# Land Rover Discovery MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Land Rover Discovery passes its MOT first time 78% of the time, from 263,845 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 78%
- MOT tests analysed: 263,845 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 270,511 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 2024 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Hybrid | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Diesel | 203 | 89% |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 79 (few mots) | 89% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | ED | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 5,448 | 87% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 1,655 | 83% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 393 | 82% |
| 2022 | ED | 9 (very few mots) | 89% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 9,761 | 86% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 1,596 | 84% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 1,451 | 82% |
| 2021 | ED | 30 (few mots) | 83% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 15,089 | 84% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 1,859 | 85% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 334 | 83% |
| 2020 | ED | 7 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2020 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 22,757 | 84% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 2,030 | 83% |
| 2019 | ED | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 25,595 | 83% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 2,060 | 84% |
| 2018 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 31,845 | 81% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 614 | 81% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 31,366 | 79% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 41 (few mots) | 71% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 23,977 | 79% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 21 (few mots) | 91% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 7,400 | 77% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 14 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 6,195 | 74% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 25 (few mots) | 76% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 6,489 | 73% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 30 (few mots) | 80% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 5,710 | 71% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 36 (few mots) | 83% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 5,909 | 70% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 22 (few mots) | 64% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 4,745 | 67% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 9 (very few mots) | 78% |
| 2009 | LPG | 4 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 4,302 | 65% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 11 (very few mots) | 64% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 5,644 | 64% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 18 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2007 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2007 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 6,526 | 62% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 47 (few mots) | 70% |
| 2006 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2006 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 6,471 | 65% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 254 | 68% |
| 2005 | LPG | 23 (few mots) | 78% |
| 2005 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2005 | GD | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 5,429 | 66% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 179 | 64% |
| 2004 | LPG | 21 (few mots) | 76% |
| 2004 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 4,765 | 66% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 156 | 69% |
| 2003 | LPG | 15 (very few mots) | 87% |
| 2003 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 3,734 | 65% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 136 | 61% |
| 2002 | LPG | 9 (very few mots) | 56% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 2,935 | 65% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 134 | 70% |
| 2001 | LPG | 6 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 1,750 | 66% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 114 | 53% |
| 2000 | LPG | 19 (very few mots) | 42% |
| 1999 | Diesel | 1,580 | 67% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 150 | 66% |
| 1999 | LPG | 17 (very few mots) | 82% |
| 1998 | Diesel | 887 | 69% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 81 (few mots) | 68% |
| 1998 | LPG | 12 (very few mots) | 58% |
| 1997 | Diesel | 845 | 70% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 53 (few mots) | 66% |
| 1997 | LPG | 5 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1996 | Diesel | 706 | 72% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 70 (few mots) | 69% |
| 1996 | LPG | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1995 | Diesel | 656 | 69% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 43 (few mots) | 74% |
| 1995 | LPG | 6 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1995 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1994 | Diesel | 485 | 75% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 53 (few mots) | 60% |
| 1994 | LPG | 6 (very few mots) | 83% |
| 1993 | Diesel | 271 | 69% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 32 (few mots) | 66% |
| 1993 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1992 | Diesel | 123 | 79% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 13 (very few mots) | 46% |
| 1992 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1991 | Diesel | 86 (few mots) | 67% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 14 (very few mots) | 57% |
| 1990 | Diesel | 69 (few mots) | 74% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 15 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1990 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1989 | Diesel | 10 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1989 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1986 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1985 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1984 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |

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