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title: "Land Rover Discovery Sport MOT pass rate"
canonical: https://www.carbuyeriq.com/mot-pass-rates/land-rover/discovery-sport
last_updated: 3 October 2026
source: CarBuyerIQ, from DVSA MOT testing data (Open Government Licence v3.0)
licence: CC BY 4.0
data_period: MOT tests completed 2004 to 2026
---

# Land Rover Discovery Sport MOT pass rate

The Land Rover Discovery Sport has an MOT pass rate of 83.9% across 14,970 tests, 4.8 points above the UK average of 79.1%. It ranks 97 of 386 models by pass rate (1 is the highest). The defect area recorded most often is brakes (36.2% of all defects and advisories recorded).

| Measure | Value |
| --- | ---: |
| Tests analysed | 14,970 |
| Pass rate | 83.9% |
| Fail rate | 16.1% |
| UK average pass rate | 79.1% |
| Rank by pass rate | 97 of 386 |

## Defects by area

Each area's share of all defects and advisories recorded (failure items and advisories).

| Area | Share of all items |
| --- | ---: |
| Brakes | 36.2% |
| Tyres | 33.6% |
| Lights | 6.1% |
| Windscreen | 6% |
| Other | 5.6% |
| Suspension | 4.3% |
| Bodywork | 4% |
| Corrosion | 1.4% |
| Fuel | 1% |
| Exhaust | 1% |
| Electrical | 0.5% |
| Steering | 0.3% |
| Structure | 0.1% |
| Drivetrain | 0% |

## Fail rate by mileage

| Recorded mileage | Tests | Fail rate |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| Under 40,000 miles | 5,173 | 13.3% |
| 40,000 to 79,999 miles | 7,217 | 15.9% |
| 80,000 to 119,999 miles | 2,238 | 22.4% |
| 120,000 miles and over | 271 | 25.1% |

## Fail rate by year of manufacture

| Year | Tests | Fail rate |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| 2015 | 2,442 | 15.2% |
| 2016 | 4,176 | 17% |
| 2017 | 3,843 | 15.9% |
| 2018 | 2,619 | 16.5% |
| 2019 | 1,854 | 14.7% |

## Source and citation

Data period: MOT tests completed 2004 to 2026. Figures last computed 3 October 2026.

Source: DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mot-testing-data-for-great-britain), aggregated by CarBuyerIQ. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cite as: CarBuyerIQ, "Land Rover Discovery Sport MOT pass rate", https://www.carbuyeriq.com/mot-pass-rates/land-rover/discovery-sport

Full dataset (CC BY 4.0): https://www.carbuyeriq.com/data