"How reliable is the 2000 Land Rover Discovery?"

"Based on 36 NHTSA complaints, the 2000 Land Rover Discovery has a median complaint mileage of 90000 miles. The most common issue is SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP."

2000 Land Rover Discovery: Reliability Data

Q: "What are common problems with the 2000 Land Rover Discovery?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2000 Land Rover Discovery is SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, accounting for a significant portion of the 36 total complaints filed."

Source: NHTSA — 36 complaints

Total Complaints

90,000mi

Median Mileage

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: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.

62,600 25th Percentile

90,000 Median Mileage

101,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

TIRES:TREAD/BELT

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I CAME TO A STOP IN A PARKING LOT AND TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. NEXT THING I KNOW, I GOING FULL THROTTLE, OUT OF CONTROL IN REVERSE. *AK"

"WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP VEHICLE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. INSTEAD, IT SLAMMED INTO THE GARAGE DOOR. THE ONLY WAY VEHICLE TO STOP VEHICLE WAS TO TURN IGNITION OFF. CONSUMER FELT VEHICLE WAS VERY UNSAFE. *AK"

"IF WE HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED OR IN A CONGESTED AREA, THIS POWER STEERING FAILURE WOULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.*AK"

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: 9 FL: 5 NC: 3 NY: 3 AZ: 3 CO: 2 PA: 2 IN: 2 VT: 1 NM: 1

Who Files Complaints?

50%

Original Owners

50%

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	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	5
1997	41	-	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	12
1998	44	88,350	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH	9
1999	24	-	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	4
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