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2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport problems

NHTSA lists 14 complaints for the 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SPORT.

At a glance

Complaints
14
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
2
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
14,731
Investigations
1
Open investigations
1
Manufacturer communications
579

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
ENGINE857.1%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM321.4%
POWER TRAIN214.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER214.3%
SEAT BELTS17.1%
SERVICE BRAKES17.1%
VISIBILITY/WIPER17.1%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
mechanical failure857.1%0.89
electrical electronic214.3%0.66
loss of control214.3%0.78
fluid or fuel leak17.1%0.55
visibility or lighting17.1%0.55
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate964.3%0.82
low535.7%0.76

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 14 tagged complaints of 14 complaints (100.0%).

Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.

Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.

Recalls

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2 recalls.

16V614000

Date: 2016-08-23. Systems: POWER TRAIN.

Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LCC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2015 Discovery Sport manufactured September 17, 2014 through November 3, 2014 and 2014-2015 Range Rover Evoque vehicles manufactured July 15, 2013 through July 1, 2015. In the affected vehicles the transmission sensor clusters may have insufficient crimps in the transmission wire harness, and as a result, the transmi (excerpt)

Consequence: If the vehicle unexpectedly shifts to neutral, there is an increased risk of a crash. (excerpt)

Remedy: Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the automatic transmission serial number and if required, will update the transmission software to prevent the transmission from shifting into neutral due to a faulty crimp, free of charge. The recall is expected to began October 14, 2016. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall (excerpt)

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

16V274000

Date: 2016-05-06. Systems: EXTERIOR LIGHTING.

Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport vehicles manufactured September 17, 2014, to March 5, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the license plate illumination lamp may fall out. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective De (excerpt)

Consequence: Without license plate illumination, the vehicle may be difficult to identify at night. (excerpt)

Remedy: Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace both rear license plate lamp housings, free of charge. The recall began on June 21, 2016. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is P077. (excerpt)

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

1 investigations; 1 open.

EA21002

Opened: 2021-09-17. Closed: Not listed.

Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupt

Systems: AIR BAGS.

Linked campaign numbers: None listed.

Manufacturer communications

579 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT178
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM167
STRUCTURE77
POWER TRAIN51
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY44
ENGINE37
VISIBILITY28
SEATS27

11030751

Date: 2026-03-10. Type: Other. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Smart Key Deactivated message on instrument cluster and unable to start their vehicle

11029572

Date: 2026-02-13. Type: Other. Systems: ENGINE.

GTDI BRAZED TURBOCHARGER CRACK EXTENDED WARRANTY

11029560

Date: 2026-02-02. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.

GTDI Brazed Turbocharger Crack Extended Warranty

11022436

Date: 2025-08-29. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Body and Comfort (HMI) CAN related functions such as window switches or air conditioning may reset or become inoperable every 8-10 minutes while driving.

11020214

Date: 2025-06-14. Type: Other. Systems: SUSPENSION.

There is a knocking type noise from the front of the vehicle while driving on rough roads.

11020209

Date: 2025-06-13. Type: Other. Systems: POWER TRAIN.

MIL on Instrument cluster.

11020286

Date: 2025-06-12. Type: Other. Systems: SUSPENSION.

Front Stabilizer Bar Link - Noisy

11019059

Date: 2025-05-19. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Turbocharger Class Action Preliminary Settlement

11018306

Date: 2025-05-09. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

TELEMATIC TCU2 MODULES NO LONGER AVAILABLE

11017763

Date: 2025-04-25. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Telematic TCU2 Module 2015-2017MY No Longer Available

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
DISCOVERY SPORT14

Same model, other years

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