Land Rover Discovery Sport

Where it stands out against its peers

• Steering: more complaints than 98% of 2015 cars — 45% of its 244 complaints, where an ordinary 2015 car has 8%.
• Suspension: more complaints than 98% of 2015 cars — 26% of its 244 complaints, where an ordinary 2015 car has 4%.
• Latches/locks/linkages: more complaints than 91% of 2015 cars — 3% of its 244 complaints, where an ordinary 2015 car has 1%.

Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.

Before you buy one

Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.

• STEERING — 76 owners reported this
• SUSPENSION — 34 owners reported this
• STEERING,SUSPENSION — 18 owners reported this
• ENGINE — 15 owners reported this
• FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — 13 owners reported this
• POWER TRAIN — 8 owners reported this, 5 involving a crash
• STRUCTURE — 7 owners reported this
• STEERING,ENGINE — 6 owners reported this
• ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE — 4 owners reported this

Crash test

Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.

Specification

Recalls

Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.

77% of 2022 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.

• 16V274000

  Without license plate illumination, the vehicle may be difficult to identify at night.

  Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace both rear license plate lamp housings, free of charge. The recall began on June 21, 2016. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is P077.

• 16V614000

  If the vehicle unexpectedly shifts to neutral, there is an increased risk of a crash.

  Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the automatic transmission serial number and if required, will update the transmission software to prevent the transmission from shifting into neutral due to a faulty crimp, free of charge. The recall is expected to began October 14, 2016. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is P091.

• 16V889000

  If the fasteners were to fail causing the knuckle to separate, vehicle handling may be affected, increasing the risk of a crash.

  Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace the hardware that connects the front lower control arm to the knuckle, free of charge. The recall began on January 27, 2017. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is Q650/Q651.

• 16V942000

  If the front seat seatbelt pretensioners do not function properly, the seat occupants may not be adequately restrained in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

  Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front seat belt assemblies, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 20, 2017. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is P095.

• 18V087000

  A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source such as hot engine or exhaust components can increase the risk of a fire.

  Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel rail, free of charge. The recall began on March 8, 2018. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N138.

• 20V683000

  An electrical short-circuit increases the risk of a fire.

  Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will update the vehicle software, free of charge. Owners are advised to exit the vehicle when it is parked and park outside away from buildings or structures until the repair is complete. The recall began December 8, 2020. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-369-1000. Land Rover's number for this recall is N503.

• 20V751000

  The changing displays may cause driver distraction or confusion and possibly result in excessive speed, which can increase the risk of a crash.

  Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will update the vehicle software, free of charge. The recall began January 19, 2021. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N516.

• 21V668000

  An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.

  Dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed October 20, 2021. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N630.

2 more campaigns have been filed against this model. A dealer can check by VIN which apply to one car.

Regulator investigations

Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.

• Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

  Engineering analysis, opened September 2021, still open.

What the maker told its dealers

Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.

Land Rover filed 18 bulletins about the 2026 Discovery Sport.

• Electrical system: 2
• Engine: 1
• Steering: 1
• Other: 14

• Intermittent Passive Entry Operation 24MY Or With New Service Smart Key Fob. · August 2026
• Wireless Device Charger Inoperative Post Software Update · August 2026
• A printed circuit board fault within the smart key may be present. The printed circuit board fault can cause a smart key battery drain which affects the functionality of the smart key. · August 2026
• Arduous customer drive cycles have been found to accelerate the degradation of engine oil, leading to generation of engine oil sludge deposits in high pressure engine oil galleries of the engine and… · June 2026
• Printed circuit board fault within the smart key may be present. The printed circuit board fault can cause a smart key battery drain which affects the functionality of the smart key. · June 2026
• ‘Key fob low battery’ warning message may be displayed on the Instrument PanelCluster (IPC), or the key fob may become non-functional. · May 2026
• The printed circuit board fault can cause a smart key battery drain which affects the functionality of the smart key. · May 2026
• While driving with satellite maps, sometimes image doesn't load fully and then comes back · April 2026

10 more.

Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.