2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 13about this part
- Share
- 25%of 52 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 40,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 13 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport, 25% of the 52 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 40,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“Seat belt issue: seat belt to the 2nd row, right door side activating with alternating red (x) and green (check mark) not able to discern that my 10 year old son was in the car. On 12/16/19, the same error occurred with my 9 year old nephew. Once he exited the car, despite no seat belt being in the slot, the alarm kept beeping saying that it was and that it needed to be addressed. Transmission: the car has been jumpy in terms of transmission changes since we first bought the vehicle. It has had transmission computer upgrades with the most recent in 10/19 having no effect. …”
NHTSA complaint #11289292, filed 2019-12, 88,200 miles“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 turbo charger in my 2016 lr Discovery Sport is bad and now needs replaced, otherwise there is minimal acceleration (acceleration worse than of a small compact 4-cylinder car). It is also very noisy due to the broken part. It only has 60k miles on it. Learned from a respected auto body shop that services high end vehicles this is a very common problem.”
NHTSA complaint #11342277, filed 2020-07, 60,000 miles“Pulled into parking spot. Put car in reverse. Pressed gas. Car jumped forward at a fast speed. Rolled over curb and through fence. Hit brake. Stopped an inch before going down a 5 foot drop.”
NHTSA complaint #10955278, filed 2017-02, 3,394 miles“1. Gear shifter module. 2. Gear shifter remained stuck in drive and wouldn’t not go into neutral/park/reverse etc. Had I not been able to keep my foot on the brake and cut my car off while it was stuck in drive I would’ve crashed and/or hit an object or pedestrian. 3. My vehicle was towed to the Land Rover dealership who replaced the gear shifter module which was costly. 4. Yes the repairs were done at the Land Rover dealership in my area and it is now working in proper order with a new gear shifter module. 5. …”
NHTSA complaint #11563325, filed 2024-01Related service bulletins
- 11020209Jun 13, 2025MIL on Instrument cluster.
- 11006072Jul 15, 2024Low coolant light on or smell of coolant from engine area.
- 10240351Jul 17, 2023Misfire or rough running
- 10229595Dec 20, 2022Malfunction Indicator Lamp
- 10212984May 17, 2022Customer concern will be a Judder/Vibration when a right or left steering input is applied at low speed
- 10206277Dec 10, 2021Ingenium I4 2.0L Petrol logging P0142-00 O2 Sensor Circuit Bank 1 Sensor 3
- 10202102Sep 24, 2021Customer States engine runs rough with MIL illuminated.
- 10200774Aug 15, 2021â Customer states check engine light is illuminated.
- 10200772Aug 15, 2021Customer states harsh shift, transmission warning lamp.
- 10200770Aug 15, 2021Customer States engine runs rough with MIL illuminated.
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport
14 complaintsBrakes
7 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsSteering
6 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
2 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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