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1996 Land Rover Discovery I

10 owner complaints — the most of any Discovery I model years, 2.5× the typical year. 1 recall, 3 service bulletins.

10complaints · 0 crashes, 0 fires
1recalls
3manufacturer bulletins
118,000 mimedian mileage at failure

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1996 Land Rover Discovery I, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

  • Fuel system, gasoline8
  • Electrical system1
  • Vehicle speed control1
  • Visibility1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

’94’9610’94’96’9710
1996

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Recalls

04V203000 · Fuel system, gasoline12 Apr 2004 · 45,267 vehicles

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, A STRESS CRACK CAN DEVELOP IN THE PLASTIC FUEL TANKS.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Land Rover told its dealers about the 1996 Land Rover Discovery I: known faults, fixes and updates.

BulletinSummary
10125267Presentation from Dealer Shop Foreman Conference Call
10032247LAND ROVER: VEHICLES IN THE AFFECTED VIN RANGES REQUIRE A REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES THE FUEL TANK WELD JOINT FOR THE VENT RINGS COULD CRACK PERMITTING FUEL LEAKAGE. *PE
10024054REMINDER MAILING FOR RECALL B156 FROM LAND ROVER. *NJ

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)