Land Rover Sport
Registered from 2006 to 2018.
About this model
The Land Rover Discovery Sport is a compact luxury crossover SUV produced by British automotive company Jaguar Land Rover since 2014. Sold under their Land Rover marque, it has been their best-selling model since 2017.
From the Wikipedia article Land Rover Discovery Sport, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2014 4.4 diesel. 14 of 150 tests failed, 9%.
Better than 90% of 2014 cars. The typical one fails 17%, across 870 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 57% | 8 |
| Tyres and wheels | 29% | 4 |
| Brakes | 21% | 3 |
| Lights and electrics | 14% | 2 |
| Visibility | 14% | 2 |
| Plates and identity | 7% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- A gas, air or fluid suspension system inoperative
Where it stands out against its peers
- Suspension: failed more often than 94% of 2014 cars — 57% of its 14 failed tests, where an ordinary 2014 car has 30%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 57% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A gas, air or fluid suspension system inoperative
- Tyres and wheels — 29% of its failures
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Brakes — 21% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Lights and electrics — 14% of its failures
- A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Visibility — 14% of its failures
- Plates and identity — 7% of its failures
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A11/0011/19
Certain vehicles fitted with 2.0L Diesel Engines may emit excessive levels of CO² and may not conform with the certified condition. CO2 and other greenhouse gases contribute to global warming pollution. A reduction in CO2 emissions contributes to the EU greenhouse gas reduction targets helping protect the environment.The product does not comply with the Regulation setting emission performance standards for new passenger cars and the Regulation on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles.
Recall of the product from end users
A12/0185/19
The crankshaft pulley retaining bolt may fracture. As a consequence, the crankshaft nose could break leading to engine power loss and the potential for engine failure. Furthermore, the loose pulley could damage under bonnet components or puncture the bonnet and become a hazard to pedestrians or other road users.
Recall of the product from end users