FaultScore

Land Rover Discovery II vs Jeep Commander 4X4

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure Land Rover Discovery II Jeep Commander 4X4
Complaints on file 279 696
Model years covered 1999–2004 2007–2009
Worst model year 2003 2007
Best model year 2004 2009
Crashes reported 52 16
Fires reported 17 0
Injuries reported 33 11
Deaths reported 0 3
Most complained-about part Brakes Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm 36.6% 4.3%

Land Rover Discovery II by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Brakes 72 25.8%
Engine & Cooling 69 24.7%
Acceleration & Cruise Control 16 5.7%
Airbags 13 4.7%
Electrical System 12 4.3%
Steering 9 3.2%
Stability & Traction Control 7 2.5%

Jeep Commander 4X4 by year

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 222 31.9%
Engine & Cooling 155 22.3%
Other & Unspecified 21 3.0%
Steering 18 2.6%
Airbags 16 2.3%