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Land Rover Discovery IIYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 226 NHTSA owner complaints across 6 model years, no Land Rover Discovery II year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002. The Discovery II has 9 safety recalls on record.

Land Rover Discovery II
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years'99 '00 '01 '02Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints226Top: Engine and engine coolingSafety recalls91999–2004 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: OSX, Public domain.

Best & worst years

Land Rover Discovery II years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Discovery II median. Tap a year for its full report.

'99'00'01'02'03'04
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2004Not rated–/10022 complaints · 1 recall2003Solid43/10063 complaints · 2 recalls2002Solid56/10034 complaints · 3 recalls2001Solid50/10031 complaints · 5 recalls2000Solid48/10040 complaints · 9 recalls1999Solid52/10036 complaints · 6 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Land Rover Discovery II problems

All model years combined: 226 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Engine and engine cooling585
Service brakes, hydraulic5410
Power train357
Vehicle speed control155
Air bags1310
Electrical system121
Engine101
Steering84
Structure61
18 other systems5217
9 recalls

Land Rover Discovery II recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Engine and engine cooling04V-006 · 2000–2003 · Jan 6, 2004 · 5,264 vehicles–Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip04V-005 · 1999–2004 · Jan 6, 2004 · 100,174 vehicles–Vehicle speed control02V-028 · 1999–2002 · Jan 23, 2002 · 64,925 vehicles–Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip02V-022 · 1999–2001 · Jan 22, 2002 · 55,505 vehicles–Mechanical: winch01V-229 · 2000–2001 · Jul 6, 2001 · 21 vehicles–Engine and engine cooling: engine00V-423 · 2000 · Dec 27, 2000 · 38 vehicles–Electronic stability control: automatic (asc)00V-142 · 1999–2000 · Oct 16, 2000 · 36,911 vehicles–Electronic stability control: automatic (asc)00V-142 · 1999–2000 · May 17, 2000 · 7,120 vehicles–Engine and engine cooling: engine00V-036 · 1999–2000 · Feb 11, 2000 · 2,838 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Discovery II

  1. BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILUREEA05016 · 2004 · closed Feb 22, 2007
    Led to recall 07V-041
  2. BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILUREPE05034 · 2004 · closed Oct 14, 2005
    No recall