Does the Land Rover Defender fail the MOT on visibility more than it should?

The Land Rover Defender records 12.86 visibility failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.08 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+2.78, 95% interval +2.69 to +2.87). It ranks 87 of 746 models on visibility (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on visibility?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Land Rover Defender is “Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen”, recorded 21,691 times in 2019–2024.

Land Rover Defender: most frequent visibility defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen	21,691	3.35
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view	19,787	3.05
Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen	19,222	2.97
Wiper blade defective	10,698	1.65
Obligatory mirror or device slightly damaged or loose	4,488	0.69

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 648,232 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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