Land Rover Discovery MOT pass rate by year
How the Land Rover Discovery's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1989 to 2023, across the DVSA record.
What is the Land Rover Discovery MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Land Rover Discovery model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Land Rover Discovery averages 25.1% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 64.9% | 35.1% | 2,452 |
| 1990 | 64.2% | 35.8% | 21,077 |
| 1991 | 63.7% | 36.3% | 35,059 |
| 1992 | 64.7% | 35.3% | 50,355 |
| 1993 | 64.6% | 35.4% | 97,111 |
| 1994 | 65.2% | 34.8% | 165,463 |
| 1995 | 66.0% | 34.0% | 211,656 |
| 1996 | 66.1% | 33.9% | 204,816 |
| 1997 | 66.7% | 33.3% | 212,872 |
| 1998 | 68.0% | 32.0% | 153,457 |
| 1999 | 69.9% | 30.1% | 201,926 |
| 2000 | 69.8% | 30.2% | 199,434 |
| 2001 | 70.3% | 29.7% | 244,212 |
| 2002 | 71.8% | 28.2% | 244,526 |
| 2003 | 73.2% | 26.8% | 259,877 |
| 2004 | 73.2% | 26.8% | 253,510 |
| 2005 | 73.0% | 27.0% | 271,766 |
| 2006 | 72.5% | 27.5% | 251,054 |
| 2007 | 73.9% | 26.1% | 202,461 |
| 2008 | 74.3% | 25.7% | 130,463 |
| 2009 | 76.4% | 23.6% | 113,819 |
| 2010 | 79.0% | 21.0% | 125,397 |
| 2011 | 80.0% | 20.0% | 105,374 |
| 2012 | 80.7% | 19.3% | 105,849 |
| 2013 | 81.4% | 18.6% | 88,493 |
| 2014 | 83.2% | 16.8% | 90,894 |
| 2015 | 84.7% | 15.3% | 254,793 |
| 2016 | 84.4% | 15.6% | 295,021 |
| 2017 | 85.8% | 14.2% | 266,496 |
| 2018 | 85.9% | 14.1% | 185,288 |
| 2019 | 85.9% | 14.1% | 136,449 |
| 2020 | 86.4% | 13.6% | 73,540 |
| 2021 | 87.0% | 13.0% | 41,359 |
| 2022 | 87.2% | 12.8% | 14,849 |
| 2023 | 88.3% | 11.7% | 5,386 |
Does age change how often a Land Rover Discovery fails?
Older Land Rover Discoverys fail more often, as expected. The 1989 cars fail 35.1% of tests against 11.7% for the 2023. Across every year the model averages 25.1%. The 1991 is the weakest year at 36.3%, and the 2023 the strongest at 11.7%.
More on the Land Rover Discovery
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
|---|
| Land Rover Discovery: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All Land Rover models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain