LAND ROVER DISCOVERY2014 · 3.0L DIESEL

The Discovery presents a mixed but broadly stable maintenance picture as of its most recent MOT on 24 February 2026 at 143,342 miles. That test passed, yet it carried three advisories, including a worn offside front suspension trailing bush and a defective nearside registration plate lamp. The vehicle failed just four days earlier on 20 February 2026 at the identical recorded mileage, primarily for low washer fluid and an offside rear brake pad worn below 1.5 mm. The rapid retest and pass suggest the owner addressed the immediate brake and washer defects promptly. However, the persistent windscreen damage advisory, present in every test since at least March 2023, indicates a long-standing cosmetic issue that has not been repaired despite remaining within legal tolerance. The mileage progression reveals a notable anomaly. Between the 2025 test on 28 February at 132,945 miles and the February 2026 tests at 143,342 miles, the vehicle accumulated 10,397 miles in under twelve months, which is plausible. Yet the recorded mileage has remained frozen at exactly 143,342 miles across both the failed and passed tests in February 2026. This could reflect a data recording quirk, a replacement instrument cluster, or a period of limited use following the failure. Prior to that gap, the annualised rate sits close to 11,900 miles per year, which is typical for a vehicle of this age and does not raise immediate concern about excessive wear or suspiciously low use. A buyer should focus the physical inspection on the front suspension and braking system. The recurring advisory for a worn offside front suspension arm trailing bush, flagged in both February 2026 tests, points to a component that has deteriorated and may soon cause excessive play or uneven tyre wear if left unattended. The February 2026 failure for a thin offside rear brake pad, combined with the February 2025 advisory for rear pads wearing thin, suggests the rear braking circuit has seen sustained use and may require disc and pad assessment. The windscreen damage, repeatedly noted as not affecting the driver's view, should be examined for any crack propagation that could fail a future test. No structural corrosion or exhaust emissions failures appear in the record, which is encouraging for a twelve-year-old Discovery, but a thorough underbody inspection remains prudent given the vehicle's likely use on varied terrain.