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Land Rover Discovery Sport body and structure problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 81,991 MOT tests · Updated

At 6 years, 0.4 in 100 MOT tests of the Land Rover Discovery Sport failed on body and structure, against 0.8 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 81,991 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Against all class 4 vehicles the same age: fails less often than all class 4 vehicles the same age (0.4–0.5×) (all test years), 321 MOT tests with a fail
  • By age: seen at 8 ages from 3 to 10 years, 447,156 MOT tests
  • MOT tests at 6 years: 81,991 for the Land Rover Discovery Sport

Figures are for the model as a whole, not for one car.

What the MOT tests show

What we know

0.4 fails per 100 MOT tests at 6 years, against 0.8 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 6 (all test years). The Land Rover Discovery Sport fails less often here.

Why it matters

A body and structure fail stops the car passing until it is fixed.

What to check

Look under the sills, jacking points and rear subframe for rot, bubbling or fresh underseal over a repair, and check every door, bonnet and boot shuts properly.

Land Rover Discovery Sport body and structure fails by age

Land Rover Discovery Sport body and structure fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Land Rover Discovery Sport. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.01233 years: 0.3 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 43,199 MOT tests34 years: 0.3 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 57,573 MOT tests45 years: 0.3 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 71,316 MOT tests56 years: 0.4 per 100 (all cars 0.8), 81,991 MOT tests67 years: 0.5 per 100 (all cars 1.3), 80,114 MOT tests78 years: 0.6 per 100 (all cars 1.8), 60,843 MOT tests89 years: 0.8 per 100 (all cars 2.3), 37,097 MOT tests910 years: 1.0 per 100 (all cars 2.9), 15,023 MOT tests10
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Land Rover Discovery Sport All class 4 vehicles the same age
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
343,1990.30.3
457,5730.30.3
571,3160.30.5
681,9910.40.8
780,1140.51.3
860,8430.61.8
937,0970.82.3
1015,0231.02.9

All first-use years of the Land Rover Discovery Sport pooled at each age, against all class 4 vehicles at that age over all 2022–2025 test years.

What fails in the body and structure at 6 years

Advisories (not fails)

Re-secure exhaust (hanger or clamp) cost

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How to check on a test drive

Look under the sills, jacking points and rear subframe for rot, bubbling or fresh underseal over a repair, and check every door, bonnet and boot shuts properly.

The most common advisory here in MOT records: Drive shaft joints: constant velocity boot severely deteriorated.

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The figures here describe Land Rover Discovery Sport cars as a group. These free tools answer for one car. Each line says what the tool reads.

Other Land Rover Discovery Sport problems

Body and structure on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Land Rover Discovery Sport have more body and structure problems than other cars?

0.4 to 0.5 times the body and structure fail rate of all class 4 vehicles the same age at 6 years (all test years), from 81,991 MOT tests. The interval is clear of 0.8 in the same direction at 6 of the 8 ages seen (ages up to 18 with at least 100 MOT tests with a fail).

How common are Land Rover Discovery Sport body and structure problems?

0.4 in 100 MOT tests at 6 years failed on body and structure, against 0.8 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 81,991 MOT tests).

Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 447,156 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Parts: against all class 4 vehicles at the same age, all 2022–2025 test years pooled, not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare