Pass rate
87.4%
Above average — 3.3 pts behind the 90.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 691 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £33–£77
2020 Land Rover Discovry MOT pass rate
- 2020
- typical 35,910 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
40.9% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2020 87.4% pass · this year
- Avoid 2021 86.7% pass
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 0.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 85.9%
- Typical mileage
- 36k mi
The 2020 Land Rover Discovry MOT pass rate is 87.4% of its MOT tests — 3.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 40.9% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Land Rover Discovry does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 2.1× the national share
Tyres make up 40.9% of everything recorded on the 2020 Land Rover Discovry, against 19.8% nationally — 21.1 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 90.7%; this one manages 87.4% — 3.3 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2020 Land Rover Discovry compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 90.7%, so this figure is 3.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 85.9%. The median 2020 Land Rover Discovry in this dataset had covered 35,910 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 86.6% of the time, April–September 90.1%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords", noted on 3.33% of tests.
- 691 recorded tests behind this page.
- 87.4% overall pass rate, 85.9% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Land Rover Discovry, the average is 86.9% — best year 2020 (87.4%), worst 2021 (86.7%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 691
- Typical mileage (median)
- 35,910 mi
- Make and model
- Land Rover Discovry
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Tyres
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Discovry MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 75% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Discovry
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 218 | 85.3% |
| East of England | 72 | 84.7% |
| West Midlands | 70 | 87.1% |
| Yorkshire | 62 | 91.9% |
| South West | 62 | 83.9% |
| East Midlands | 61 | 90.2% |
| North West | 55 | 94.5% |
| Wales | 29 | 79.3% |
| London | 26 | 96.2% |
| Scotland | 25 | 88.0% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2020 Discovry
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2020 Discovry
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the wipers and washers 3.0% of tests
“wipers blade defective”
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.
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Check the windscreen 1.9% of tests
“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.
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Check the suspension joints 0.7% of tests
“linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2020 Discovry through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £33–£77 — and 40% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £33–£77
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 40%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 691 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Discovry, side by side
3 model years on record, from 2020 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 86.7% to 87.4% — a spread of 0.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2020 87.4%has a cut in excess of the…
- 2021 86.7% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2022 86.9% has a cut in excess of the…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2020 Land Rover Discovry with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2020 cars with a similar record
- Audi A3 E-Tron 87.4%
- Ford Allied 87.3%
- Ford Galaxy 87.6%
- DS DS3 87.2%
- Volvo V90 Momentum + 87.2%
- Mercedes-Benz E 87.7%
Closest pass rates among 2020 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2020 Land Rover Discovry 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 567 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 233 | 40.90% | 19.76% | +21.14 |
| Brakes | 121 | 21.30% | 20.89% | +0.41 |
| Suspension | 84 | 14.80% | 20.98% | −6.18 |
| Visibility | 53 | 9.30% | 4.97% | +4.33 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 26 | 4.60% | 12.21% | −7.61 |
| Non-component advisories | 24 | 4.20% | 4.18% | +0.02 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 15 | 2.60% | 5.57% | −2.97 |
| Road Wheels | 7 | 1.20% | 0.75% | +0.45 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 3 | 0.50% | 1.76% | −1.26 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1 | 0.20% | 5.52% | −5.32 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 3.3% | £45–95 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 3.0% | £8–22 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 2.0% | £45–95 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.9% | £80–200 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 1.7% | £8–22 |
| Drive shaft bearing excessively worn Body, chassis, structure | Major | 0.72% | £60–160 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 0.72% | £18–45 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 0.72% | £3–15 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Rectified | 0.72% | £8–22 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 0.58% | £18–45 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 11.9% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 11.9% | £45–95 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 6.2% | £30–75 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 6.1% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 5.5% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 3.0% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 237 | 89.5% | 22,032 mi |
| 30-60k | 354 | 86.7% | 41,662 mi |
| 60-90k | 92 | 83.7% | 69,301 mi |
| 90-120k | 8 | 100.0% | 103,856 mi |
Source: 691 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2020 Discovry MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2020 Land Rover Discovry?
87.4% of the 691 2020 Land Rover Discovry tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 90.7% for cars first used in 2020. First-attempt pass rate: 85.9%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2020 Land Rover Discovry?
The three most recorded items are has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.33%), wipers blade defective (3.04%), has ply or cords exposed (2.03%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2020 Land Rover Discovry MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 89.5% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2020 Land Rover Discovry in this dataset had covered 35,910 mi.
Does the season affect the 2020 Land Rover Discovry MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 86.6% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 90.1%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.