tests analysed9,538
Overall pass rate87.9%
Passed on first attempt86.4%
Average mileage at test34,505 mi
Model years covered2020–2022 (3 years)
Versus UK national average+6.9 pts above

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

Most Common Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn 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 Spt Rdyn, 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 Est. recorded instances
Visibility 50% 810
Tyres 39% 633
Brakes 8% 135
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 3% 48
Noise, emissions and leaks 0% 5
Suspension 0% 4

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

Visibility

Around 50% of the recorded Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn failures fall in the Visibility section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (4.3%), "Wipers blade defective" (2.3%), "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (1.9%) among the Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn's visibility faults.

Tyres

Around 39% of the recorded Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn 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 ply or cords exposed" (2.4%), "Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure" (0.7%) among the Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn's tyres faults.

Brakes

Around 8% of the recorded Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn failures fall in the Brakes section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (1.4%), "Brake discs significantly and obviously worn" (0.0%) among the Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn's brakes faults.

Top Recorded Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn, each with how many of the model's 9,538 tests it was noted on.

  • "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 411 Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn tests, 4.3% 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 287 Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn tests, 3.0% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 232 Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn tests, 2.4% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 219 Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn tests, 2.3% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 180 Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 132 Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn model year on record is 2020 (88.2% across 600 tests), and the weakest is 2022 (87.5%). The gap between them is 0.7 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 First attempt Avg mileage Most common failure
2022 Discovery Spt Rdyn 1,093 87.5% 85.8% 29,160 mi Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough
2021 Discovery Spt Rdyn 7,845 87.9% 86.5% 35,770 mi Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively
2020 Discovery Spt Rdyn 600 88.2% 86.8% 38,586 mi Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting drive

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn Owners

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

  • 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 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 Spt Rdyn. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn MOT & Reliability

What is the Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn MOT pass rate?

87.9% of the 9,538 recorded Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn MOT tests ended in a pass, +6.9 percentage points above the national average. 86.4% of those passed on the first attempt.

Which Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn model years pass the MOT most often?

2020 is the strongest Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn year on record at 88.2%, while 2022 is the weakest at 87.5%. The year-by-year table below lists every model year with at least 50 recorded tests.

What are the most common Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn MOT failures?

The most recorded Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn failures are "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" and "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" — together around 7% of tests, mostly in the Visibility section.