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SteeringPart report

1996 Land Rover Discovery Steering Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
5%of 65 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the steering of the 1996 Land Rover Discovery, 5% of the 65 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.

“Failure with this vehical has been with; brakes, steering, engine, mirror, fuel injection, door window not working, door locks fail, linkage control for speed”

NHTSA complaint #748367, filed 2001-07

Steering: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2024113%
2023114%
202219%
202119%
201925%
201813%
201712%
2016120%
200413%
200216%
200027%
1999318%
1998515%
199635%
199536%
199417%

Other parts of the 1996 Land Rover Discovery

Brakes
19 complaints
Fuel system
10 complaints
Body and structure
10 complaints
Electrical system
9 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
9 complaints
Vehicle speed control
9 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaints
Engine cooling
5 complaints
Other or unknown
5 complaints
Suspension
4 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
3 complaints
Equipment
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1996 Land Rover Discovery

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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