Land Rover Discovery Sport MOT pass rate: 84.4% (89,568 tests, 2025)

The Land Rover Discovery Sport passed 84.4% of its 89,568 MOT tests in 2025 — 6.9 points above the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 8 years old with 69,842 miles on the clock.
84.4%Pass rate (2025)
89,568MOT tests analysed
69,842 miMedian mileage at test
8 yrsMedian age at test

How the Discovery Sport compares

Land Rover Discovery Sport

84.4%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Land Rover average (all models)

81.1%

What fails most on the Land Rover Discovery Sport

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Discovery Sport:

#SystemDefects recordedShare
1Tyres6,45126.8%
2Brakes4,80020.0%
3Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment4,07116.9%
4Suspension2,96712.3%
5Noise, emissions and leaks2,72511.3%
6Visibility2,1028.7%

Pre-MOT checklist for Discovery Sport owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

  • Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
  • Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
  • Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
  • Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
  • A blowing exhaust or visible smoke will fail; warm the engine fully before the test
Check the engine before the tester does

A stored fault code with the engine light on is an automatic Major defect. Scan and clear resolved faults before booking.

Discovery Sport pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2018, 2019. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2015. Full ranking and method: Land Rover Discovery Sport years to avoid.

Registration yearTestsPass rateVs same-ageMedian mileage
2015 44,797 84.4% +5.7 pts 79,656
2016 65,634 84.4% +3.1 pts 69,636
2017 68,068 85.7% +1.7 pts 60,880
2018 55,940 86.1% -0.3 pts 51,031
2019 34,298 85.8% -2.6 pts 43,276

Check a specific Discovery Sport before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Land Rover models

Range Rover Evoque83.5% pass rate · 129,387 tests Discovery77.2% pass rate · 124,039 tests Freelander70.8% pass rate · 110,042 tests Range Rover Sport82.9% pass rate · 108,892 tests Defender74.1% pass rate · 97,893 tests Range Rover81.1% pass rate · 79,119 tests Range Rover Velar86.8% pass rate · 27,440 tests Range Rover Evoque R-Dyn S D A87.7% pass rate · 6,101 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Land Rover Discovery Sport?

In 2025, 84.4% of 89,568 first MOT tests on the Land Rover Discovery Sport were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Discovery Sport fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is tyres (26.8% of its recorded defects), followed by brakes.

Is the Land Rover Discovery Sport reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 84.4% it performs above the national average at a median age of 8 years and 69,842 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.