"How reliable is the 1998 Land Rover Discovery?"

"Based on 44 NHTSA complaints, the 1998 Land Rover Discovery has a median complaint mileage of 88350 miles. The most common issue is Interior/Under Dash."

"What are common problems with the 1998 Land Rover Discovery?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 1998 Land Rover Discovery is Interior/Under Dash, accounting for a significant portion of the 44 total complaints filed."

1998 Land Rover Discovery: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 44 complaints

Total Complaints

88,350mi

Median Mileage

Interior/Under Dash

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

75,494 25th Percentile

88,350 Median Mileage

98,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Interior/Under Dash

Webbing

Frontal

Steering

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Unknown Or Other

Rearview Mirrors/Devices

Air Bags

Power Steering Fluid

Latch

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON/REAR DOOR LATCH FAILED TWICE AND POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 12 NC: 6 DC: 5 NY: 3 IN: 3 TX: 3 TN: 2 PA: 2 IL: 2 MD: 1

Who Files Complaints?

40.9%

Original Owners

59.1%

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
1996	111	140,000	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	5
1997	41	-	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	12
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