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Land Rover Discovery Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 17 recall campaigns for the Land Rover Discovery, across 9 model years from 2000 to 2024. The 2023 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2001 (1).

No Land Rover Discovery model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2017, is at 1.3×.

Model years
9

2000–2024, with a recall

Recall campaigns
17
Most recalls
2023

6 recalls

Owner complaints
332

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 332 complaints with NHTSA about the Land Rover Discovery across 16 model years; the most, 55, concern the 2017.

Owners marked a crash on 28 of the Land Rover Discovery complaints (8%) and a fire on 12.

Across all Land Rover Discovery model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 88 complaints), then the engine (55).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Land Rover Discovery in 2026: 43, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Land Rover Discovery is electrical system: propulsion system: dc/dc converter, in 8 model-year listings.

The newest Land Rover Discovery recall, 26V599000, was reported on September 17, 2026 and concerns the electrical system: propulsion system: dc/dc converter.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2016 Land Rover Discovery, model years owners have filed complaints about.

Land Rover Discovery years to avoid

The best-measured Land Rover Discovery years are 2003 (0.9×), 2000 (1.0×) and 2019 (1.0×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Land Rover Discovery, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202601—not ranked
202458—not ranked
202367—not ranked
20226111not ranked
20216114not ranked
20206196not ranked
201943912
1.0×
201843714
1.2×
201705516
1.3×
2016055not ranked
2006020not ranked
20040297not ranked
200304811
0.9×
20020175not ranked
20011136not ranked
200013016
1.0×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Land Rover Discovery years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Land Rover Discovery

  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:DC/DC CONVERTER8
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA4
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL4
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY4
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE3
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL3
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION2
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR2
  • SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER2

Land Rover Discovery model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Land Rover Discovery recall campaign (17)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Land Rover Discovery, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V599000September 17, 2026electrical system: propulsion system: dc/dc converter2021–2024crash23,677
26V458000July 16, 2026back over prevention: sensing system: camera2021–2024crash15,535
26V389000June 12, 2026air bags: frontal2021–2024crash and injury250,857
26V248000April 17, 2026electrical system: propulsion system: dc/dc converter2021–2024crash170,169
24V450000June 17, 2024engine and engine cooling: engine: oil/lubrication: filter/screen2024fire2,013
23V393000June 1, 2023electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2018–2020crash and injury29,861
23V044000February 2, 2023engine and engine cooling: engine: oil/lubrication2022–2023fire6,724
22V523000July 21, 2022seat belts: pretensioner2022–2023crash and injury4,927
21V668000August 26, 2021seat belts: front: retractor2020–2021crash and injury32,687
21V457000June 17, 2021electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery2020–2021crash1,383
21V117000February 25, 2021exterior lighting: lighting control module: software2018–2020crash26,805
20V694000November 10, 2020electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery2019–2020crash11,084
20V143000March 12, 2020exterior lighting2018crash1,553
20V053000January 30, 2020seats: mid/rear assembly2020crash and injury34
19V040000January 17, 2019engine2019crash2,587
18V625000September 13, 2018forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking2018crash86
00V377000November 16, 2000power train: automatic transmission2000–2001crash and injury59,445

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Land Rover Discovery. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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