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Worst years for a Land Rover Discovery

Owners have filed 784 complaints about the Land Rover Discovery with NHTSA across model years 1994 to 2026. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2019 Land Rover Discovery

64 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2022 Land Rover Discovery

15 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Land Rover 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
2026 — 3 0 0 — Electrical System
2024 B 11 0 1 — Electrical System
2023 — 8 0 0 — Electrical System
2022 A 15 0 0 — Electrical System
2021 A 20 0 0 — Electrical System
2020 C 32 1 0 38,181 Electrical System
2019 D 64 4 0 13,388 Electrical System
2018 D 53 5 0 12,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2017 D 91 0 3 25,000 Electrical System
2016 — 8 0 0 44,350 Transmission & Drivetrain
2006 — 3 0 0 — Fuel & Propulsion
2004 C 32 4 3 78,344 Engine & Cooling
2003 D 69 12 4 73,000 Engine & Cooling
2002 C 21 4 3 106,000 Engine & Cooling
2001 B 14 2 1 85,000 Suspension
2000 C 36 11 2 90,000 Brakes
1999 C 24 4 1 — Brakes
1998 C 44 9 5 88,350 Electrical System
1997 D 41 12 2 — Brakes
1996 D 111 5 0 140,000 Brakes
1995 D 68 12 7 85,400 Engine & Cooling
1994 B 16 2 1 110,000 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Land Rover Discovery

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

Electrical System 109 13.9%

Worst in 2017

Engine & Cooling 106 13.5%

Worst in 2003

Brakes 86 11.0%

Worst in 1996

Transmission & Drivetrain 65 8.3%

Worst in 2003

Other & Unspecified 54 6.9%

Worst in 2017

Body & Structure 50 6.4%

Worst in 1996

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 50 6.4%

Worst in 2017

Acceleration & Cruise Control 49 6.3%

Worst in 1995

Fuel & Propulsion 40 5.1%

Worst in 1996

Airbags 31 4.0%

Worst in 1995

Steering 29 3.7%

Worst in 1998

Doors, Latches & Locks 24 3.1%

Worst in 1996

Suspension 21 2.7%

Worst in 1996

Seat Belts 14 1.8%

Worst in 1998

Exactly what failed on a Land Rover Discovery

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 41 28.3%
Body 21 14.5%
Engine 17 11.7%
Frontal 15 10.3%
Latch 12 8.3%
Accelerator Pedal 9 6.2%
Windshield 9 6.2%
Automatic Transmission 8 5.5%
Gasoline 7 4.8%
Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe 6 4.1%

Complaints filed over time

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

Mar 1995 peak 15 Aug 2026

Land Rover Discovery problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Land Rover Discovery in California 151 Land Rover Discovery in New York 54 Land Rover Discovery in Florida 52 Land Rover Discovery in Texas 49 Land Rover Discovery in New Jersey 40 Land Rover Discovery in Washington 37 Land Rover Discovery in Michigan 30 Land Rover Discovery in Pennsylvania 30 Land Rover Discovery in Virginia 25 Land Rover Discovery in Georgia 23 Land Rover Discovery in Ohio 22 Land Rover Discovery in North Carolina 22

Compare the Land Rover 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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