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

Pass rate, every year

86.8% Above average

1,218 tests across 2 model years, 2021–2022.

+5.8 pts vs the national average

MOT PASS RATES

How the Land Rover Discovery Spt Urbn really fares

86.8% of its MOTs pass — over 1,218 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 Urbn MOT pass rate is 86.8%, +5.8 percentage points above the UK average. That is 1,218 DVSA MOT tests recorded between 2021 and 2022. This page lists the most common Land Rover Discovery Spt Urbn 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 Urbn MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Land Rover Discovery Spt Urbn passed on its first attempt in 85.3%, and its overall record sits +5.8 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Land Rover Discovery Spt Urbn in the 2023–2025 data: 1,218 tests across 2 model years (2021–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

MeasureThis model
Tests analysed1,218
Overall pass rate86.8%
Passed on first attempt85.3%
Average mileage at test30,460 mi
Model years covered2021–2022 (2 years)
Versus UK national average+5.8 pts above

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

Most Common Land Rover Discovery Spt Urbn 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 Urbn, 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 Est. recorded instances
Tyres 45% 96
Visibility 35% 74
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 10% 22
Brakes 9% 20
Body, chassis, structure 0% 1

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

Tyres

Around 45% of the recorded Land Rover Discovery Spt Urbn 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" (4.8%), "Has ply or cords exposed" (2.1%), "Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure" (0.8%) among the Land Rover Discovery Spt Urbn's tyres faults.

Visibility

Around 35% of the recorded Land Rover Discovery Spt Urbn failures fall in the Visibility section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (3.3%), "Wipers blade defective" (1.6%), "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (1.1%) among the Land Rover Discovery Spt Urbn's visibility faults.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

Around 10% of the recorded Land Rover Discovery Spt Urbn failures fall in the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Rear fog lamp not working" (1.4%), "Rear fog lamp with a multiple light source up to 1/2 not functioning" (0.4%) among the Land Rover Discovery Spt Urbn's lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment faults.

Top Recorded Land Rover Discovery Spt Urbn 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 Urbn, each with how many of the model's 1,218 tests it was noted on.

  • "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 58 Land Rover Discovery Spt Urbn tests, 4.8% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 40 Land Rover Discovery Spt Urbn tests, 3.3% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 25 Land Rover Discovery Spt Urbn tests, 2.1% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 20 Land Rover Discovery Spt Urbn tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 19 Land Rover Discovery Spt Urbn tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
  • "Rear fog lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 17 Land Rover Discovery Spt Urbn tests, 1.4% of the model's MOT record.

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

The strongest Land Rover Discovery Spt Urbn model year on record is 2021 (90.6% across 96 tests), and the weakest is 2022 (86.5%). The gap between them is 4.1 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 Urbn 1,122 86.5% 84.9% 28,928 mi Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough
2021 Discovery Spt Urbn 96 90.6% 89.7% 31,992 mi Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough

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

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

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

  • 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.

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

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

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

86.8% of the 1,218 recorded Land Rover Discovery Spt Urbn MOT tests ended in a pass, +5.8 percentage points above the national average. 85.3% of those passed on the first attempt.

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

2021 is the strongest Land Rover Discovery Spt Urbn year on record at 90.6%, while 2022 is the weakest at 86.5%. 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 Urbn MOT failures?

The most recorded Land Rover Discovery Spt Urbn failures are "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" and "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" — together around 8% of tests, mostly in the Tyres section.