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Worst years for a Fleetwood Discovery

Owners have filed 151 complaints about the Fleetwood Discovery with NHTSA across model years 1996 to 2021. More of them are about the windows, mirrors & wipers than anything else.

Avoid

1997 Fleetwood Discovery

15 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly windows, mirrors & wipers.

Cleanest on record

2000 Fleetwood Discovery

10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Fleetwood Discovery year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2021 — 1 0 0 — Suspension
2020 — 3 0 0 — Electrical System
2019 — 2 0 0 — Tires
2017 — 1 0 0 — Body & Structure
2014 — 2 0 0 — Electrical System
2013 — 1 0 0 — Body & Structure
2008 — 3 0 1 — Electrical System
2007 — 4 0 0 — Electrical System
2006 B 10 0 0 17,840 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2005 C 19 0 0 16,875 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2004 C 15 0 0 10,000 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2003 C 12 0 1 1,500 Electrical System
2002 — 2 1 0 — Tires
2001 — 9 0 0 37,900 Tires
2000 A 10 0 0 — Body & Structure
1999 C 18 0 0 48,500 Tires
1998 C 21 0 0 — Equipment & Accessories
1997 D 15 0 4 — Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1996 — 3 0 0 — Body & Structure

What breaks on a Fleetwood Discovery

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 44 29.1%

Worst in 2005

Tires 29 19.2%

Worst in 2001

Electrical System 17 11.3%

Worst in 2003

Equipment & Accessories 15 9.9%

Worst in 1998

Body & Structure 13 8.6%

Worst in 1999

Lights 9 6.0%

Worst in 2003

Fuel & Propulsion 5 3.3%

Worst in 1998

Other & Unspecified 5 3.3%

Worst in 2000

Suspension 3 2.0%

Worst in 1996

Engine & Cooling 2 1.3%

Worst in 1999

Steering 2 1.3%

Worst in 1998

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 1.3%

Worst in 1996

Doors, Latches & Locks 2 1.3%

Worst in 1997

Transmission & Drivetrain 1 0.7%

Worst in 1999

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Fleetwood Discovery, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jul 1997 peak 7 Mar 2026

Compare the Fleetwood Discovery

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.

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