Land Rover Defender S D Mhev Auto MOT data by year

The Land Rover Defender S D Mhev Auto appears in 1,679 MOT tests in this dataset across model years 2020–2022. Its most common failure areas are tyres, lighting & signalling and visibility, and its overall pass rate is 94.3%.

1,679
MOT tests analysed
94.3%
Pass rate
5.7%
Fail rate
2020–2022
Years covered

By model year

Land Rover Defender S D Mhev Auto MOT results by model year
Year Tests Pass rate Fail rate Most common failure
2021 1,449 94.2% 5.8% Tyres

Most common failures (all years)

Most common MOT failure areas — Land Rover Defender S D Mhev Auto
# Category % of tests affected Tests
1 Tyres 2.7% 46
2 Lighting & signalling 1.9% 32
3 Visibility 1.2% 20
4 Seat belts & restraints 0.8% 14
5 Emissions & environmental 0.8% 13
6 Other defects 0.6% 10
7 Brakes 0.6% 10
8 Suspension 0.2% 4
Share of tests failing on each category Tyres 2.7% Lighting & signalling 1.9% Visibility 1.2% Seat belts & restraints 0.8% Emissions & environmental 0.8% Other defects 0.6%
Percentage of tests with at least one failure recorded in each category, across all model years.

Methodology & source. Based on 1,679 MOT tests. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-01. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.

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