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AV04 FZD

2004 Land Rover Discovery

Blue Diesel 2495cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires29 Aug 2027
Tests27 (21 pass, 6 fail)
Pass rate77.8%

Mileage

163,007 mi
Last recorded163,007 miles
Recorded on11 Aug 2026
Typical for 2004 Land Rover Discovery101,786 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationAV04 FZD
MakeLand Rover
ModelDiscovery
Year2004
ColourBlue
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine2,495cc

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MOT History

21 pass 6 fail
Pass 11 Aug 2026 163,007 miles

Fluid leak, but not excessive engine coolant leak (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Fluid leak, but not excessive front antiroll bar ram slight fluid leak (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin inner pads (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))

Oil leak, but not excessive engine oil (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive transfere box (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Parking brake lever defective but can be satisfactorily operated reserve travel soon need attention (1.1.6 (d))

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Spare tyre defective no pressure

antiroll bar ram hydraulic pipe chaffing on ram

exhaust noisey

nearside and offside headlight beam patterns just visiable

nearside front inner wing corroded

offside front bumper damage

offside front fog light not working

offside front inner wing corroded

Pass 26 Aug 2025 155,872 miles

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Oil leak, but not excessive engine oil (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive front differential pinion oil seal (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive transfere box (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Parking brake lever defective but can be satisfactorily operated reserve travel soon need attention (1.1.6 (d))

exhaust noisey

front anti roll bar ram slight fluid leak

nearside and offside headlight beam patterns just visiable

offside front bumper damage

offside front fog light not working

rear suspension actuator ram slight fluid leak

Fail 26 Aug 2025 155,872 miles

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Offside Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Oil leak, but not excessive engine oil (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive front differential pinion oil seal (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive transfere box (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Parking brake lever defective but can be satisfactorily operated reserve travel soon need attention (1.1.6 (d))

exhaust noisey

front anti roll bar ram slight fluid leak

nearside and offside headlight beam patterns just visiable

offside front bumper damage

offside front fog light not working

rear suspension actuator ram slight fluid leak

Pass 22 Aug 2024 142,519 miles

Exhaust noisy (8.1.1 (a))

Oil leak, but not excessive engine oil leak (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive front differential pinion oil seal (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive transfere box leak (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Parking brake lever defective but can be satisfactorily operated reserve travel soon need attention (1.1.6 (d))

nearside and offside headlight beam patterns just visiable

offside front fog light not working

rear suspension actuator ram slightly leaking

Pass 22 Aug 2023 133,530 miles

Exhaust noisy (8.1.1 (a))

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Oil leak, but not excessive front differential pinion oil seal (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive engine oil (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive transfere box (8.4.1 (a) (i))

nearside and offside headlight beam patterns just visiable

offside front fog light not working

rear suspension actuator ram slightly leaking

Fail 9 Aug 2023 133,527 miles

Fuel system component leaking diesel filter (6.1.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Exhaust noisy (8.1.1 (a))

Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush lower bush (5.3.2 (c))

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Offside Front Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush lower bush (5.3.2 (c))

Offside Rear Oil leak, but not excessive front differential pinion oil seal (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm front bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive engine oil (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive transfere box (8.4.1 (a) (i))

nearside and offside headlight beam patterns just visiable

nearside rear level sensor temperary repair

offside front fog light not working

rear suspension actuator ram slightly leaking

Pass 4 Aug 2022 120,407 miles

Exhaust noisy (8.1.1 (a))

Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge worn outer edge (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Offside Front Oil leak, but not excessive drive shaft oil seal (8.4.1 (a) (i))

n/s and o/s headlight beam patterns just visiable

rear suspension actuator ram slightly leaking

Pass 11 Aug 2021 109,691 miles
Pass 25 Aug 2020 99,429 miles

Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 8 Aug 2019 87,777 miles

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

corrosion to underside of vehicle

Pass 16 Aug 2018 86,524 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

corrosion to under side of vehicle

Pass 11 Aug 2017 84,932 miles

Oil leak

corrosion to under side of vehicle

Pass 30 Aug 2016 82,695 miles
Pass 8 Oct 2015 77,655 miles
Pass 26 Sep 2014 73,161 miles

chassis corrosion not excessive

nearside front tyre worn on outer edge

Fail 26 Sep 2014 73,161 miles

Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)

Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)

Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

chassis corrosion not excessive

nearside front tyre worn on outer edge

Pass 3 Oct 2013 69,288 miles

Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay

Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)

Oil leak

Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)

rear chassis in poor condition

severe gearbox oil leak

Fail 3 Oct 2013 69,288 miles

Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay

Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)

Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

Oil leak

Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)

rear chassis in poor condition

severe gearbox oil leak

Pass 29 Aug 2012 65,677 miles
Fail 29 Aug 2012 65,677 miles

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)

Pass 24 Aug 2011 61,888 miles

Oil leak

front brake discs worn

Pass 26 Aug 2010 57,456 miles
Fail 24 Aug 2010 57,456 miles

Windscreen has damage to an area in excess of a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)

Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

Pass 13 Aug 2009 52,309 miles

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)

front brake pads worn.

fuel regulator leaking.

offside front shock botom bush worn.

Pass 25 Mar 2009 49,707 miles
Pass 18 Mar 2008 46,578 miles
Pass 13 Mar 2007 37,812 miles

both rear tyres at 2 mm

rear wiper split

How Reliable is the Land Rover Discovery?

Based on 4,388,972 MOT tests across 325,470 vehicles.

72.7%
Pass Rate
6,904
Miles/Year
36
Year Lifespan
325,470
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Brake pipe excessively corroded 153,632
Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded 141,712
Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings 136,366
position lamp(s) not working 91,214
Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush 88,089
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AV04 FZD is a 2004 Land Rover Discovery in Blue with a 2,495cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 27 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 77.8%.

Across all 2004 Land Rover Discovery models, the average MOT pass rate is 73.2% with a typical mileage of 101,786 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.

The most common reason a Land Rover Discovery fails its MOT is brake pipe excessively corroded, accounting for 153,632 recorded failures. If you're considering buying AV04 FZD, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Land Rover Discovery typically stays on UK roads for around 36 years. At 22 years old, this Land Rover Discovery is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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AV04 FZD is a 2004 Land Rover Discovery, first registered on 1 March 2004.

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