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Land Rover Discovery Sport
MOT 2023
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Land Rover

Discovery Sport

104,415 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Discovery Sports pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 8.2 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

83.9%

Pass-after-fix

3.4%

Fail

12.3%

Avg miles

56,026

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

Discovery Sport: above-average pass rates, with caveats

Across 104,415 MOT tests, the Discovery Sport returns 83.9% first-time pass — above the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a seriously damaged tyre. Windscreen damage and brake pads worn below 1.5 mm round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 56,026, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    A tyre seriously damaged

    2,688 occurrences · 2.6% of tests

  2. 02

    Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

    2,369 occurrences · 2.3% of tests

  3. 03

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    2,202 occurrences · 2.1% of tests

  4. 04

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    1,986 occurrences · 1.9% of tests

  5. 05

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    1,565 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

  6. 06

    Wiper blade defective

    1,519 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

  7. 07

    A tyre cords visible or damaged

    1,087 occurrences · 1.0% of tests

  8. 08

    Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction

    1,053 occurrences · 1.0% of tests

  9. 09

    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

    984 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

  10. 10

    Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn

    758 occurrences · 0.7% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 3 failures

£160–£300

If every one of this Discovery Sport's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

Brake pad measurement gauge

Testers fail pads under 1.5mm. A wear gauge tells you if you've got two months left or two weeks.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades

Cheap wipers fail the test on smear streaks. Bosch Aerotwins last a winter and clear a screen properly.

Search Amazon UK

Item 03 · Amazon UK

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

Search Amazon UK

Buying or keeping a Discovery Sport?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Discovery Sport and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.