Land Rover Discovery Sport: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy
Land Rover Discovery Sport: 11 model years scored from 7 NHTSA owner complaints and 14 recall campaigns. Worst year 2023, best year 2023.
Land Rover Discovery Sport: which years to avoid
Across 8 scored model years the Land Rover Discovery Sport ranges from 84/100 in 2023 to 92/100 in 2025 — a 8-point spread, so which year you buy matters. The weakest year’s complaints concentrate in Structure (1 of them).
Safest years: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 — scored 70 or better.
Scored from NHTSA complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. How the score works · every car’s years to avoid.
How the Discovery Sport changed, run by run
The federal record falls into 2 stretches of years that behave alike. A redesign shows up here as a step in the complaint rate that then holds.
2015–2018
Mean score 90/100. 2 recall campaign(s) in this run touch fire, crash or stall risk.
2022–2025
Mean score 89/100, about 1 complaints per year on the road. Owners of these years complain about Power Train more than anything else (3 complaints). 3 recall campaign(s) in this run touch fire, crash or stall risk.
Year-by-year data table
| Year | Score | Verdict | Running cost / yr | NHTSA complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 92 | BUY | $4,330 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 91 | BUY | $4,470 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 84 | BUY | $4,929 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 88 | BUY | $4,769 | 4 | 1 |
| 2021 | — | DATA PENDING | $4,890 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | DATA PENDING | $4,830 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | DATA PENDING | $4,820 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 90 | BUY | $5,160 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 89 | BUY | $5,150 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 91 | BUY | $5,290 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 91 | BUY | $5,430 | 0 | 2 |
Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.
Photographs and every generation of the Discovery Sport, through the years →
Discovery Sport sub-models & family
What goes wrong on the Land Rover Discovery Sport
Across every Discovery Sport model year in our index, owners report these component groups most often. The cost beside each one is the representative repair for that group at a US independent shop, re-priced to your country.
- Power Train3 complaints across all Discovery Sport years · typical job: Transmission service or clutch-pack repair$1,290–$4,040
- Unknown Or Other2 complaints across all Discovery Sport years · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair$360–$940
- Electrical System2 complaints across all Discovery Sport years · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement$540–$1,310
- Structure1 complaints across all Discovery Sport years · typical job: Body, subframe or corrosion repair$1,070–$2,920
- Service Brakes1 complaints across all Discovery Sport years · typical job: Pads, rotors and caliper service, both axles$580–$1,140
- Lane Departure1 complaints across all Discovery Sport years · typical job: Camera module replacement and calibration$680–$1,700
Flat-rate labour hours x local shop rate plus a parts band. An estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote. Formula.
FAQ
What are the best Land Rover Discovery Sport years to buy?
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 all score 70 or better. The strongest is the 2025 at 92/100, on 0 complaints and 1 recall campaigns.
What is the most common Land Rover Discovery Sport problem?
3 of the complaints filed against the Discovery Sport across all its model years sit in the Power Train group — more than any other component.
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Sources: NHTSA, EPA · Methodology · Updated 2026-10-04