"How reliable is the 2002 Land Rover Discovery?"

"Based on 21 NHTSA complaints, the 2002 Land Rover Discovery has a median complaint mileage of 106000 miles. The most common issue is ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING."

"What are common problems with the 2002 Land Rover Discovery?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2002 Land Rover Discovery is ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, accounting for a significant portion of the 21 total complaints filed."

2002 Land Rover Discovery: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 21 complaints

Total Complaints

106,000mi

Median Mileage

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

58,345 25th Percentile

106,000 Median Mileage

147,081 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

POWER TRAIN

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

STRUCTURE:BODY

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, WHICH INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY IF VEHICLE IS IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE SERVICED. THE DEALERSHIP ARE REPLACING THE HARNESS PER CONSUMER. TS"

"WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME WHERE IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT THE FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *P..."

"WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. *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.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 5 complaints

25th: 85,101 mi Median: 106,000 mi 75th: 147,081 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 4 NY: 3 TX: 2 MI: 2 FL: 2 NC: 1 MD: 1 NM: 1 SC: 1 IN: 1

Who Files Complaints?

14.3%

Original Owners

85.7%

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
2000	36	90,000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	11
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