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2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport Electronic stability control Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
4%of 52 total for the year
Median mileage
38,500miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport, 4% of the 52 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 38,500 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I was driving down the road, suddenly the 'critical warning message' and 'brake' lights came on. The car lost power quickly, with the momentum the car ran few hundred feet to stop. Then, the word 'gearbox fault' and 'battery charge' appear. The engine still run, but I was completely stuck, could not rotate the gear. When I tried to turn on and off the engine and rotate the gear some time the 'critical warning message' and 'brake' lights came on and sometime the word 'gearbox fault' and 'battery charge' came on, but still could not rotate the gear. …”

NHTSA complaint #10914990, filed 2016-10, 3,000 miles

“The contact owns a 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH or above, the vehicle started wobbling with contact almost losing control of the vehicle. The wobbling lasted less than a minute before the vehicle would regain normal stability and function. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 74,000.”

NHTSA complaint #11437341, filed 2021-10, 74,000 miles

Electronic stability control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201713%
201624%

Other parts of the 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport

Engine
14 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
13 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsSteering
6 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsWheels
2 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport

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.

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