Major Problems with Land Rover Discovery Sport Derived from Complaints & Recalls

Learn about the common problems with a used Land Rover Discovery Sport to avoid purchasing a bad year of the model.

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Best and Worst Years for Land Rover Discovery Sport

Explore the chart showing how many complaints have been filed for each year of Land Rover Discovery Sport.

Model Year	Complaints
2017 Discovery Sport	7
2016 Discovery Sport	6
2015 Discovery Sport	5

Worst 3 Land Rover Discovery Sport complaints

2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Mileage: 3000 miles

2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport ENGINE Mileage: 37942 miles

2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Mileage: 31000 miles

Browse Land Rover Discovery Sport complaints by category

Problems with ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER and BODY are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Land Rover Discovery Sport owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE engine light repeatedly comes on intermittantly despite multiple attempts to repair by dealership and address error codes over a period...	9 ~ 26122 miles
POWER TRAIN car shifts into neutral unexpectedly. will be driving and car will shift into neutral and flash telling me to select...	6 ~ 38589 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER engine light repeatedly comes on intermittantly despite multiple attempts to repair by dealership and address error codes over a period...	4 ~ 16280 miles
SERVICE BRAKES i was driving down the road suddenly the 'critical warning message' and 'brake' lights came on. the car lost power...	3 ~ 17550 miles
STEERING twice now i have come out of the auto start/stop mode after being idle. the engine seems to lag on...	3 ~ 27254 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i was driving from westchester county ny to long island via i-695 heading toward the throgs neck bridge on 12/12/18....	2 ~ 29500 miles
SEAT BELTS i have changed 3 deferent wipers but no matter what time i install it will skip in the center of...	2 ~ 44100 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE i purchased a brand new 2017 land rover discovery sport hse for my daughter on may 20 2017 from rusnak...	2 ~ 4555 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL i was driving down the road suddenly the 'critical warning message' and 'brake' lights came on. the car lost power...	2 ~ 15500 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM friday may 11 2018 while driving westbound on two lane highway us 90 approximately 8 miles east of liberty texas...	1 ~ 37942 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER i have changed 3 deferent wipers but no matter what time i install it will skip in the center of...	1
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN i was driving down the road suddenly the 'critical warning message' and 'brake' lights came on. the car lost power...	1 ~ 3000 miles

FAQ

What year Land Rover Discovery Sport is the most reliable?

Speaking of the models produced in the last 3 years, Land Rover Discovery Sport models of 2015, 2016, 2017 year of manufacture have had the least number of complaints.

What year was a bad year for Land Rover Discovery Sport?

Land Rover Discovery Sport models of 2017 and 2016 are probably the years to be avoided like the plague due to a higher than an average number of issues reported.

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