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2,475 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Discovry Sprt Rdyn Hse P300e As pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.
That's 10.5 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.
Pass
88.0%
Pass-after-fix
1.9%
Fail
9.8%
Avg miles
34,168
Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%
Petrol cars first registered from January 2006 meet Euro 4 — compliant in London ULEZ, Birmingham CAZ, Bristol CAZ, and Glasgow LEZ.
Performance by cohort
2 year bands · 2,475 tests
Pass rate drops 2.1 points across the cohorts — recent Discovry Sprt Rdyn Hse P300e A examples are doing worse than the early cars at the same tested age.
Pass
89.7%
Fail
7.6%
PRS
2.0%
Avg mileage at test
37,728 mi
Pass
87.6%
Fail
10.3%
PRS
1.9%
Avg mileage at test
33,385 mi
Cohort = vehicle's first-registration year band. Same model, different generations of build.
The picture
Across 2,475 MOT tests, the Discovry Sprt Rdyn Hse P300e A returns 88.0% first-time pass — comfortably ahead of the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a seriously damaged tyre. A tyre with the cords showing and a defective wiper blade round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 34,168, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.
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A tyre seriously damaged
103 occurrences · 4.2% of tests
A tyre cords visible or damaged
66 occurrences · 2.7% of tests
Wiper blade defective
51 occurrences · 2.1% of tests
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view
49 occurrences · 2.0% of tests
Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
22 occurrences · 0.9% of tests
A tyre seriously damaged
20 occurrences · 0.8% of tests
A lens defective which has no effect on emitted light
11 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
A transmission shaft bearing excessively worn
10 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
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
9 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
7 occurrences · 0.3% of tests
Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.
Worst-case fix budget · top 3 failures
£100–£185
If every one of this Discovry Sprt Rdyn Hse P300e A's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →
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Year-band analysis
First-time MOT pass rate split by registration band. A 2.1-point gap between bands is modest — the year you buy Land Rover Discovry Sprt Rdyn Hse P300e A makes a small but real difference to MOT outcomes.
Best band to buy
89.7%
2018–2020 registration
the 2018–2020 band climbs to 89.7% — a 2.1-point improvement. Failures here are mostly wear items: has ply or cords exposed, damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view — the structural issues that drag down older examples don't appear in the top-10 for this band.
Band to be cautious about
87.6%
2021+ registration
On the 2021-on band, the data shows a 87.6% pass rate against a fleet average of 89.7% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: has a cut in excess of the…, has ply or cords exposed, and blade defective. Average mileage on test for this band is 33,385 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.
Best band to buy: 2018-2020 (89.7% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: 2021+ (87.6% pass). That's a 2.1-point spread across 2,028 older tests and 447 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.
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Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.
If you own a Discovry Sprt Rdyn Hse P300e A and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.