2006 Land Rover Discovery 2.7L Diesel · AE55 WGK

The Discovery passed its most recent MOT on 25 October 2025 at 174,610 miles with no defects recorded, leaving it roadworthy at the time of test. The maintenance trend is difficult to classify from the record alone, as the vehicle passed cleanly on the latest attempt yet failed three times in the preceding thirteen months with no defects formally logged by the tester. Recorded mileage sits at 174,610 against a February 2023 pass at 170,714, giving roughly 3,900 miles over thirty-three months and a long-term average near 8,700 miles per year for a twenty-year-old vehicle. The sparse history shows a near-total gap between February 2023 and December 2024, then four tests inside eleven months at almost identical mileages, which points to the truck standing idle for long periods before a burst of test-centre activity in late 2024 and 2025. Those repeated 2024 and 2025 failures with no listed defects suggest administrative or presentation issues at the testing station rather than flagged wear on suspension bushes, brake discs, or structural corrosion. A buyer should still confirm in person that the chassis, subframes, and sills are free of penetrating rust, and check the front ball joints, coil springs, and rear trailing-arm mounts typical of high-mileage Discoveries of this era. Given the low annual use and clean latest pass, the mechanical risk looks moderate rather than acute, but the cluster of failures with blank defect fields warrants scrutiny of the physical test certificates and a thorough underside inspection before purchase.