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Land Rover Discovery Sport Problems by Model Year

NHTSA recorded 169 consumer complaints across the 7 model years of the Land Rover Discovery Sport (2015–2025) that have at least 5 complaints. 2016 has the most, with 52. Across all years, the part named most often is engine (59 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.

All Discovery Sport model years

Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.

YearComplaintsMedian miRecallsTSBsScore (50 = typical)Trend
20256—172—Too new
20201470,0005361—Not enough data
20192220,0000272—Rising
20182233,0001261—Rising
20173937,9422242Not compared (fewer than 3 comparable model years)Stable
20165255,5002281Not compared (fewer than 3 comparable model years)Falling
20151451,0042579—Not enough data

Parts named most often, all years

Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.

Example complaints

One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

2019: “The bluetooth. When on a phone call sometimes the person I am speaking with hears a loud horn while I'm driving and sometimes when I am making a turn. I have put it in the shop twice where I was told it just needed a software update. The second time which was a week ago I was told that there was an issue between iphone 11's and Land Rover”

NHTSA complaint #11403095, filed 2021-03, 20,000 miles

2015: “Car shifts into neutral unexpectedly. Will be driving and car will shift into neutral and flash telling me to select gear. Cannot select gear until I turn the car off and re-crank it. Has happened to me twice while driving. Thankfully when sitting at a red light waiting to go. I give the car gas then it just shifts into neutral.”

NHTSA complaint #11074321, filed 2018-02, 59,000 miles

2016: “The reverse light on the driver's side will not illuminate when the vehicle is in reverse. I have replaced both bulbs and 5 amp fuse. I believe the issue might be with a fault in the reverse light switch. The light does not illuminate in any driving condition.”

NHTSA complaint #11390520, filed 2021-01, 22,350 miles

Other Land Rover models

Land Rover Range Rover
960 complaints
Land Rover Range Rover Sport
640 complaints
Land Rover Discovery
543 complaints
Land Rover Freelander
451 complaints
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
393 complaints
Land Rover Defender
311 complaints
Land Rover Discovery II
226 complaints
Land Rover LR2
181 complaints

All Land Rover models →

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology