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

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. The Land Rover Discovery Sport sits 8.1 points above the national average, ranked 1,251 of 2,005 models. On one bought as 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 the median recorded closing bid for a damaged Land Rover Discovery Sport: £1,350 at UK salvage auction, from 33 ended listings, not independently confirmed sales.

Most common MOT failures on a Land Rover Discovery Sport

1. Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.5% of tests (2.59x 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, 1.1% of tests (2.47x the national rate for this defect)
3. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 1.8% of tests (1.39x the national rate for this defect)
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.6% of tests (1.28x the national rate for this defect)
5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.5% of tests
6. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2% of tests
7. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.7% of tests
8. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.3% of tests
9. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.9% of tests
10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.8% of tests

From 91,555 DVSA-tracked Land Rover Discovery Sport tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.75% of these flagged Land Rover Discovery Sport defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Land Rover Discovery Sport

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Land Rover Discovery Sport before it actually fails on it.

1. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 23.8% of tests (1.95x the national rate for this advisory)
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 16.7% of tests (1.78x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 29.8% of tests, also fails
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 12.2% of tests, also fails
5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 4.1% of tests
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2.3% of tests, also fails
7. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 1.7% of tests
8. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 1.7% of tests
9. A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded, 1.3% of tests
10. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 1.2% of tests

From 91,555 DVSA-tracked Land Rover Discovery Sport tests, 2024.

Land Rover Discovery Sport pass rate by model year

From its 2015 to its 2019 model year, the Land Rover Discovery Sport's first-time pass rate has risen 2 points, from 84.2% to 86.2%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Land Rover Discovery Sport year:

• 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport - 84.2% first-time pass, 15,111 tests
• 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport - 84.2% first-time pass, 22,326 tests
• 2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport - 85.7% first-time pass, 23,025 tests
• 2018 Land Rover Discovery Sport - 86% first-time pass, 18,914 tests
• 2019 Land Rover Discovery Sport - 86.2% first-time pass, 11,576 tests

Land Rover Discovery Sport by fuel type

The Land Rover Discovery Sport's two most-tested fuel types split by 2.1 points: diesel passes first time 85.1% of the time (88,012 tests) against 87.2% for petrol (3,133 tests).

• Diesel Land Rover Discovery Sport - 85.1% first-time pass, 88,012 tests
• Petrol Land Rover Discovery Sport - 87.2% first-time pass, 3,133 tests

Other Land Rover models

• Land Rover Discovery - 75.6%
• Land Rover Range Rover Evoque - 84%
• Land Rover Freelander - 70.6%
• Land Rover Range Rover Sport - 82%
• Land Rover Defender - 73%
• Land Rover Range Rover - 79.9%
• Land Rover Range Rover Velar - 86.7%
• Land Rover Range Rover Evoque R-Dyn S D A - 87.8%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Porsche 968 - 84.9%
• Ford Ecosport - 84.8%
• Audi Q5 - 84.8%
• MINI One - 84.8%
• Nissan 370 Z - 84.8%
• Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn Se D Mhev A - 84.8%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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