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2021 Land Rover Discovery Sport problems

NHTSA lists 4 complaints for the 2021 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 2026-10-10.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SPORT.

At a glance

Complaints
4
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)
32,687
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
347

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
ENGINE250.0%
POWER TRAIN250.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM125.0%
STEERING125.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER125.0%
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 failure250.0%0.78
electrical electronic125.0%1.00
loss of control125.0%0.96
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate375.0%0.75
low125.0%0.97

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 4 tagged complaints of 4 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.

26V599000

Date: 2026-09-17. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2019-2024 Land Rover Range Rover Sport, 2020-2024 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, Land Rover Range Rover, Land Rover Discovery Sport, Land Rover Defender, 2021-2024 Land Rover Range Rover Velar, Jaguar E-Pace, F-Pace, and Land Rover Discovery vehicles. The DC-DC converter may malfunction due to an electrical overload that can oc (excerpt)

Consequence: A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash. (excerpt)

Remedy: Dealers will update the vehicle software, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk are expected to be mailed November 13, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available. Owners may contact Land Rover's customer service at 800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is E008. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 26V248. (excerpt)

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

21V668000

Date: 2021-08-26. Systems: SEAT BELTS.

Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2021 Range Rover, 2022 Range Rover Sport, 2020-2021 Range Rover Velar, Discovery Sport, 2020-2022 Discovery, and Defender vehicles. The seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly.

Consequence: An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed October 20, 2021. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N630.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

347 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM106
EQUIPMENT91
UNKNOWN OR OTHER52
POWER TRAIN50
STEERING28
ENGINE21
SUSPENSION13
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING12

11035735

Date: 2026-07-22. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Intermittent Passive Entry Operation 24MY Or With New Service Smart Key Fob.

11035675

Date: 2026-07-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Exhaust System Oxygen (O2) Sensors - Extended Warranty

11034886

Date: 2026-06-16. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Software Over The Air (SOTA) updates are failing to complete. Specifically Vehicle Domain Controller (VDC) PIVI and Gateway Module A (GWM). These vehicles have now been stopped from further SOTA attempts and require a wired intervention.

11033425

Date: 2026-05-16. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Software Over The Air (SOTA) updates are failing to complete. Specifically Vehicle Domain Controller (VDC) PIVI and Gateway Module A (GWM). These vehicles have now been stopped from further SOTA attempts and require a wired intervention.

11033241

Date: 2026-05-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.

Arduous customer drive cycles have been found to accelerate the degradation of engine oil, leading to generation of engine oil sludge deposits in high pressure engine oil galleries of the engine and inside the Continuous Variable Valve Lift (CVVL) unit.

11032425

Date: 2026-04-17. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Software Over The Air (SOTA) updates are failing to complete

11031113

Date: 2026-03-20. Type: Other. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Software Over The Air (SOTA) updates are failing to complete.

11030743

Date: 2026-03-18. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Wireless Charger - Charging Interruption With iPhone 15 and 16 Devices

11030963

Date: 2026-03-13. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

INCONTROL REMOTE APP WAKE UP TIMER

11030964

Date: 2026-03-13. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

While driving with satellite maps, sometimes image doesn't load fully and then comes back

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 SPORT4

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