AI DamageLand Rover Discovery II: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Land Rover Discovery II across 7 model years: 228 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
What fails most often
- 1 Service brakes 29% of all complaints
- 2 Engine and cooling 25% of all complaints
- 3 Powertrain 15% of all complaints
- 4 Vehicle speed control 7% of all complaints
- 5 Air bags 6% of all complaints
- 6 Electrical system 5% of all complaints
- 7 Engine 4% of all complaints
- 8 Steering 4% of all complaints
- Service brakes: 65 complaints (29% of all), 11 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Engine and cooling: 58 complaints (25% of all), 2 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Powertrain: 35 complaints (15% of all), 5 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Vehicle speed control: 15 complaints (7% of all), 5 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Air bags: 13 complaints (6% of all), 9 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 228 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service brakes | 65 | 11 | 0 |
| Engine and cooling | 58 | 2 | 0 |
| Powertrain | 35 | 5 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 15 | 5 | 0 |
| Air bags | 13 | 9 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Engine | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Steering | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Structure | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Latches, locks, linkages | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Equipment | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Seats | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility | 4 | 1 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
Upon putting more pressure anti lock vibration began and car had sensation of ' locking up ' on a wheel and felt as if the car was either sliding or 'not having any brake' control. And steering seemed to be affected.
I was dismayed to see the number of land rover sudden acceleration incidents when I googled it. It certainly appears there is a design flaw which has not been successfully resolved thru any recall efforts by land rover. I intend to pursue legal recourse.
Consumer writes in regards to possible unintended acceleration the consumer stated he took his vehicle to the car wash. As the vehicle was exiting the automatic car wash tunnel, a young man entered the vehicle, started the engine and according to him, it suddenly accelerated and rear ended another customer's vehicle.
While driving at 50-55 mph, the vehicle began to shake abnormally. The contact applied the brakes and the vehicle independently accelerated. The contact attempted to stop the vehicle by applying the brakes but to no avail. The vehicle crashed into a cement barrier.
I pulled car into a parking place, turned off the car, removed the key from the ignition without realizing the car was in "drive." when I returned, the car had rolled across the parking lot hitting another vehicle.
The airbags did not deploy, resulting in injury to the passenger in the front seat. Since the car was totaled, there was nothing done to correct the lack of air bag deployment.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Service brakes. Pedal feel, ABS operation, leaks, discs and hoses.
- Engine and cooling. Radiator and fan after a frontal hit, coolant level and condition, overheating.
- Powertrain. Shift quality under load, harsh shifts, transmission codes, CV joints.
- Vehicle speed control. Accelerator pedal, cruise control, throttle codes.
Other models of this make
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.