Where each one leads
Ford Explorer Hybrid
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2023 Ford Explorer Hybrid uses 9.6 l/100 km, the 2026 Land Rover Discovery 11.2.
Land Rover Discovery
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Ford Explorer Hybrid | Land Rover Discovery | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2020–2027 | 1989–2026 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 129,697 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | — | 261,834 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | — | 2,692 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Ford Explorer Hybrid | Land Rover Discovery | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | — | 73% |
| … against cars of the same age | — | +8% |
| New York safety inspections failed | — | 1.2% |
| … against cars of the same year | — | −13% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | — | 14.2% |
| US owner complaints | 14 | 545 |
| Most complaints about | Unknown or other | Electrical system |
| Model year with most complaints | 2021 (7) | 1996 (65) |
| US recall campaigns | 3 | 23 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 30 | 4,103 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 3 | 2 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Ford Explorer Hybrid | Land Rover Discovery | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 9.6 l/100 km (2023) | 11.2 l/100 km (2026) |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel hybrid | — | 9.8 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | — | 9.9 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 225 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 205 kW (274 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 2,493 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | — | €110,461 |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).