2019 Land Rover Discovery Sport MOT pass rate: 85.8% (34,298 tests)

2019-registered Land Rover Discovery Sports passed 85.8% of 34,298 MOT tests in 2023–2025 — 2.6 points worse than same-age cars (88.4%). This is one of the lower-scoring Discovery Sport years after correcting for vehicle age — inspect the individual car carefully.
85.8%Pass rate, 2019 cars
97.4Age-adjusted index (100 = average)
34,298Tests analysed
43,276 miMedian mileage at test
85.6% / 85.9%Petrol vs diesel pass rate

Is the 2019 Discovery Sport getting worse?

Pass rate of 2019-registered cars across recent test years:

Test yearPass rate
202386.1%
-3.7 vs same-age
202486.3%
-2.1 vs same-age
202585.2%
-1.9 vs same-age

The raw rate normally falls as cars age. The “vs same-age” figure compares this cohort with all UK cars registered in the same year, so normal ageing is not mistaken for a bad model year.

What fails on a 2019 Discovery Sport

#SystemDefects recordedShare
1Tyres2,73433.5%
2Brakes1,64120.1%
3Visibility1,21714.9%
4Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment1,15214.1%
5Noise, emissions and leaks7198.8%
6Suspension3334.1%

All Discovery Sport years compared

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 (this page) 34,298 85.8% -2.6 pts 43,276

Weighing up which year to buy? See the full ranking: Land Rover Discovery Sport years to avoid.

Buying a 2019 Discovery Sport? Two checks first

FAQs

Is a 2019 Land Rover Discovery Sport reliable?

2019-registered examples passed 85.8% of their MOT tests (34,298 tests, 2023–2025), -2.6 points versus all UK cars registered in the same year. At roughly 7 years old with a median 43,276 miles, condition now varies car by car — always check the individual MOT history.

What mileage is too high for a 2019 Discovery Sport?

The median tested example shows 43,276 miles. Anything far beyond that isn't automatically bad — a motorway-mile car with consistent service records often beats a low-mileage school-run car — but price accordingly and scrutinise the mileage trail for gaps or drops.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023–2025 extracts (96 million Class 4 initial tests; retests excluded). Only vehicles old enough for a routine first MOT are included. Age-adjusted figures compare the model-year cohort with all vehicles of the same registration year tested in the same calendar year. Contains public sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.