Land Rover Discovery Sport MOT reliability

Land Rover Discovery Sports passed their MOT first time 81% of the time across 110,082 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

81%

MOTs analysed

110,082

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2022 hybrid

479 MOTs

Passed first time 84%. Typical mileage 28,253 (most between 20,320 and 37,382).

2024: 70% → 2025: 84%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.8%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (3.1%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.3%)
Rear fog lamp: not working (1.9%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (1.5%)

2022 petrol

227 MOTs

Passed first time 80%. Typical mileage 21,744 (most between 15,699 and 28,728).

2023: 100% → 2024: 72% → 2025: 80%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (7.0%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (6.2%)
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (2.6%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.2%)
Rear fog lamp: not working (1.3%)

2022 diesel

172 MOTs

Passed first time 87%. Typical mileage 26,385 (most between 19,372 and 37,107).

2024: 100% → 2025: 87%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.2%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (3.5%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (1.7%)
Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (1.2%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.2%)

2022 ed

3 MOTs

These figures come from only 3 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 34,847 (most between 32,834 and 36,542).

Where 2022 Discovery Sports fail

Wheels & tyres

9.8%

Visibility & wipers

3.3%

Lights & electrics

3.1%

Brakes

1.0%

Suspension & axles

0.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.4%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB (CC BY 4.0, adapted).