Where each one leads
Land Rover Discovery
- New Land Rover Discovery cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 225 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 253 for the Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class in 2022.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the diesel hybrid Land Rover Discovery uses 9.8 l/100 km on the road, the Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class 10.4.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the diesel Land Rover Discovery uses 9.9 l/100 km on the road, the Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class 10.6.
Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class
- Fewer Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (7.7% against 14.2%).
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
| Land Rover Discovery | Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1989–2026 | — |
| New cars registered in Europe | 129,697 (2010–2022) | 26,871 (2014–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 261,834 | 3,502 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 2,692 | 733 |
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
| Land Rover Discovery | Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class | |
|---|---|---|
| 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% | 7.7% |
| US owner complaints | 545 | — |
| Most complaints about | Electrical system | — |
| Model year with most complaints | 1996 (65) | — |
| US recall campaigns | 23 | — |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 4,103 | — |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 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
| Land Rover Discovery | Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 11.2 l/100 km (2026) | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel hybrid | 9.8 l/100 km | 10.4 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | 9.9 l/100 km | 10.6 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | — | 15.2 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 225 g/km | 253 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 205 kW (274 hp) | 304 kW (408 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 2,493 kg | 2,591 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €110,461 | €195,655 |
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).