Land Rover Discovery Sport: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Land Rover Discovery Sport passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 8.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 91,644 individual Land Rover Discovery Sport tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate84.8%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+8.1 points
Tests analysed91,644
Average mileage at test64,006 miles
Average year of manufacture2017
Reliability rank1,251 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 84.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 15 in every 100 Land Rover Discovery Sports 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 Sport tested had covered 64,006 miles and was built around 2017.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Land Rover Discovery Sport bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Land Rover Discovery Sport rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Land Rover Discovery Sports actually sold for at UK salvage auction, from 9 real settled sales.

Most common MOT failures on a Land Rover Discovery Sport

  1. Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.3% of tests (2.21x the national rate for this defect)
  2. 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, 0.7% of tests (2.04x the national rate for this defect)
  3. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 1.1% of tests (1.22x the national rate for this defect)
  4. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.2% of tests
  5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.6% of tests
  6. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.3% of tests
  7. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.1% of tests
  8. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.8% of tests
  9. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.6% of tests
  10. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 0.5% of tests

From 175,859 DVSA-tracked Land Rover Discovery Sport tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.27% of these flagged Land Rover Discovery Sport defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Land Rover Discovery Sport pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Land Rover Discovery Sport year:

Land Rover Discovery Sport by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

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