Reliability & cost of ownership
Land Rover Discovery Sport Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Land Rover Discovery Sport? 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 Sport problems by model year
23 recall entries across 10 model years and 182 owner complaints across 11 model years on file, sourced from the federal NHTSA database. We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the remaining model year — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Discovery Sport | 1 | 7 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2024 Discovery Sport | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2023 Discovery Sport | 3 | 4 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2022 Discovery Sport | 2 | 4 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2021 Discovery Sport | 2 | 4 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2020 Discovery Sport | 5 | 14 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2019 Discovery Sport | Not confirmed | 22 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2018 Discovery Sport | 1 | 22 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2017 Discovery Sport | 2 | 39 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2016 Discovery Sport | 2 | 52 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2015 Discovery Sport | 2 | 14 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Land Rover Discovery Sport, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- engine62 complaints
- power train43 complaints
- electrical system31 complaints
- unknown or other28 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system22 complaints
- service brakes20 complaints
- steering15 complaints
- structure14 complaints