7.4

pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
7,000 miles

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problem #5

Aug 242023

Discovery Sport

  • miles
About a year and a half ago the vehicles warning lights started show thing like check engine, coolant low, battery low, engine overheating and the fan would start running very loudly and thw start stop feature stoped workong even though it indicated it was working. I took it to the dealership and they said they had fix whatever was wrong. A few months later it started up again but this time while going up a busy hill the vehicle started making a loud whining sound, was loosing power and eventually died completely. No lights no starter no nothing. Very dangerous for me and other drivers because it was a sudden stop.I had it towed to my home and the next day to the dealership. After a few days they called me and told me that the vehicle had experienced a "mechanical failure" and that Land Rover decided to ship a new engine to be installed. After a week I had what felt like a brand new car. Now a little over a year later the vehicle is doing the exact same thing with the warning lights, the fan, the loss of power, the stop start function not working, and this time it's no longer under warranty according to the dealership. I've decided to stop driving it because I'm afraid it may cut off during my drive to or from work in the freeway and get myself and or someone else killed.

- San Diego, CA, USA

problem #4

Oct 232023

Discovery Sport

  • miles
The Power Transfer Unit(PTU) failed catastrophically at the rear pinion. This is available for inspection until it is repaired. This could have caused a major crash, at the time I was on the interstate only going 30-40mph and was able to get to the shoulder. But if I had been going faster there was a possibility of me pole-vaulting. Unknown The component is currently being inspected by the dealer. It wasn-??t involved in a crash so the police/ insurance aren-??t inspecting it. There were no warning lamps, before and after the incident. The only possible sign could have been a slight whining when the car was in lower gears. However that had been the case since the car was first bought. And when we asked the dealer they said it was normal.

- Woodstock, GA, USA

problem #3

Jul 012020

Discovery Sport

  • miles
The vehicle has a terrible delay when accelerating from a rolling stop between 8-11 mph. If you try to accelerate and the vehicle is at this speed, the delay is about 2-3 seconds before the transmission gets it into gear.

- Morgantown, PA, USA

problem #2

Jun 212020

Discovery Sport 4-cyl

  • 31,000 miles
1: gearbox fault.. unable to move gearbox from park to reverse or drive 2" park brake fault.

- Miramar, FL, USA

problem #1

Jan 052019

Discovery Sport

  • 4,000 miles
When engine cold and shifting into reverse it will take about 2 seconds for car to start moving. My family is pushing on gas in that small window. When the car moves it is quickly accelerating startling the driver.

- Berwyn, PA, USA