2002 Land Rover Discovery Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 6%of 17 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 132,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the brakes of the 2002 Land Rover Discovery, 6% of the 17 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 132,000 miles. 1 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.
“Catastrophic injuries sustained!!!! Loss of life almost occurred! I was driving my Land Rover on a highway at 60 MPH when suddenly the vehicle experienced a catastrophic failure. The brake drum fell apart while the vehicle was in motion and parts from the brake drum pierced the under carriage of the vehicle and came in through the driver seat I was sitting in and cause me major internal injuries that LED to me being hospitalized for 52 days. …”
NHTSA complaint #11030242, filed 2017-09, 132,000 milesBrakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 3% |
| 2018 | 1 | 3% |
| 2017 | 3 | 5% |
| 2004 | 6 | 21% |
| 2003 | 9 | 19% |
| 2002 | 1 | 6% |
| 2001 | 3 | 23% |
| 2000 | 8 | 27% |
| 1999 | 5 | 29% |
| 1998 | 5 | 15% |
| 1997 | 13 | 37% |
| 1996 | 19 | 29% |
| 1995 | 4 | 8% |
| 1994 | 2 | 13% |
Other parts of the 2002 Land Rover Discovery
6 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2002 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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