1994 Land Rover Discovery Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 13%of 15 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 217,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the seats of the 1994 Land Rover Discovery, 13% of the 15 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 217,000 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.
“The drivers seat collapsed in the seat section. I was driving the car when the seat suddenly failed and dropped about 3-inches. The support section of the seat failed. However, the leather seat cover held my weight, but the supporting structure failed completely. Under many circumstances this could have been difficult and could have contributed to the loss of control of the vehicle. I considered the failure to be of a safety nature and well outside of the definition of normal wear. …”
NHTSA complaint #10086921, filed 2004-08, 217,000 miles“The support webbing of the drivers seat in this vehicle failed in tension. The point of failure was near the midpoint of the webbing span. It is my belief that the metal spring support places a normal force on the top surface of the webbing when the driver's seat is in use. The relatively hard, metal spring rubs the surface of the webbing as the driver's weight is shifted on the seat. Eventually this causes a weak area in the webbing and the tension placed on the webbing by its connection with the frame of the seat is too great for this week area. Thus the webbing snaps apart at this location. …”
NHTSA complaint #10087045, filed 2004-08Seats: other model years
Other parts of the 1994 Land Rover Discovery
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1994 Land Rover Discovery
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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