Pass rate, every year
9,538 tests across 3 model years, 2020–2022.
+6.9 pts vs the national average
Pass rate, every year
9,538 tests across 3 model years, 2020–2022.
+6.9 pts vs the national average
Best year to buy
2020 88.2%
The strongest of the 3 years on record. See the 2020 page →
Worst year to buy
2022 87.5%
0.7 points below the 2020 peak. See the 2022 page →
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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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.
| Measure | This model |
|---|---|
| Tests analysed | 9,538 |
| Overall pass rate | 87.9% |
| Passed on first attempt | 86.4% |
| Average mileage at test | 34,505 mi |
| Model years covered | 2020–2022 (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.
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 |
|---|---|
| Visibility | 50% |
| Tyres | 39% |
| Brakes | 8% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 3% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 0% |
| Suspension | 0% |
Shares are over the Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Discovery Spt Rdyn | 1,093 | 87.5% |
| 2021 Discovery Spt Rdyn | 7,845 | 87.9% |
| 2020 Discovery Spt Rdyn | 600 | 88.2% |
Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.
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.
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.
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.
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.