"How reliable is the 2004 Land Rover Discovery?"

"Based on 32 NHTSA complaints, the 2004 Land Rover Discovery has a median complaint mileage of 78344 miles. The most common issue is ENGINE."

"What are common problems with the 2004 Land Rover Discovery?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2004 Land Rover Discovery is ENGINE, accounting for a significant portion of the 32 total complaints filed."

2004 Land Rover Discovery: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 32 complaints

Total Complaints

78,344mi

Median Mileage

ENGINE

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

39,460 25th Percentile

78,344 Median Mileage

106,262 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

STRUCTURE

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

SERVICE BRAKES

SUSPENSION

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

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

STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND TURNING TO THE LEFT CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR . THERE WERE NO BRAKES . VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK"

"CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT DISENGAGE DUE TO BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTIONING. THE PART WAS REPAIRED TWICE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK"

"IN 09-2004 PURCHASED LAND ROVER 2004 DISCOVERY, AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND LAND ROVER CSR THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY 2004 HAS A DOOR CHECKER AS A SAFETY DEVICE ON TAIL GATE DOOR WHICH IS SHARP AND SWINGS CLOSED. COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS SOMETHING ELSE. THERE IS NO SAFETY LATCH FOR DISCOVER..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

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