2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport: Reliability Data

66
Total Complaints
49,000mi
Median Mileage
Engine
Top Issue
7
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

19,453 25th Percentile
49,000 Median Mileage
74,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Engine
13
Power Train
12
Service Brakes
6
Body
6
Unknown Or Other
6
Electrical System
5
Steering
5
Wheels
2
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)
2
Fuel/Propulsion System
2

Severity Assessment

7
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TWICE NOW, I HAVE COME OUT OF THE AUTO START/STOP MODE AFTER BEING IDLE. THE ENGINE SEEMS TO LAG ON ENGAGING AND BOTH TIMES MY STEERING HAS BEEN LOST. BOTH TIMES, MY SPEED WAS NOT MORE THAN 5 MPH AND IT TOOK A FEW SECONDS FOR THE CAR'S STEERING TO RETURN. ONCE I WAS TURNING AT A LIGHT AFTER BEING..."
"TWICE NOW, I HAVE COME OUT OF THE AUTO START/STOP MODE AFTER BEING IDLE. THE ENGINE SEEMS TO LAG ON ENGAGING AND BOTH TIMES MY STEERING HAS BEEN LOST. BOTH TIMES, MY SPEED WAS NOT MORE THAN 5 MPH AND IT TOOK A FEW SECONDS FOR THE CAR'S STEERING TO RETURN. ONCE I WAS TURNING AT A LIGHT AFTER BEING..."
"I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, SUDDENLY THE 'CRITICAL WARNING MESSAGE' AND 'BRAKE' LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CAR LOST POWER QUICKLY, WITH THE MOMENTUM THE CAR RAN FEW HUNDRED FEET TO STOP. THEN, THE WORD 'GEARBOX FAULT' AND 'BATTERY CHARGE' APPEAR. THE ENGINE STILL RUN, BUT I WAS COMPLETELY STUCK, COULD NOT..."

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 13 complaints
25th: 10,763 mi Median: 40,000 mi 75th: 47,000 mi
Power Train 12 complaints
25th: 14,097 mi Median: 40,000 mi 75th: 74,100 mi
Service Brakes 6 complaints
Median: 35,971 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 10 FL: 8 TX: 5 PA: 4 OH: 4 MA: 4 SC: 4 NJ: 4 ME: 3 OR: 2

Land Rover Discovery Sport — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2017560
2018323
2019361
2020221

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