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2018 Land Rover Discovery Sport problems

NHTSA lists 22 complaints for the 2018 Land Rover Discovery Sport, 1 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-10.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SPORT.

At a glance

Complaints
22
With crash
1
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
8,211
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
261

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
POWER TRAIN940.9%
ENGINE836.4%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER731.8%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM627.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM313.6%
SERVICE BRAKES313.6%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL313.6%
BACK OVER PREVENTION14.5%
SUSPENSION14.5%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
BACK OVER PREVENTIONWARNINGS1
POWER TRAINMANUAL TRANSMISSION1

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 failure940.9%0.77
loss of control836.4%0.75
electrical electronic418.2%0.78
fluid or fuel leak14.5%1.00
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate1881.8%0.88
low313.6%0.52
high14.5%0.84

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 22 tagged complaints of 22 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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1 recalls.

18V087000

Date: 2018-02-01. Systems: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE.

Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, Range Rover Velar, and Land Rover Discover Sport vehicles equipped with a 2.0L gasoline engine. The fuel rail end caps may leak, possibly resulting in fuel vapor or liquid fuel leaking into the engine bay.

Consequence: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source such as hot engine or exhaust components can increase the risk of a fire.

Remedy: Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel rail, free of charge. The recall began on March 8, 2018. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N138.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

261 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM97
EQUIPMENT79
POWER TRAIN59
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING18
ENGINE13
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY13
SEATS13
STRUCTURE13

11030751

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

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

11025064

Date: 2025-10-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.

MIL Illuminated.

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

11017740

Date: 2025-04-11. Type: Other. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Leaking windshield that caused the water ingress on the electrical component.

11017743

Date: 2025-04-11. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Cosmetic defect to IDMA and ICDM will also be handled via AutoFRED for specific model callouts.

11017756

Date: 2025-04-07. Type: Other. Systems: SUSPENSION.

Front Stabilizer Bar Link - Noisy

11016645

Date: 2025-03-17. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This extended warranty covers all repairs to, or replacement of the Infotainment Master Controller (IMC), for 1 year from 3rd February 2025 to 3rd February 2026 for all vehicles that have or will have an expired JLR vehicle warranty in this time period - Unlimited mileage.

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 SPORT22

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