Land Rover Discovery — reliability by registration year
1994–2022 · 29 registration years · 138,918 first tests
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.
| 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% | |