Land Rover Discovery S SD4 Auto
Reliability, estimated running costs, and MOT data across 3 model years from 369 MOT tests in 2024.
Avg Pass Rate
89%
Total Tests
369
Highest Pass Rate
2020 (93%)
Years Covered
3
About the Land Rover Discovery S SD4 Auto
The Land Rover Discovery S SD4 Auto was MOT tested 369 times in 2024 (DVSA data, retests included) across 3 model years (2019 to 2021), with an average pass rate of 89%. That's comfortably above the average of 82% across all models in our data. Our records list diesel versions.
Best and Worst Years
Of the years with at least 100 tests, the 2020 model has the highest pass rate at 93% from 194 tests. The 2019 model has the lowest at 86%. The 7 point gap means pass rates vary somewhat between years, but no year is dramatically different. Newer cars usually pass more often simply because they are younger.
Mileage Across Years
The oldest model in our data (2019) averages 55,996 miles, while the newest (2021) averages 53,297 miles.
Estimated Running Costs
Based on 7,400 miles/year, average pump prices of 174.57p petrol and 199.33p diesel (GOV.UK weekly road fuel prices, week of 19 October 2026), and MOT pass rate data. Insurance not included.
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Land Rover Discovery S SD4 Auto by Year
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Questions about the Land Rover Discovery S SD4 Auto
Is the Land Rover Discovery S SD4 Auto reliable?
Across its 3 model years in our data (2019 to 2021), the Land Rover Discovery S SD4 Auto averages an 89% MOT pass rate, from 369 tests (DVSA MOT data for tests in 2024, retests included). That's 7 points above the average of 82% across all models in the same data. The 2020 model has the highest pass rate of the years with at least 100 tests, at 93%.
Which year Land Rover Discovery S SD4 Auto has the best MOT pass rate?
Of the years with at least 100 tests, the 2020 Land Rover Discovery S SD4 Auto has the highest MOT pass rate at 93%, while the 2019 model has the lowest at 86%, a 7 point gap. Newer cars usually pass more often simply because they are younger, so compare years of a similar age.
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