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CarsLore / Compare / Large SUVs / Discovery vs Cayenne Diesel

Land Rover Discovery vs Porsche Cayenne Diesel

Two large SUVs, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. 2 like-for-like measures: the Land Rover Discovery leads on 0, the Porsche Cayenne Diesel on 2.

Where each one leads

Land Rover Discovery

Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.

Porsche Cayenne Diesel

  • On Canada's official test the most frugal 2016 Porsche Cayenne Diesel uses 9.8 l/100 km, the 2026 Land Rover Discovery 11.2.
  • New Porsche Cayenne Diesel cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 189 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 225 for the Land Rover Discovery in 2022.

Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare

At a glance

Land Rover DiscoveryPorsche Cayenne Diesel
Model years in the US safety record1989–20262013–2015
New cars registered in Europe129,697 (2010–2022)46,497 (2010–2022)
Licensed in the United Kingdom261,834—
On the road in the Netherlands2,692—

EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).

Reliability and problems

Land Rover DiscoveryPorsche Cayenne Diesel
UK MOT first-time pass rate73%—
… against cars of the same age+8%—
New York safety inspections failed1.2%—
… against cars of the same year−13%—
Illogical odometer records (NL)14.2%—
US owner complaints545—
Most complaints aboutElectrical system—
Model year with most complaints1996 (65)—
US recall campaigns231
Manufacturer service bulletins4,103390
NHTSA defect investigations2—

Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).

Fuel, emissions and price

Land Rover DiscoveryPorsche Cayenne Diesel
Official combined fuel use, Canada11.2 l/100 km (2026)9.8 l/100 km (2016)
Real-world use in Europe, diesel hybrid9.8 l/100 km—
Real-world use in Europe, diesel9.9 l/100 km—
Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe225 g/km189 g/km
Average power of new cars in Europe205 kW (274 hp)180 kW (241 hp)
Average mass in running order2,493 kg2,155 kg
Dutch list price when new (median)€110,461—

Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).