Land Rover Defender Hard Top D Mhev Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Land Rover Defender Hard Top D Mhev Auto passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 17.2 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,359 individual Land Rover Defender Hard Top D Mhev Auto tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 93.9% first-time pass rate means roughly 6 in every 100 Land Rover Defender Hard Top D Mhev Autos presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Land Rover Defender Hard Top D Mhev Auto tested had covered 34,612 miles and was built around 2021.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Land Rover Defender Hard Top D Mhev Auto sits 17.2 points above the national average, ranked 147 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Looking at a specific Land Rover Defender Hard Top D Mhev Auto rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see recorded closing bids for damaged Land Rover Defender Hard Top D Mhev Autos at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Land Rover Defender Hard Top D Mhev Auto

1. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 1.3% of tests (7.07x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.3% of tests
3. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.7% of tests (1.75x the national rate for this defect)
4. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.4% of tests
5. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.4% of tests
6. Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.3% of tests (1.46x the national rate for this defect)
7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.3% of tests
8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.2% of tests
9. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.2% of tests
10. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.2% of tests

From 1,378 DVSA-tracked Land Rover Defender Hard Top D Mhev Auto tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.12% of these flagged Land Rover Defender Hard Top D Mhev Auto defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Land Rover Defender Hard Top D Mhev Auto

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Land Rover Defender Hard Top D Mhev Auto before it actually fails on it.

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 11.3% of tests, also fails
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 5% of tests, also fails
3. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 4.5% of tests
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 4% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.6% of tests
6. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.4% of tests, also fails
7. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.4% of tests
8. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 0.3% of tests
9. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.1% of tests, also fails
10. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.1% of tests

From 1,378 DVSA-tracked Land Rover Defender Hard Top D Mhev Auto tests, 2024.

Other Land Rover models

• Land Rover Discovery - 75.6%
• Land Rover Range Rover Evoque - 84%
• Land Rover Freelander - 70.6%
• Land Rover Range Rover Sport - 82%
• Land Rover Defender - 73%
• Land Rover Discovery Sport - 84.8%
• Land Rover Range Rover - 79.9%
• Land Rover Range Rover Velar - 86.7%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Ford Puma St-Line Vignale Mhev - 93.9%
• Audi Q3 Sport 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A - 93.9%
• Ford Focus Active X Edition Mhev - 93.9%
• Volvo Xc40 Inscription B4 Mhev Auto - 93.9%
• Ford Kuga Vignale Phev Cvt - 93.9%
• Mercedes-Benz Gla 200 Sport Executive Auto - 93.9%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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