Land Rover Discovery MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 80.6% of 267,731 MOT tests on the Land Rover Discovery ended in a pass, 4.1 points above the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 84.1% against 82.0%, ranking 51st of 148 models.
DVSA records the Discovery and the Discovery Sport under one model name, so these figures cover both.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Land Rover Discovery MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 213,016 tests | 87.7% | 25,000 · 19k to 35k |
| 320,973 tests | 87.2% | 33,000 · 23k to 43k |
| 426,419 tests | 86.8% | 41,000 · 31k to 53k |
| 528,925 tests | 86.3% | 51,000 · 39k to 63k |
| 633,112 tests | 85.7% | 59,000 · 47k to 73k |
| 728,637 tests | 84.6% | 69,000 · 55k to 87k |
| 815,880 tests | 83.0% | 81,000 · 65k to 101k |
| 96,735 tests | 79.3% | 97,000 · 79k to 119k |
| 107,046 tests | 78.6% | 109,000 · 87k to 129k |
| 116,566 tests | 77.4% | 115,000 · 95k to 139k |
| 126,551 tests | 75.9% | 125,000 · 103k to 147k |
| 136,678 tests | 72.9% | 131,000 · 109k to 155k |
| 145,010 tests | 71.3% | 137,000 · 115k to 161k |
| 156,876 tests | 70.0% | 143,000 · 119k to 169k |
| 168,036 tests | 68.9% | 151,000 · 127k to 175k |
| 178,627 tests | 68.6% | 155,000 · 131k to 181k |
| 188,067 tests | 68.2% | 155,000 · 129k to 183k |
| 196,844 tests | 68.7% | 143,000 · 117k to 171k |
| 205,845 tests | 68.9% | 147,000 · 121k to 173k |
| 214,626 tests | 68.2% | 151,000 · 125k to 177k |
| 223,371 tests | 68.5% | 153,000 · 125k to 179k |
| 232,697 tests | 71.2% | 155,000 · 127k to 183k |
| 241,785 tests | 70.9% | 157,000 · 127k to 187k |
| 251,383 tests | 73.2% | 155,000 · 125k to 181k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Land Rover Discovery. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used Discovery
The parts that come up most often in Land Rover Discovery MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- Brake pipes and hosesLook underneath at the metal brake pipes for heavy rust, and at the rubber hoses for cracks or bulges.
- Wipers, washers and windscreenRun the wipers and washers, and look for chips or cracks in the windscreen, above all in front of the driver.
- LightsWalk round with every light on, and ask someone to press the brake pedal so you can see both brake lights.
- TyresCheck the tread across the full width of every tyre, including the inner edge, and look for cuts and bulges in the sidewalls.
Check a specific Discovery
Fleet averages only go so far. Enter the registration to see that car's own MOT history, mileage record and current condition, free.
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Other Land Rover models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all Land Rover models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.