Land Rover DiscoveryYears to avoid, problems & recalls
Based on 549 NHTSA owner complaints across 23 model years, no Land Rover Discovery year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2018. The Discovery has 23 safety recalls on record.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: MercurySable99, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Land Rover Discovery 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 median. Tap a year for its full report.
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Most common Land Rover Discovery problems
All model years combined: 549 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical system | 114 | 11 |
| Power train | 64 | 7 |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 60 | 16 |
| Engine | 59 | 6 |
| Vehicle speed control | 49 | 14 |
| Structure | 48 | 2 |
| Engine and engine cooling | 47 | 7 |
| Air bags | 32 | 22 |
| Steering | 29 | 5 |
| 20 other systems | 221 | 25 |
Land Rover Discovery recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
Showing the 12 newest of 23 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.
NHTSA investigations of the Discovery
- BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURELed to recall 07V-041
- DOOR OPEN WHILE DRIVINGLed to recall 96V-247