Land Rover Discovery Sport S D Auto: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Land Rover Discovery Sport S D Auto passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 6.7 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,433 individual Land Rover Discovery Sport S D Auto tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 83.4% first-time pass rate means roughly 17 in every 100 Land Rover Discovery Sport S D Autos 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 S D Auto tested had covered 39,817 miles and was built around 2020.

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 S D Auto sits 6.7 points above the national average, ranked 1,324 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.

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Most common MOT failures on a Land Rover Discovery Sport S D Auto

1. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 3.7% of tests (2.9x the national rate for this defect)
2. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 4.5% of tests (2.39x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 4.1% of tests (1.47x the national rate for this defect)
4. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 2.4% of tests (1.46x the national rate for this defect)
5. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.5% of tests
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.2% of tests
7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.8% of tests
8. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.8% of tests (1.17x the national rate for this defect)
9. Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limit, 0.7% of tests (2.6x the national rate for this defect)
10. Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.6% of tests (2.81x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,432 DVSA-tracked Land Rover Discovery Sport S D Auto tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.24% of these flagged Land Rover Discovery Sport S D Auto 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 S D Auto

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 S D Auto before it actually fails on it.

1. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 4.9% of tests (1.25x the national rate for this advisory)
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 11.3% of tests (1.21x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 21.4% of tests, also fails
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 15.6% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 11.1% of tests
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 6.3% of tests, also fails
7. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 2.2% of tests
8. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.8% of tests
9. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.4% of tests
10. A seat belt webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened, 0.3% of tests

From 1,432 DVSA-tracked Land Rover Discovery Sport S D Auto tests, 2024.

Land Rover Discovery Sport S D Auto pass rate by model year

From its 2019 to its 2020 model year, the Land Rover Discovery Sport S D Auto's first-time pass rate has risen 3.1 points, from 82.2% to 85.3%, 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 S D Auto year:

• 2019 Land Rover Discovery Sport S D Auto - 82.2% first-time pass, 572 tests
• 2020 Land Rover Discovery Sport S D Auto - 85.3% first-time pass, 839 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 Discovery Sport - 84.8%
• Land Rover Range Rover - 79.9%
• Land Rover Range Rover Velar - 86.7%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Land Rover Discovery Sport R-Dyn S D A - 83.5%
• Vauxhall Nova - 83.5%
• Land Rover Discovery Spt Rdyn S+ D Mhev A - 83.4%
• Ford Transit Custom - 83.3%
• BMW X5 Xdrive45e M Sport Auto - 83.3%
• BMW 4 Series - 83.3%

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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