Land Rover Discovery Sport R-Dyn Hse D A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Land Rover Discovery Sport R-Dyn Hse D A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 8.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,964 individual Land Rover Discovery Sport R-Dyn Hse D A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 85% first-time pass rate means roughly 15 in every 100 Land Rover Discovery Sport R-Dyn Hse D As 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 Discovery Sport R-Dyn Hse D A tested had covered 34,598 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. The Land Rover Discovery Sport R-Dyn Hse D A sits 8.3 points above the national average, ranked 1,240 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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Most common MOT failures on a Land Rover Discovery Sport R-Dyn Hse D A

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 6.9% of tests (2.46x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 3% of tests (1.81x the national rate for this defect)
3. An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.8% of tests (1.77x the national rate for this defect)
4. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 3.2% of tests (1.71x the national rate for this defect)
5. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 1.5% of tests
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.4% of tests
7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.2% of tests
8. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.6% of tests
9. Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.4% of tests (2.04x the national rate for this defect)
10. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.4% of tests

From 2,958 DVSA-tracked Land Rover Discovery Sport R-Dyn Hse D A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.35% of these flagged Land Rover Discovery Sport R-Dyn Hse D A 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 Discovery Sport R-Dyn Hse D A

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 Discovery Sport R-Dyn Hse D A before it actually fails on it.

1. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 6.3% of tests (1.6x the national rate for this advisory)
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 11% of tests (1.18x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 14.3% of tests (1.17x the national rate for this advisory)
4. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 16.8% of tests, also fails
5. A tyre seriously damaged, 15.9% of tests, also fails
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 4.9% of tests, also fails
7. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 1.6% of tests
8. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.4% of tests
9. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.3% of tests
10. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 0.2% of tests

From 2,958 DVSA-tracked Land Rover Discovery Sport R-Dyn Hse D A tests, 2024.

Land Rover Discovery Sport R-Dyn Hse D A pass rate by model year

From its 2019 to its 2020 model year, the Land Rover Discovery Sport R-Dyn Hse D A's first-time pass rate has risen 4.2 points, from 82.3% to 86.5%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Land Rover Discovery Sport R-Dyn Hse D A year:

• 2019 Land Rover Discovery Sport R-Dyn Hse D A - 82.3% first-time pass, 671 tests
• 2020 Land Rover Discovery Sport R-Dyn Hse D A - 86.5% first-time pass, 2,200 tests

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

• Citroen Unknown - 85.1%
• Audi Rs6 - 85.1%
• Land Rover Discovery Sport R-Dyn Se D A - 85%
• Audi A3 E-Tron 40 S-A - 85%
• Lexus Ls - 85%
• Land Rover Range Rover Evoque R-Dyn D A - 85%

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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