Reliability & cost of ownership
Land Rover Discovery Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Land Rover Discovery? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Land Rover Discovery problems by model year
60 recall entries across 19 model years and 365 owner complaints across 22 model years on file, sourced from the federal NHTSA database. We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the remaining 3 model years — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Land Rover Discovery, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system93 complaints
- engine56 complaints
- power train50 complaints
- unknown or other47 complaints
- structure31 complaints
- vehicle speed control26 complaints
- engine and engine cooling25 complaints
- service brakes, hydraulic23 complaints