1997 Land Rover Discovery: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 41 complaints
41
Total Complaints
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Top Issue
12
Crash Reports

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
11
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
1
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
1

Severity Assessment

12
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HIT A BUMP. APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 MONTHS OLD. *AK"
"WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 40 MPH COMING TO INTERSECTION ,150-200 YARDS AWAY , LIGHT TURNED RED, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. STOOD ON BRAKES, NOTHING HAPPENED, HIT SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE FRONT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SEAT BELT WAS WORN. THIS DEFECT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, AN..."
"WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 40 MPH COMING TO INTERSECTION ,150-200 YARDS AWAY , LIGHT TURNED RED, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. STOOD ON BRAKES, NOTHING HAPPENED, HIT SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE FRONT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SEAT BELT WAS WORN. THIS DEFECT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT, AN..."

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

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