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CarsLore / Compare / Large SUVs / Discovery vs Cayenne S Hybrid

Land Rover Discovery vs Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid

Two large SUVs, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. 1 like-for-like measure: the Land Rover Discovery leads on 0, the Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid on 1.

Where each one leads

Land Rover Discovery

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

Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid

  • On Canada's official test the most frugal 2014 Porsche Cayenne S Hybrid uses 10.9 l/100 km, the 2026 Land Rover Discovery 11.2.

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 S Hybrid
Model years in the US safety record1989–20262011–2013
New cars registered in Europe129,697 (2010–2022)3,186 (2010–2015)
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 S Hybrid
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 complaints5452
Most complaints aboutElectrical systemVehicle speed control
Model year with most complaints1996 (65)2011 (1)
US recall campaigns233
Manufacturer service bulletins4,103687
NHTSA defect investigations23

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 S Hybrid
Official combined fuel use, Canada11.2 l/100 km (2026)10.9 l/100 km (2014)
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/km—
Average power of new cars in Europe205 kW (274 hp)245 kW (329 hp)
Average mass in running order2,493 kg2,315 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).