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Land rover DISCOVERY - 2017

118.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2017 is 137.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Land rover DISCOVERY, model year 2017. Sample size: 39,316 cars, 94,687 tests and 112,104 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 39,316 cars

The 2017 Land Rover Discovery has a lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 118 defects per 100 vehicles against an average of 134. Notably, it performs significantly better in categories like steering, lights and electrics, and body structure, showing reductions in defect rates of 90%, 43%, and 44% respectively. However, it has a higher incidence of brake defects, with 89 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 71. Defect rates also increase with mileage for this model, particularly after 124,000 miles. Overall, while the Discovery excels in certain areas, its braking performance warrants attention.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 39,316 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 22.5% worse
88.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 72.5 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Steering
▲ 91.1% better
0.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.6 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
  • A steering linkage component: fractured or deformed
Visibility
▲ 17.9% better
11.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 46.1% better
11.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.4 / 100 tests
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
  • An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 22.6% better
110.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 143.1 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
Body/Structure
▲ 48.6% better
3.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▼ 11.1% worse
3.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 20.0% better
7.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.0 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 318 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 23,381
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 16,391
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 14,304
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,425
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,514
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,328
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,588
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,481
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 2,277
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 2,194

Serious faults (Top 10)

Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,686
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,653
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,574
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,273
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 969
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 940
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 761
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 682
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 556
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 539