"How reliable is the 2001 Land Rover Discovery Ii?"

"Based on 38 NHTSA complaints, the 2001 Land Rover Discovery Ii has a median complaint mileage of 62331 miles. The most common issue is Abs Warning Light."

"What are common problems with the 2001 Land Rover Discovery Ii?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2001 Land Rover Discovery Ii is Abs Warning Light, accounting for a significant portion of the 38 total complaints filed."

2001 Land Rover Discovery Ii: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 38 complaints

Total Complaints

62,331mi

Median Mileage

Abs Warning Light

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

46,500 25th Percentile

62,331 Median Mileage

103,315 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Abs Warning Light

Vehicle Speed Control

Automatic Transmission

Accelerator Pedal

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Engine

Engine And Engine Cooling

Control Module

Gear Box (Other Than Rack And Pinion)

Latch

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHEN ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER IS ACTUALLY DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT SAME TIME. CONSUMER FEELS THAT BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE WHICH IS CAUSING PEDAL MISAPPLICATION. *AK"

"CONSUMER WANTED TO BACK VEHICLE UP 3-4 FEET, WHEN HE APPLIED BRAKES, THERE WAS A RATTLING SOUND FROM ABS SYSTEM AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. BRAKES HAD FAILED THE SAME WAY TWICE BEFORE. DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES WAS 4000 DOLLARS. RECALL 02V02200 REPAIRS WERE DONE BEFORE T..."

"VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE MY HOME. KEYS WERE INSIDE HOUSE. DAUGHTER RETURNS HOME TO TELL ME MY CAR IS IN NEIGHBORS YARD. UPON INVESTIGATION IT SEEMS MY GEARS COULD BE MOVED WITHOUT KEY IN IGNITION AND MY KEYS COULD BE REMOVED IN ANY GEAR SELECTED. MY VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFELY IN PARK, MAYBE R! MY VEHI..."

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.

Abs Warning Light 5 complaints

25th: 59,525 mi Median: 82,000 mi 75th: 85,000 mi

Vehicle Speed Control 4 complaints

Median: 120,000 mi

Automatic Transmission 3 complaints

Median: 47,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

IL: 4 MO: 4 CT: 3 NJ: 3 NV: 3 CA: 3 MI: 2 FL: 2 NC: 2 VA: 2

Who Files Complaints?

31.6%

Original Owners

68.4%

Second+ Owners

Land Rover Discovery Ii — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1999	44	79,000	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	7
2000	56	61,000	Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	12
2002	41	79,500	Engine And Engine Cooling	5
2003	77	59,000	Engine	9
2004	23	62,059	Service Brakes, Hydraulic	2

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