Land Rover Defender First D Auto MOT data by year

The Land Rover Defender First D Auto appears in 3,173 MOT tests in this dataset across model years 2019–2021. Its most common failure areas are tyres, lighting & signalling and brakes, and its overall pass rate is 91.0%.

3,173
MOT tests analysed
91.0%
Pass rate
9.0%
Fail rate
2019–2021
Years covered

By model year

Land Rover Defender First D Auto MOT results by model year
Year Tests Pass rate Fail rate Most common failure
2020 2,992 90.9% 9.1% Tyres

Most common failures (all years)

Most common MOT failure areas — Land Rover Defender First D Auto
# Category % of tests affected Tests
1 Tyres 3.5% 112
2 Lighting & signalling 3.2% 101
3 Brakes 1.8% 56
4 Emissions & environmental 1.5% 49
5 Visibility 0.9% 29
6 Seat belts & restraints 0.6% 19
7 Other defects 0.5% 15
8 Body, structure & corrosion 0.4% 11
Share of tests failing on each category Tyres 3.5% Lighting & signalling 3.2% Brakes 1.8% Emissions & environmental 1.5% Visibility 0.9% Seat belts & restraints 0.6%
Percentage of tests with at least one failure recorded in each category, across all model years.

Methodology & source. Based on 3,173 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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