MOT performance
Land Rover Discovery Sport petrol: MOT pass rate and common failures
Of 12,344 MOT tests on petrol Land Rover Discovery Sports in 2023–2024 (on average 3.8 years old at test, median 29,680 miles), 84.5% passed first time, against 81.9% of 206,147 diesel Land Rover Discovery Sport tests. Allowing for age, mileage and fuel, petrol Land Rover Discovery Sports failed 11% more often than comparable cars — 1.11× against 0.91× for the Land Rover Discovery Sport as a whole.
12,344 MOT tests on 6,624 vehicles, 2023–2024 · Source: DVSA (Open Government Licence) · Analysis: 73 Auto
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| Figure | Value | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| First-time pass rate | 84.5% | ±0.6 pts (95%), n = 12,344 |
| All Land Rover Discovery Sports | 82.0% | n = 218,712 |
| Failures vs similar cars | 1.11× | same age, mileage and fuel = 1.00; Land Rover Discovery Sport overall 0.91× |
| Tests with a dangerous defect | 5.1% | n = 12,344 |
| Average age at test | 3.8 years | n = 12,344 |
| Registration years covered | 2004–2022 | DVSA first-use date |
Petrol against the other Land Rover Discovery Sport fuels
Official DVSA test results by fuel, with 73 Auto's adjusted ratio (failures against cars of the same age, mileage and fuel). The petrol cars were tested 1.9 years younger on average than the diesel ones, so the raw pass rates partly reflect age; the adjusted column doesn't.
| Fuel | Tests | Average age | First-time pass | vs similar cars | Dangerous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diesel | 206,147 | 5.7 yrs | 81.9% | -10% | 5.5% |
| Petrol | 12,344 | 3.8 yrs | 84.5% | +11% | 5.1% |
Where petrol Land Rover Discovery Sports differ
- Tyres: petrol Land Rover Discovery Sports failed 47% more often than the Land Rover Discovery Sport overall, relative to comparable cars (1.43× vs 0.97×).
- Driver's view of the road: petrol Land Rover Discovery Sports failed 25% more often than the Land Rover Discovery Sport overall, relative to comparable cars (1.37× vs 1.10×).
| Area | Petrol (vs similar) | All Land Rover Discovery Sports (vs similar) |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 7.1% (+43%) | 5.9% (-3%) |
| Driver's view of the road | 4.5% (+37%) | 3.7% (+10%) |
| Lights, reflectors and electrical | 3.0% (-4%) | 4.7% (-12%) |
| Brakes | 2.1% (-19%) | 3.3% (-19%) |
Most common petrol Land Rover Discovery Sport failure items
| Item | Area | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|
| Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively | Driver's view of the road | 3.86% |
| Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords | Tyres | 3.56% |
| Condition: has ply or cords exposed | Tyres | 1.83% |
| Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick | Brakes | 1.31% |
| Rear fog lamp: not working | Lights, reflectors and electrical | 0.78% |
Pass rate by age, by fuel
| Age at test (years) | petrol pass rate (tests) | diesel pass rate (tests) |
|---|---|---|
| 3-4 | 83.8% (6,652) | 82.5% (48,135) |
| 5-6 | 84.8% (3,350) | 82.6% (77,249) |
| 7-8 | — | 80.7% (66,259) |
| 9-10 | — | 79.7% (6,505) |
Land Rover Discovery Sport by registration year
Registration-year pages cover every fuel of that year.
- 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport · 80.9%
- 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport · 81.0%
- 2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport · 82.3%
- 2018 Land Rover Discovery Sport · 82.8%
- 2019 Land Rover Discovery Sport · 82.4%
- 2020 Land Rover Discovery Sport · 83.1%
- 2021 Land Rover Discovery Sport · 82.5%
What this does and doesn't tell you
Fuel is DVSA's recorded fuel type; plug-in and self-charging hybrids are grouped as hybrid. A difference between fuels can come from the engines themselves, or from how the cars are used — diesels typically cover more miles, and the adjusted ratio allows for mileage band but not for every difference in use. For one car, its own MOT history is the better guide: see MOT check.
Check a specific petrol Land Rover Discovery Sport
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About this data. These are MOT test results, not a measure of mechanical reliability: a car's MOT outcome reflects its condition on the day, which depends on how it has been maintained and driven as well as how it was built. Figures cover class 4 vehicles (cars and light vans), normal tests only (retests excluded), outcomes pass, fail and pass after rectification at the station; vehicles at least 2.5 years old at test. Tests from 2023-01-01 to 2024-12-30. “Compared with similar cars” means compared with the national rate for cars of the same age, mileage band and fuel. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Makes and models are matched to 73 Auto's vehicle catalogue; tests that can't be matched are left out rather than guessed. See how the MOT figures are produced.