Land Rover Defender Hse D Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Land Rover Defender Hse D Auto passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 12.4 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 680 individual Land Rover Defender Hse D Auto tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate89.1%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+12.4 points
Tests analysed680
Average mileage at test39,549 miles
Average year of manufacture2020
Reliability rank851 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 89.1% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 Land Rover Defender Hse D 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 Hse D Auto tested had covered 39,549 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Land Rover Defender Hse D Auto bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Land Rover Defender Hse D 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 what damaged Land Rover Defender Hse D Autos actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Land Rover Defender Hse D Auto

  1. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.7% of tests
  2. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.4% of tests
  3. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.8% of tests
  4. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.7% of tests
  5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.5% of tests
  6. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.3% of tests
  7. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.3% of tests (1.57x the national rate for this defect)
  8. A tyre fouling a part of the vehicle, 0.2% of tests (10.29x the national rate for this defect)
  9. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.2% of tests
  10. Reflector defective or damaged by more than 50% of the reflecting surface, 0.2% of tests (7.6x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,961 DVSA-tracked Land Rover Defender Hse D Auto tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.24% of these flagged Land Rover Defender Hse D Auto defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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