FaultScore

Worst years for a Land Rover Discovery II

Owners have filed 279 complaints about the Land Rover Discovery II with NHTSA across model years 1999 to 2004. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Avoid

2003 Land Rover Discovery II

77 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2004 Land Rover Discovery II

23 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Land Rover Discovery II 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
2004 C 23 2 1 62,059 Engine & Cooling
2003 D 77 9 4 59,000 Engine & Cooling
2002 C 41 5 6 79,500 Engine & Cooling
2001 C 38 17 2 62,331 Brakes
2000 D 56 12 4 61,000 Brakes
1999 C 44 7 0 79,000 Brakes

What breaks on a Land Rover Discovery II

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

Brakes 72 25.8%

Worst in 2000

Engine & Cooling 69 24.7%

Worst in 2003

Worst in 2002

Acceleration & Cruise Control 16 5.7%

Worst in 2001

Airbags 13 4.7%

Worst in 1999

Electrical System 12 4.3%

Worst in 2000

Steering 9 3.2%

Worst in 2002

Stability & Traction Control 7 2.5%

Worst in 2003

Body & Structure 6 2.2%

Worst in 2000

Suspension 5 1.8%

Worst in 2000

Doors, Latches & Locks 5 1.8%

Worst in 2003

Other & Unspecified 5 1.8%

Worst in 2003

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 1.4%

Worst in 2001

Seats 4 1.4%

Worst in 2000

Exactly what failed on a Land Rover Discovery II

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

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 25 25.0%
Engine 22 22.0%
Automatic Transmission 12 12.0%
Driveshaft 9 9.0%
ABS Warning Light 9 9.0%
Frontal 7 7.0%
Control Unit/Module 6 6.0%
Driveline 4 4.0%
Seat Heater/Cooler 3 3.0%
Latch 3 3.0%

Complaints filed over time

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

Aug 2000 peak 10 Jul 2019

Compare the Land Rover Discovery II

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