Land Rover Discovery MOT pass rate: 77.2% (124,039 tests, 2025)

Name: Land Rover Discovery MOT statistics 2025
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Last updated 24 August 2026 · OBDCode UK editorial

The Land Rover Discovery passed 77.2% of its 124,039 MOT tests in 2025 — right on the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 14 years old with 123,804 miles on the clock.

77.2%Pass rate (2025)

124,039MOT tests analysed

123,804 miMedian mileage at test

14 yrsMedian age at test

How the Discovery compares

Land Rover Discovery

77.2%

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

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

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	21,108	25.4%
2	Brakes	18,436	22.2%
3	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	14,375	17.3%
4	Body, chassis, structure	11,939	14.4%
5	Tyres	6,821	8.2%
6	Visibility	3,906	4.7%

Pre-MOT checklist for Discovery owners

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

Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
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
Look underneath for corrosion around sills and subframes, especially on older cars
Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory

Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

Discovery pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2019. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2010, 2011. Full ranking and method: Land Rover Discovery years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2001	10,510	69.6%	+2.9 pts	152,249	69.6% visual scale
2002	13,376	70.3%	+4.6 pts	151,921	70.3% visual scale
2003	16,601	71.2%	+6.1 pts	145,557	71.2% visual scale
2004	18,765	70.3%	+5.9 pts	148,473	70.3% visual scale
2005	22,854	70.2%	+5.7 pts	161,023	70.2% visual scale
2006	22,563	69.0%	+4.6 pts	157,023	69.0% visual scale
2007	19,470	70.3%	+5.2 pts	149,277	70.3% visual scale
2008	14,477	71.3%	+6.1 pts	145,036	71.3% visual scale
2009	15,227	72.0%	+5.6 pts	138,759	72.0% visual scale
2010	18,812	74.3%	+7.0 pts	133,508	74.3% visual scale
2011	17,817	76.2%	+7.0 pts	126,731	76.2% visual scale
2012	20,130	77.4%	+6.2 pts	118,330	77.4% visual scale
2013	18,827	78.6%	+5.2 pts	111,881	78.6% visual scale
2014	22,068	80.6%	+4.8 pts	100,681	80.6% visual scale
2015	27,303	82.9%	+4.2 pts	91,542	82.9% visual scale
2016	28,875	84.3%	+2.9 pts	79,414	84.3% visual scale
2017	29,046	85.2%	+1.2 pts	66,584	85.2% visual scale
2018	25,076	87.9%	+1.5 pts	59,771	87.9% visual scale
2019	6,459	88.1%	-0.3 pts	53,498	88.1% visual scale

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

Suspension: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Brakes: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Body, chassis, structure: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Tyres: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold

On this model, these certificate lines have a published follow-up (cohort at least 200 cars):

Prescribed areas prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive — 418 cars · 7.7% failed the same item the next year
Pins and bushes pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement — 9,988 cars · 6.6% failed the same item the next year
Condition has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords — 1,240 cars · 5.5% failed the same item the next year
Prop shaft bearing has slight play — 1,527 cars · 5.2% failed the same item the next year
Track rod end ball joint has slight play — 2,002 cars · 5.1% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific Discovery 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 Freelander70.8% pass rate · 110,042 tests Range Rover Sport82.9% pass rate · 108,892 tests Defender74.1% pass rate · 97,893 tests Discovery Sport84.4% pass rate · 89,568 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?

In 2025, 77.2% of 124,039 first MOT tests on the Land Rover Discovery were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Discovery fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is suspension (25.4% of its recorded defects), followed by brakes.

Is the Land Rover Discovery reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 77.2% it performs below the national average at a median age of 14 years and 123,804 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Before you agree to the work

A fault or an advisory is a quote waiting to happen. These pages set out what a garage has to tell you, what a comparable written quote should include, and what you can do if the bill is not what you agreed.

Estimates, quotes and extra work — what a price has to cover, and when a garage may charge more than it first said.
What a diagnostic test costs — what the fee should include, and when it should come off the repair.
Tools — when to buy and when to skip — how to choose a diagnostic tool, and when a garage visit is cheaper than owning one.
Choosing a garage you can check — what to verify before you hand over the keys.
Your rights after a car repair — what to do when the work is not right, and how to put it in writing.

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.