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Land Rover Discovery vs Land Rover Discovery Sport

Both are large SUVs. First-time MOT failure at age 7, and what each one is known to fail on.

The Land Rover Discovery is the more reliable of the two. It fails its first MOT at age 7 16.7% of the time, against 18.3% for the Land Rover Discovery Sport.

Land Rover Discovery
16.7%
fail at age 7
Rank 88 of 239 · 76k miles at 7 · 96,233 tests
Land Rover Discovery Sport
18.3%
fail at age 7
Rank 118 of 239 · 67k miles at 7 · 109,421 tests

What each one fails on

Measured

The faults each records most at ages 6 to 9. Same figures as each full report.

Land Rover Discovery

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory15.4%
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corrodedAdvisory7.7%
A suspension joint dust cover severely deterioratedMinor3.4%
A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornFail2.6%
A brake hose ferrule excessively corrodedAdvisory2.2%
A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etcFail1.9%

Land Rover Discovery Sport

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively wornAdvisory6.2%
A suspension component excessively damaged or corrodedAdvisory3.2%
A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakageAdvisory2.0%
Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunctionFail2.0%
Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road usersAdvisory1.9%
A brake hose ferrule excessively corrodedAdvisory1.6%
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