Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn S+ D Mhev A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn S+ D Mhev A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 6.7 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,065 individual Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn S+ D Mhev A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 83.4% first-time pass rate means roughly 17 in every 100 Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn S+ D Mhev 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 Spt Rdyn S+ D Mhev A tested had covered 31,713 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 Discovery Spt Rdyn S+ D Mhev A sits 6.7 points above the national average, ranked 1,323 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 Spt Rdyn S+ D Mhev A

1. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 6.2% of tests (3.23x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 4.2% of tests (2.51x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 6% of tests (2.15x the national rate for this defect)
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.2% of tests
5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.9% of tests
6. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.8% of tests
7. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.6% of tests
8. 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, 0.5% of tests (1.21x the national rate for this defect)
9. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.4% of tests
10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.4% of tests

From 2,065 DVSA-tracked Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn S+ D Mhev A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 8.38% of these flagged Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn S+ D Mhev 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 Spt Rdyn S+ D Mhev 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 Spt Rdyn S+ D Mhev A before it actually fails on it.

1. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 26.6% of tests (2.18x the national rate for this advisory)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 23.2% of tests, also fails
3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 9.5% of tests, also fails
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 6.5% of tests, also fails
5. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 3.2% of tests
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 2% of tests, also fails
7. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.5% of tests, also fails
8. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.7% of tests
9. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 0.5% of tests
10. An obstruction significantly affecting the driver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible, 0.1% of tests (1.77x the national rate for this advisory)

From 2,065 DVSA-tracked Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn S+ D Mhev A 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

• Audi Q3 - 83.5%
• Land Rover Discovery Sport R-Dyn S D A - 83.5%
• Vauxhall Nova - 83.5%
• Land Rover Discovery Sport S D Auto - 83.4%
• Ford Transit Custom - 83.3%
• BMW X5 Xdrive45e M Sport Auto - 83.3%

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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