Skip to main content

Land rover DISCOVERY - 2020

90.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Land rover DISCOVERY, model year 2020. Sample size: 20,851 cars, 50,278 tests and 45,591 recorded faults.
0%
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 20,851 cars

The 2020 Land Rover Discovery has an overall defect rate of 91 defects per 100 vehicles, which is slightly above the average rate of 90 defects per 100 vehicles for that year. This model exhibits particularly high defect rates in visibility and equipment categories, performing worse than average with 18 defects per 100 in visibility compared to the average of 14. In contrast, it stands out positively in steering and lights & electrics, with significantly lower defect rates than the average. Notably, younger vehicles (0–31,000 miles) show higher defect rates for this model, but the trend stabilises as mileage increases.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 20,851 cars

More model years for Land rover DISCOVERY

1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Other models from Land rover

Land rover 88 Land rover DEFENDER Land rover DISCOVERY Land rover FREELANDER Land rover RANGE ROVER

Categories

Brakes
▼ 9.1% worse
55.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 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 down to wear indicator
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 73.3% better
0.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • Attachment of steering column: defective
  • Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▼ 27.0% worse
17.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 47.3% better
5.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
  • 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: multiple light source up to a half not functioning
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 3.8% better
93.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 100 tests
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • 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
Body/Structure
▲ 0.0% better
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
Equipment
▼ 33.3% worse
2.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 2.7% better
3.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • 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
0 273 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: 8,884
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,390
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,631
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,514
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,254
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,050
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,768
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,514
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,284
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,177

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,514
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,284
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,173
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 523
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 355
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 319
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 300
Brake lining or pad: worn down to wear indicator
FAIL
Occurrences: 170
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: 152
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 133