"How reliable is the 1996 Land Rover Discovery?"

"Based on 111 NHTSA complaints, the 1996 Land Rover Discovery has a median complaint mileage of 140000 miles. The most common issue is Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip."

"What are common problems with the 1996 Land Rover Discovery?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 1996 Land Rover Discovery is Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip, accounting for a significant portion of the 111 total complaints filed."

1996 Land Rover Discovery: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 111 complaints

111

Total Complaints

140,000mi

Median Mileage

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

66 25th Percentile

140,000 Median Mileage

150,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Latch

Vehicle Speed Control

Door

Electrical System

Unknown Or Other

Fuel/Propulsion System

Service Brakes

Body

Sun/Moon Roof Assembly

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"FAILURE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WHEN DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR COMES OPEN. *AK"

"SOMETIMES THE POWER DOOR WOULDN'T LOCK AND UNLOCK, TOOK TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASSIONS . PLEASE DESCRIBE ."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Vehicle Speed Control 7 complaints

Median: 140,000 mi

Electrical System 6 complaints

Median: 140,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 49 WA: 11 NJ: 7 TN: 6 MI: 4 TX: 3 FL: 3 MA: 3 IL: 3 NC: 3

Who Files Complaints?

49.5%

Original Owners

50.5%

Second+ Owners

Land Rover Discovery — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1995	68	85,400	Vehicle Speed Control	12
1997	41	-	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	12
1998	44	88,350	Interior/Under Dash	9
1999	24	-	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	4
2000	36	90,000	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	11
2002	21	106,000	Engine And Engine Cooling	4
2003	69	73,000	Engine	12
2004	32	78,344	Engine	4
2017	91	25,000	Electrical System	0
2018	50	12,000	Power Train	5
2019	52	6,388	Electrical System	4
2020	30	38,181	Electrical System	0

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28