Land Rover Discovery MOT pass rate and common failures

75% of Land Rover Discovery MOTs passed first time, above the 72% for all cars at the same ages.

75%passed first time (cars its age: 72%)
2.0mLand Rover Discovery MOTs counted since May 2018
7,500typical miles a year at 10 years old

First-time pass rate by year registered

Each year's Land Rover Discoverys against every car first registered the same year, at the same ages. Newer cars have only had their first few MOTs, so they look better. Years with fewer than 5,000 MOTs are left out.

Share of MOTs passed first time, by year first registered. All cars: every car first registered that year, at the same ages.
Registered	Discovery	All cars	MOTs
2023	87%	87%	5k
2022	85%	88%	14k
2021	85%	86%	38k
2020	84%	86%	67k
2019	84%	85%	122k
2018	84%	83%	165k
2017	84%	83%	234k
2016	82%	80%	256k
2015	82%	78%	211k
2014	79%	74%	65k
2013	76%	71%	56k
2012	74%	68%	59k
2011	73%	65%	53k
2010	70%	62%	57k
2009	66%	61%	46k
2008	63%	59%	46k
2007	62%	58%	64k
2006	60%	57%	73k
2005	62%	56%	74k
2004	61%	55%	62k
2003	62%	56%	57k
2002	60%	57%	47k
2001	59%	58%	40k
2000	60%	60%	27k
1999	61%	62%	24k
1998	62%	64%	14k
1997	63%	65%	13k
1996	65%	65%	11k
1995	65%	66%	10k
1994	66%	67%	7k

Compare two years of the Discovery, age for age.

First-time pass rate by age

Share of MOTs at each age that passed first time. Ages with fewer than 10,000 Land Rover Discovery MOTs are left out.

Commonest reasons for failure

Suspension arm pin or bush excessively wornOther cars its age: 1.02.3
Wiper does not clear the windscreenOther cars its age: 2.42.3
Brake pads less than 1.5mm thickOther cars its age: 1.82.1
Tyre cut deep enough to reach the plyOther cars its age: 1.21.7
Position lamp not workingOther cars its age: 2.11.7
Stop lamp (brake light) not workingOther cars its age: 1.91.4
Brake pipe excessively corrodedOther cars its age: 0.81.4
Tyre tread below the legal limitOther cars its age: 2.41.3

Out of every 100 Land Rover Discovery MOTs, against other cars at the same ages.

Where it comes up more than other cars its age

Vehicle structure corrodedAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.52.6
Brake hose ferrule slightly corrodedAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.72.0
Wheel bearing has excessive playFail. Other cars its age: 0.20.6
Prop shaft bearing has slight playAdvisory. Other cars its age: 0.00.6
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reducedFail. Other cars its age: 0.20.6
Prop shaft bearing excessively wornFail. Other cars its age: 0.00.5

Out of every 100 Land Rover Discovery MOTs. Only items noted well above other cars of the same ages.

Miles a year

Typical miles a year between one MOT and the next: 8,500 at 3 years old, 3,500 at 20. Rounded to the nearest 1,000.

Counted from DVSA records of 286,058,652 MOTs, 20 May 2018 to 18 October 2026. A test and its retests count as one MOT, and a fail put right at the test counts as a first-time fail, as the DVSA counts it. About Land Rover Discoverys in general, not a prediction for any one car. Spotted a mistake? Email fuzzyreguk@gmail.com.

Check a Land Rover Discovery's MOT history

Every test and advisory, free, from the registration.