2019 Land Rover Discovery Sport Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 8about this part
- Share
- 36%of 22 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the engine of the 2019 Land Rover Discovery Sport, 36% of the 22 complaints for this model year.
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.
“Vehicle often on its own, slows down on the highway, while driving and will no longer accelerate. Very scary and dangerous I have to take my feet completely off the gas and try to press the gas to accelerate which after a few of these efforts I can finally pick up speed again. This has been happening since purchased, no recalls are seen and mechanics are unable to diagnose.”
NHTSA complaint #11663227, filed 2025-05“While waiting at a light in 2022 our 2019 Land Rover Discovery Sport did not allow gear shift movement warning showed Gearbox alert we had to turn the car off & sit in the middle of traffic. It finally allowed gearshift to work & we then took it to Land Rover in Frisco,TX. Dealership permanently turned off the automatic auto stop/start function & stated they fixed the issue. Now in 2023 we have the same alert with ATPC with no stabilization & gearbox problems.”
NHTSA complaint #11542587, filed 2023-09“While driving on the highway, my 2010 Land Rover Discovery Sport stalled at 30 miles mph in traffic. This is the 3rd time same issue happened in 12 months. 3/2024 driving on highway car would not go over 30 mph and felt like it would stall. Had car towed to dealership for service. Service could not recreate issue, gave car back after 4 weeks. as soon as I got on the highway the car stalled. This time all the warnings on dashboard lit up and car completely stalled. Had car towed back for service. …”
NHTSA complaint #11675713, filed 2025-07“On my Discovery Sport HSE 2019 the engine light came on first. I made sure the gas cap was tightly secured. After a couple of days, upon starting the car, there became a rough sounding startup. The car began to turn off when stopped at red lights. I turned ECO mode thinking that it was the problem. The car began to also slow up after a couple of days while driving to work... no matter how far I pressed the gas pedal - it would only go 10mph. The display went haywire with warnings so I pulled over to read the display. …”
NHTSA complaint #11673449, filed 2025-07“08/19/24 Monday Time: 3:05 pm Picking up daughter from school car completely stop while driving around traffic, started beeping, shift gear knob went down on its own and car stopped in front of school traffic almost causing an accident where I could have been hit. No warning symbol came on or anything. 08/15/24 Thursday Time: 5:45-5:50 Wife was on her way to work and was on the feeder about to be getting on the freeway and car did the same thing almost causing an accident with her over the same issue. This has happened a few time’s already and truly fear for my families life and mine as well.”
NHTSA complaint #11609508, filed 2024-08Related service bulletins
- 11010268Oct 22, 2024Fuel Pump Driver Module Inoperative
- 10202830Oct 15, 2021Timing chain replacement VVT Service Part Incorrectly Boxed
- 10202102Sep 24, 2021Customer States engine runs rough with MIL illuminated.
- 10190036Mar 11, 2021Check Engine MIL
- 10190033Mar 11, 2021Check Engine MIL
- 10185405Dec 16, 2020The engine is running rough. There is a hesitation. The Check Engine MIL goes on and off. There is a noise on startup.
- 10183521Nov 17, 2020To prevent premature wear, a resulting MIL and a possible no start, all affected vehicles require the replacement of variable camshaft timing (VCT) solenoids on both intake an…
- 10182370Oct 9, 2020The Check Engine Lamp is illuminated.
- 10180948Sep 18, 2020There is a squeak from the engine at startup or shut down.
- 10178148Jul 20, 2020The Check Engine MIL is on. There is a lack of power from the engine.
Engine: other model years
Other parts of the 2019 Land Rover Discovery Sport
8 complaintsFuel system
8 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
5 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsForward collision avoidance
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2019 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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