Land Rover Discovery Sport Reliability: Common Problems and Years to Avoid
What the Land Rover Discovery Sport fails its MOT on, with rough repair costs, and how each model year's MOT pass rate compares with other cars of the same age. Based on 200,130 MOT tests across 8 model years (DVSA data for tests carried out in 2024, retests included).
Segment: family car | Fuel: Petrol, Diesel
89%
Land Rover Discovery Sport pass rate
90%
Land Rover average
82%
All-model average
The Land Rover Discovery Sport has an average MOT pass rate of 89%, which is 1 point below the Land Rover average and 7 points above the average across all models in our data. The Land Rover Discovery Sport has maintained consistent MOT pass rates across model years, varying by only 3 percentage points.
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What the Land Rover Discovery Sport Fails Its MOT On
Of the 17,454 MOT tests on the Land Rover Discovery Sport that failed at the first attempt in 2025, the share that failed on each part of the test, next to the share for all cars and vans of the same ages. A test that failed on two areas counts in both.
Lights and electrics
29%Cars and vans the same age: 29% · Typical repair £15-£200
Tyres
28%Cars and vans the same age: 28% · Typical repair £50-£300
Brakes
19%Cars and vans the same age: 20% · Typical repair £80-£450
Exhaust, emissions and leaks
17%Cars and vans the same age: 9.3% (the Discovery Sport fails on this more often) · Typical repair £80-£800
Windscreen, wipers and mirrors
15%Cars and vans the same age: 15% · Typical repair £10-£350
The 3 single faults it failed on most
- Tyre has a cut deep enough to reach the ply or cords (11% of failed tests, tyres)
- Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (11% of failed tests, brakes)
- Engine warning lamp (diesel) on or not working (9.8% of failed tests, exhaust, emissions and leaks)
Source: CarCostCheck analysis of DVSA anonymised MOT test results and failure items for 2025: first attempt at each MOT, fail and pass-after-repair defects, DVSA's defect categories (names shortened). Repair costs are rough UK ranges, not quotes. Method and national figures: MOT failure reasons 2025.
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Land Rover Discovery Sport Years to Avoid
Every car in the 2024 MOT data was tested at the same age as the other cars first registered that year, so each Discovery Sport year is compared with all cars from the same year. Years with 1,000+ tests that were at least three years old are included.
Failed more often than cars their age
No year passed 3 or more points less often than other cars of the same age.
A lower pass rate means that year failed its MOT more often in 2024; it does not mean every car from that year is bad. Old cars still on the road are often the best-kept ones, which can lift the pass rates of the oldest years. How a car has been looked after matters more, so check the MOT history of the car you are looking at.
Land Rover Discovery Sport Reliability by Year
MOT pass rate for each model year, from DVSA data for tests carried out in 2024 (retests included). Newer cars usually pass more often simply because they are younger. All Cars is the pass rate of every car first registered that year, with the gap in points. Highest and lowest are marked among years with 100+ tests that were at least three years old when tested. Fuel and engine size are a guide only.
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Land Rover Discovery Sport FAQ
What are the most common Land Rover Discovery Sport problems?
In 2025, MOT tests on the Land Rover Discovery Sport that failed at the first attempt most often failed on lights and electrics (29% of the 17,454 failed tests), tyres (28%) and brakes (19%). The single most common fault was "Tyre has a cut deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (11%). Across 200,130 MOT tests (DVSA MOT data for tests in 2024, retests included), 89% ended in a pass.
Is the Land Rover Discovery Sport reliable?
The Land Rover Discovery Sport has an average MOT pass rate of 89%, from 200,130 MOT tests (DVSA MOT data for tests in 2024, retests included). Comparing each model year with all cars first registered the same year, so that age is allowed for, it passed within 2 points of other cars of the same age, so about average for its age.
Which Land Rover Discovery Sport years should I avoid?
No Land Rover Discovery Sport year with 1,000+ tests passed 3 or more points less often than all cars first registered the same year (DVSA MOT data for tests in 2024, retests included). The years that passed most often for their age were the 2015 (89% of 35,599 tests passed, against 84% for all 2015 cars) and the 2017 (90% of 50,594 tests passed, against 87% for all 2017 cars). A year's pass rate does not tell you about one car, so check the MOT history of the car you are buying.
How much does it cost to fix common Land Rover Discovery Sport faults?
As a rough guide, brake work on a Land Rover Discovery Sport typically costs £80-£450 and suspension repairs £150-£600, while exhaust and emissions fixes can cost £80-£800. Lighting and wiper fixes are usually under £200.
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