Petrol Land Rover Discovery Sport: MOT pass rate
87.2% of petrol Land Rover Discovery Sports pass the MOT first time, measured across 3,133 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 41,826.
Petrol against the other Land Rover Discovery Sport versions
| Fuel | Pass rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Diesel | 85.1% | 88,012 |
| Petrol | 87.2% | 3,133 |
| All Land Rover Discovery Sport | 85.2% | 91,165 |
Why the fuel type changes the number
Petrol cars avoid the DPF and emissions failures that catch diesels, and usually fail on the same consumables as any other car.
On the Land Rover Discovery Sport specifically, petrol is the strongest at 87.2%, and this petrol version sits 2 points above the 85.2% model average.
What it means if you are buying one
The petrol Land Rover Discovery Sport is the stronger side of this model on MOT data. Still judge the individual car, but the fuel type is a mild point in its favour. Buying a damaged one? run it through the analyzer, check the exact car, decode the VIN and check the mileage before you bid.
Mileage is part of the answer
The average petrol Land Rover Discovery Sport had covered 41,826 miles at test, against 65,201 for the diesel. That is below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck.
Fuel type and mileage are tangled together: diesels are usually bought by higher-mileage drivers, so some of any gap between fuels is the miles rather than the engine. The per-year figures on the Land Rover Discovery Sport page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.
Most common MOT failures on a petrol Land Rover Discovery Sport
- 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% of tests (2.38x the national rate for this defect)
- A tyre seriously damaged, 5.5% of tests (1.96x the national rate for this defect)
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 2.3% of tests (1.23x the national rate for this defect)
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.8% of tests
- A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.2% of tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.2% of tests
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.8% of tests
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.5% of tests
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.4% of tests
- Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.4% of tests (2.07x the national rate for this defect)
From 3,159 DVSA-tracked petrol Land Rover Discovery Sport tests, 2024, split out from the Land Rover Discovery Sport's other fuel types. DVSA testers marked 4.85% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 5.11% nationally. See which fuel type fails on the most dangerous defects nationally for how that compares across the whole fleet.
Most common MOT advisories on a petrol Land Rover Discovery Sport
Flagged but doesn't fail the car, a different list from the failures above.
- Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 23.2% of tests (1.9x the national rate for this defect)
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 17.7% of tests (1.89x the national rate for this defect), also fails
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 30.1% of tests, also fails
- A tyre seriously damaged, 12.3% of tests, also fails
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 3% of tests
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 2.4% of tests
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2.1% of tests, also fails
- A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded, 1.4% of tests
- A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.6% of tests
- Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 0.5% of tests
From 3,159 DVSA-tracked petrol Land Rover Discovery Sport tests, 2024.