Land Rover Discovery — reliability by registration year

1994–2022 · 29 registration years · 138,918 first tests

2018 breaks the run — 1.5 pp better than the years either side 2006 breaks the run — 2.3 pp worse than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every Discovery registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.

Land Rover Discovery first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2022 3,933 87.0% 89.4% Tyres — Condition (rear) 30.1%
2021 6,395 85.9% 88.7% Tyres — Condition (rear) 25.1%
2020 5,898 85.7% 88.1% Tyres — Condition (rear) 19.7%
2019 7,476 85.9% 88.1% Tyres — Condition (rear) 19.1%
2018 8,001 85.3% 87.1% Tyres — Condition (rear) 17.5%
1.5 pp better than the years either side What failed 2018 Discoverys most often: Tyres — Condition (rear) (17.5%) · Ball joint dust cover (front) (9.1%) · Brake pads (rear) (8.6%)
2017 9,170 81.6% 83.8% Ball joint dust cover (front) 22.1%
2016 9,189 80.2% 84.3% Registration plate lamp(s) 15.5%
2015 8,703 79.4% 82.8% Registration plate lamp(s) 10.2%
2014 7,006 76.7% 79.8% Pins and bushes (rear) 10.8%
2013 5,951 73.6% 78.1% Pins and bushes (rear) 14.5%
2012 6,239 72.4% 76.7% Pins and bushes (rear) 15.1%
2011 5,453 71.0% 74.9% Pins and bushes (rear) 14.8%
2010 5,608 70.1% 74.0% Pins and bushes (rear) 14.9%
2009 4,486 66.3% 71.5% Position lamp (front) 12.0%
2008 4,086 64.1% 70.8% Position lamp (front) 15.4%
2007 5,278 63.0% 70.1% Position lamp (front) 15.6%
2006 6,150 61.1% 68.2% Position lamp (front) 19.3%
2.3 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2006 Discoverys most often: Position lamp (front) (19.3%) · Pins and bushes (rear) (10.3%) · Drive shafts — Joints (front) (8.9%)
2005 6,295 63.8% 70.1% Position lamp (front) 16.5%
2004 5,295 64.9% 71.2% Position lamp (front) 12.3%
2003 4,666 65.7% 72.7% Chassis condition (rear) 11.6%
2002 3,652 64.5% 71.1% Position lamp (front) 11.5%
2001 2,861 64.2% 70.6% Anti-lock braking system 14.4%
2000 1,759 64.0% 71.3% Chassis condition (rear) 12.2%
1999 1,637 66.4% 72.2% Chassis condition (rear) 16.1%
1998 927 67.9% 74.5%
1997 864 69.9% 75.9%
1996 746 71.8% 78.0%
1995 671 68.9% 76.9%
1994 523 74.0% 80.1%

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