2000 Land Rover Discovery 2.5L Diesel · W636 AGJ

The Discovery presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend, evidenced by the most recent DVSA test on 4 October 2025 at 156,378 miles returning a pass with no defects recorded. Prior tests in May 2023 at 150,753 miles and May 2022 at 145,480 miles also passed cleanly. The vehicle shows no worsening mechanical faults across the available history. Annual mileage sits at roughly 6,000 miles against its 26-year life, a typical figure for this age of Land Rover. The gap between the May 2023 and October 2025 tests spans 29 months yet only 5,625 miles, implying the vehicle spent extended periods stationary. Records are sparse but clean; the only blemish is a failed test on 13 April 2021 at 139,111 miles with no defects listed, reversed by a pass the next day, suggesting an administrative or non-mechanical rejection rather than a genuine fault. A buyer should still commission an in-person inspection of chassis outriggers, sills, and suspension subframes for corrosion, as structural rust remains the principal risk on a quarter-century-old Discovery irrespective of clean MOT slips. The front radius arm bushes, rear coil springs, and brake calipers warrant physical checks for age-related degradation. The 2021 same-mileage fail with zero recorded defects offers no mechanical clue, but the long 2023 to 2025 lay-up raises the prospect of seized handbrake mechanisms or flat-spotted tyres from standing.