1999 Land Rover Discovery Ii: Reliability Data

44
Total Complaints
79,000mi
Median Mileage
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Top Issue
7
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

60,000 25th Percentile
79,000 Median Mileage
102,794 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
8
Driveshaft
3
Frontal
3
Vehicle Speed Control
2
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2
Air Bags
2
Power Train
2
Service Brakes
2
Carburetor System
1
Accelerator Pedal
1

Severity Assessment

7
Crashes
0
Fires
8
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"SEVERELY CUPPED AND UNABLE TO PASS INSPECTION IN 10,000 MILES. *AK (TIRESIZE: 255/65/R16)"
"MY WIFE STARTED VEHICLE IN GARAGE (ENGINE COLD). SHE PLACED IN REVERSE AND STARTED BACKING INTO DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE SUDDENLY LUNGED BACKWARD, ENGINE RACING. MY WIFE TRIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO STOP THE CAR WITH THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING TOO RAPIDLY. JUST BEFORE SHE RAN OUT OF DRIVEW..."
"WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING UP HILL. AT FIRST VISIT MECHANIC STATED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. 30000 MILES AFTER, SAME SITUATION OCCURRED. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT SAME SITUATION WILL OCCUR EVERY 30 THOUSAND MILES. *AK"

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.

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 8 complaints
25th: 76,750 mi Median: 83,000 mi 75th: 96,000 mi
Driveshaft 3 complaints
Median: 106,589 mi
Frontal 3 complaints
Median: 114,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 6 TX: 5 VA: 4 NC: 4 CO: 4 OH: 4 AL: 3 TN: 2 UT: 2 GA: 2

Who Files Complaints?

4.5%
Original Owners
95.5%
Second+ Owners

Land Rover Discovery Ii — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
20005612
20013817
2002415
2003779
2004232

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