2004 Land Rover Discovery Ii: Reliability Data

23
Total Complaints
62,059mi
Median Mileage
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

32,008 25th Percentile
62,059 Median Mileage
83,700 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
4
Engine And Engine Cooling
4
Engine
2
Engine
2
Brake Lights
1
Automatic Transmission
1
Electrical System
1
Vehicle Speed Control
1
Latch
1
Linkages
1

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"MY BRAND NEW 2004 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SE7 HAS LESS THAN A THOUSAND MILES BUT HAS ALREADY PAID 3 VISITS TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS THAT 4 WARNING LIGHTS KEEP TURNING ON AND STAYING ON WHEN THE CAR IS IN OPERATION. THESE 4 WARNING LIGHTS ARE: BRAKES, ABS,..."
"MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I AM WRITING TO YOU IN REGARDS TO THE SERVICE OF A VEHICLE DONE RECENTLY AT THE LAND ROVER IN ENCINO, CA. ON APPROXIMATELY MAY 17, 2004 MY VEHICLE WAS DROPPED OFF IN ORDER FOR THE TRANSMISSION BOX TO BE REPLACED. NEARLY A WEEK LATER I WAS TOLD THAT THE NEEDED PART WAS BACK ORDER..."
"PURCHASED A 2004 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 2 SE WITH 6 MILES ON IT. 2 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT IT A NEIGHBOR NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES LIGHTS STAYED ON CONSTANTLY SO THAT ANYONE BEHIND ME IN TRAFFIC COULD NOT TELL IF I WAS STOPPING. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR SAFETY FOR MY 10 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER SINCE MY OTHER 2 CA..."

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.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic 4 complaints
25th: 54,626 mi Median: 60,500 mi 75th: 64,500 mi
Engine And Engine Cooling 4 complaints
25th: 47,500 mi Median: 61,059 mi 75th: 70,139 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

NJ: 4 CA: 3 SC: 2 MO: 2 FL: 2 UT: 2 CT: 2 CO: 1 GA: 1 NE: 1

Who Files Complaints?

8.7%
Original Owners
91.3%
Second+ Owners

Land Rover Discovery Ii — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1999447
20005612
20013817
2002415
2003779

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