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Land Rover Discovery

Every Land Rover Discovery model year on file, 2016 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1887 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years112016 to 2026
Recall campaigns17Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins4,796Summed across model years
By model year

The 2017 model year drew the most complaints, 55, 29% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

02040602016201755201820192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Land Rover Discovery complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
71
Engine and cooling
38
Visibility and wipers
31
Powertrain
28
Structure
19
Latches and locks
11
Fuel system
10
Speed control
9
Steering
8
Brakes
7
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Land Rover Discovery model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Land Rover Discovery by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026SUV10.0171027
2025Not decoded0NoneNone20120
2024SUV714.33550193
2023SUV70.03560333
2022SUV90.03960406
2021SUV110.03760462
2020SUV185.66460498
2019SUV385.39140595
2018SUV375.48940886
2017SUV551.810830851
2016SUV50.01200425
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Land Rover Discovery

  • 26V-599 Sep 17, 2026
    DC-DC converter may malfunction due to an electrical overload that can occur during high power demand
    Electrical system · 24k vehicles
  • 26V-458 Jul 16, 2026
    Water may not be able to drain away from the rearview camera due to insufficient drain holes, which may result in damage to the rearview camera
    Back-over prevention · 16k vehicles
  • 26V-389 Jun 12, 2026
    Driver’s air bag clockspring connector may corrode, which can cause the air bag not to deploy as intended
    Airbags · 251k vehicles
  • 26V-248 Apr 17, 2026
    Insufficient electrical load balancing during times of high demand can lead to a current overload condition and malfunction of the DCDC converter
    Electrical system · 170k vehicles
  • 24V-450 Jun 17, 2024
    Oil filter housing can crack and leak oil into the engine compartment
    Engine and cooling · 2,013 vehicles
  • 23V-393 Jun 1, 2023
    UniLatch Keyless Vehicle (KV) entry function may fail to properly latch the rear passenger doors, which can result in the doors opening while driving
    Electrical system · 30k vehicles
  • 23V-044 Feb 2, 2023
    Engine cam carrier oil channel may be blocked, which can lead to an oil leak
    Engine and cooling · 6,724 vehicles
  • 22V-523 Jul 21, 2022
    Driver and front passenger seat belt pretensioners may be damaged, which can cause the seat belts to not properly restrain occupants
    Seat belts · 4,927 vehicles
  • 21V-668 Aug 26, 2021
    Seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly
    Seat belts · 33k vehicles
  • 21V-457 Jun 17, 2021
    Loose contact between the battery ground stud and the chassis may result in various electrical faults, possibly causing a loss of electrical power…
    Electrical system · 1,383 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.