2003 Land Rover Discovery Ii: Reliability Data

77
Total Complaints
59,000mi
Median Mileage
Engine
Top Issue
9
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

46,453 25th Percentile
59,000 Median Mileage
79,952 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Engine
14
Engine And Engine Cooling
13
Engine
5
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
4
Automatic Transmission
3
Unknown Or Other
3
Traction Control System
3
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
3
Vehicle Speed Control
2
Service Brakes, Electric
2

Severity Assessment

9
Crashes
4
Fires
21
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS CAN BE HIT AT THE SAME VERY EASILY CAUSING THE CAR TO SURGE FORWARD. THE DEALER KNOWS IT BUT WILL NOT STAND BY THE CAR WHEN I WANTED TO RETURN IT. DT"
"GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE SO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER THAT YOU CAN BOTH STEP ON THEM AT THE SAME TIME OR SLIPS FROM BRAKE TO GAS THAT CAUSES A SUDDEN FORWARD SURGE.*JB"
"STORED FAULT FOR OUTPUT SHAFT SPEED TRANSDUCER SENSOR FOR TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WON'T MOVE FASTER THAN 2 OR 3 MILES PER HOUR. WON'T SHIFT GEARS. DANGEROUS WHEN MERGING WITH TRAFFIC OR MAKING A LEFT TURN IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *NLM"

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 14 complaints
25th: 53,715 mi Median: 60,500 mi 75th: 78,000 mi
Engine And Engine Cooling 13 complaints
25th: 50,950 mi Median: 61,775 mi 75th: 86,750 mi
Engine 5 complaints
25th: 75,000 mi Median: 85,000 mi 75th: 150,000 mi
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 4 complaints
Median: 64,000 mi
Automatic Transmission 3 complaints
Median: 1,981 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

FL: 11 CA: 11 TX: 9 NC: 5 CT: 4 AZ: 3 AL: 3 WA: 3 AR: 3 IL: 2

Who Files Complaints?

24.7%
Original Owners
75.3%
Second+ Owners

Land Rover Discovery Ii — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1999447
20005612
20013817
2002415
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