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Land Rover Discovery Sport
MOT 2024

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Land Rover

Discovery Sport

200,145 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 8.4 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

85.9%

Pass-after-fix

3.1%

Fail

10.6%

Avg miles

65,758

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

ULEZ borderline — check VRM

Some examples of this model are borderline — a small number of diesels were certified Euro 6 before September 2015. Check your registration on the government's ULEZ checker to be certain. Daily charges if driven in the zone: London £12.50 · Birmingham £8.00 · Bristol £9.00 .

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Performance by cohort

3 year bands · 200,145 tests

Pass rate drops 9.0 points across the cohorts — recent Discovery Sport examples are doing worse than the early cars at the same tested age.

Pre-2018 cohort 153,416

Pass

85.7%

Fail

10.7%

PRS

3.3%

Avg mileage at test

70,814 mi

2018–2020 cohort 46,583

Pass

86.8%

Fail

10.3%

PRS

2.6%

Avg mileage at test

49,215 mi

2021+ cohort 146

Pass

76.7%

Fail

18.5%

PRS

3.4%

Avg mileage at test

30,256 mi

Cohort = vehicle's first-registration year band. Same model, different generations of build.

The picture

Land Rover Discovery Sport: solid MOT record across 104,415 tests

The Land Rover Discovery Sport is a diesel-powered car sold in the UK market across multiple generations, covering a broad date range in the test population.

MOT data from 104,415 tests puts this car on a 83.9% first-time pass rate, above the UK fleet average. Average mileage at test is 56,026 miles. The most common fail item is damaged tyre sidewall or structure, followed by cracked or discoloured windscreen.

For used buyers, the Discovery Sport's pass rate suggests it clears the MOT with fewer surprises than most — but the top failure items above are still worth a pre-purchase inspection, particularly on higher-mileage examples.

ABI Insurance Group

Group 32–42

A high-group car — insurance costs will be significantly above average. Lower groups cost less to insure; UK fleet average is around Group 22.

Source: ABI Group Rating Panel · administered by Thatcham Research · groups cover standard variants; performance trims may sit higher. Browse all insurance groups →

32–42

out of 50

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Top ten reasons for rejection.

Filter failures:

  1. 01

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

    3,532 occurrences · 1.8% of tests

  2. 02

    A tyre seriously damaged

    3,042 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

  3. 03

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    2,773 occurrences · 1.4% of tests

  4. 04

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    2,152 occurrences · 1.1% of tests

  5. 05

    Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

    1,903 occurrences · 1.0% of tests

  6. 06

    Wiper blade defective

    1,725 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

  7. 07

    Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction

    1,535 occurrences · 0.8% of tests

  8. 08

    A tyre cords visible or damaged

    1,360 occurrences · 0.7% 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

    1,169 occurrences · 0.6% of tests

  10. 10

    Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn

    1,020 occurrences · 0.5% 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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Year-band analysis

Best year to buy. Worst to avoid.

First-time MOT pass rate split by registration band. A 10.1-point gap between bands means the year you buy Land Rover Discovery Sport has a real effect on what turns up at the garage.

Best band to buy

86.8%

2018–2020 registration

the 2018–2020 band climbs to 86.8% — a 10.1-point improvement. Failures here are mostly wear items: has a cut in excess of the…, damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view — the structural issues that drag down older examples don't appear in the top-10 for this band.

Band to be cautious about

76.7%

2021+ registration

On the 2021-on band, the data shows a 76.7% pass rate against a fleet average of 86.8% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: has a cut in excess of the…, blade defective, and not working. Average mileage on test for this band is 30,256 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.

Best band to buy: 2018-2020 (86.8% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: 2021+ (76.7% pass). That's a 10.1-point spread across 146 older tests and 46,583 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.

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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

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.

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Bosch Aerotwin wiper blades

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

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Recall history

18 UK recalls on record.

The Discovery Sport has 18 official UK vehicle recalls covering defect details, remedies, and affected build dates.

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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.