81.2%
Land Rover Discovery Sport pass rate
Used Land Rover Discovery Sport buying guide
In 2025, Land Rover Discovery Sport cars passed 81.2% of 120,363 initial MOT tests, 8.9 points above the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Land Rover Discovery Sport MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
+8.9
percentage points above average
Ranked on pass rate the Discovery Sport sits 179th of 575 models in the data. Land Rover as a brand averaged 77.3%, so this model runs 3.8 points ahead of its own brand. Land Rover Discovery Sport cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 82.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 80.4%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Land Rover Discovery Sport MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Discovery Sport compares with similar cars.
Discovery Sport fuel types
Diesel made up 89.9% of Land Rover Discovery Sport MOT tests in 2025, against 39.3% across all models in this data. Almost every used example you look at will be a diesel.
Where the Discovery Sport fails its MOT
Where Land Rover Discovery Sport cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (10.4%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (9.1%) and malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (7.5%). See every common Discovery Sport MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Land Rover Discovery Sport that failed, not a claim that every Discovery Sport has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Discovery Sport?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 26.5% of Discovery Sport failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 19.8% of Discovery Sport failure items.
3
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 15.4% of Discovery Sport failure items.
4
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 13% of Discovery Sport failure items.
5
Noise, emissions and leaks
Listen for a blowing exhaust, watch for smoke on start-up and look under the car for oil or fluid leaks. 10.3% of Discovery Sport failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Land Rover Discovery Sport failures cluster around tyres and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Land Rover models
The most-tested Land Rover models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Discovery Sport.
- Used Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 82.3% MOT pass rate
- Used Land Rover Discovery 74.6% MOT pass rate
- Used Land Rover Range Rover Sport 80.8% MOT pass rate
- Used Land Rover Defender 73% MOT pass rate
- Used Land Rover Freelander 65% MOT pass rate
- Used Land Rover Range Rover 79.5% MOT pass rate
See all 8 Land Rover models ranked by MOT pass rate.
Used Land Rover Discovery Sport FAQs
Is the Land Rover Discovery Sport reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is an 81.2% first-time pass rate for the Land Rover Discovery Sport across 120,363 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Land Rover Discovery Sport cars fail their MOT more often?
Land Rover Discovery Sport cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 82.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 80.4%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Land Rover Discovery Sport?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: tyres, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Land Rover Discovery Sport's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.