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Land Rover Discovery years to avoidWhat NHTSA complaint data does and doesn’t say
We compared 13 model years of the Land Rover Discovery by owner complaints to NHTSA, adjusted for how long each year has been on the road. 2019 stands out with at least twice the typical complaint rate.
Complaints per year on the road
1.0 = typical year for this model
| Year | Complaints | Per year on road | Index | Recalls | Crashes | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | Too new to judge |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | Fewest complaints |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 | Typical |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | 0.8 | 6 | 0 | Typical |
| 2022 | 11 | 2 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 | Typical |
| 2021 | 12 | 2 | 0.9 | 6 | 0 | Typical |
| 2020 | 20 | 3 | 1.3 | 6 | 1 | Typical |
| 2019 | 39 | 5 | 2.2 | 4 | 2 | Most complaints |
| 2018 | 37 | 4 | 1.9 | 4 | 2 | Typical |
| 1999 | 53 | 2 | 0.9 | 9 | 9 | Typical |
| 1998 | 33 | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 7 | Typical |
| 1997 | 37 | 1 | 0.6 | 3 | 9 | Typical |
| 1996 | 75 | 2 | 1.1 | 3 | 4 | Typical |
- 20261 complaints · 1 recallToo new to judge
- 20250 complaints · 2 recallsFewest complaints
- 20248 complaints · 5 recallsTypical
- 20237 complaints · 6 recallsTypical
- 202211 complaints · 6 recallsTypical
- 202112 complaints · 6 recallsTypical
- 202020 complaints · 6 recallsTypical
- 201939 complaints · 4 recallsMost complaints
- 201837 complaints · 4 recallsTypical
- 199953 complaints · 9 recallsTypical
- 199833 complaints · 2 recallsTypical
- 199737 complaints · 3 recallsTypical
- 199675 complaints · 3 recallsTypical
Data from NHTSA Complaints & Recalls APIs · synced Nov 10, 2026
Fewest complaints for their age: 2025.
About this comparison
What Land Rover Discovery years have the most complaints?
Adjusted for years on the road, 2019 drew at least twice the typical rate of NHTSA owner complaints among the 13 model years compared.
Is this a reliability rating?
No. These are counts of unverified owner complaints to NHTSA. They are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so a popular year can collect more complaints. Use them to find patterns, then read the reports.
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.