Problems owners report
Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.
- Engine15
- Electrical system6
- Service brakes6
- Steering5
- Power train5
- Unknown or other4
- Structure4
- Fuel/propulsion system3
- Vehicle speed control2
- Service brakes, hydraulic2
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported
Compared with other years
NHTSA ODI complaints by model year
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 9 2017 Discovery Sport vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 6 people died inside them, and 1 of the vehicles rolled over. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)
New York safety inspections
At its first New York inspection the 2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport failed the safety check 1.75% of the time — 2% less often than the average 2017 passenger car (1.79%). Median odometer at inspection: 63,129 miles.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Registered new in Europe in 2017
31,028 new Land Rover Discovery Sport cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2017; the largest markets were the United Kingdom (14,680), Italy (5,009), Germany (4,398).
- Average mass
- 1,888 kg
- Average CO₂
- 139 g/km (NEDC)
- Average power
- 122 kW
- Fuel type recorded
- Diesel 98% · Petrol 1.8%
European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · averages weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value; fuel type as recorded at registration, where many non-plug-in hybrids appear as petrol · re-use permitted with acknowledgement
Engines
The most common engines in 2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport cars on Dutch roads are the 2.0 diesel (110 kW, 148 hp), 2.0 diesel (132 kW, 177 hp) and 2.0 petrol (177 kW, 237 hp).
| Engine | Power | Cars |
|---|---|---|
| 2.0 diesel | 110 kW 148 hp | 318 |
| 2.0 diesel | 132 kW 177 hp | 66 |
| 2.0 petrol | 177 kW 237 hp | 51 |
RDW Open Data (CC0): registered passenger cars and their fuel data · engine size rounded to 0.1 litre, net maximum power · versions with at least 20 cars
In the Netherlands
440 first registered in 2017 are on Dutch roads; 25% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €66,300.
Most common APK defects
- Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde174
- Band onvoldoende profiel115
- Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld69
- Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm53
- Mechanische delen van het remsysteem vertonen slijtage53
- Band beschadigd51
- Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht45
- Remschijf ernstig gecorrodeerd19
Colours
RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording
MOT test results in Great Britain
In 2023, 23,224 of these cars first registered in 2017 took their annual MOT test. 83% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2017 the figure was 82%.
| Failed on | These cars | All cars from 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 5.5% | 5.7% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 5.1% | 4.7% |
| Brakes | 3.6% | 3.6% |
| Visibility | 3.1% | 3.5% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2.0% | 1.4% |
| Suspension | 1.1% | 3.1% |
DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail
In New Zealand
235 2017 cars are on the New Zealand register; 1% arrived as used imports, 97% were sold new in New Zealand.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
Fuel consumption
Official Canadian test results for 1 variant: combined 10.7 L/100 km (about 22 mpg US), CO₂ 252 g/km.
| Variant | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery Sport · Sport utility vehicle: Small · Premium gasoline | 12.0 | 9.2 | 10.7 |
Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada
Recalls in Canada
3 Transport Canada recalls for the 2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport.
| 2018180 12 Apr 2018 | Steering On certain vehicles originally sold, or currently registered in areas of heavy road salt usage during winter months (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia… |
| 2016653 22 Dec 2016 | Seats And Restraints Certain vehicles may have been equipped with front seat belt pretensioners that do not meet specifications. This could cause the pretensioners to fail to deploy… |
| 2016615 8 Dec 2016 | Steering On certain vehicles, the front lower control arm ball joints may fail due to a manufacturing process error. if this occurs, the knuckle could separate from the … |
Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Recalls
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport vehicles and 2016-2017 Land Rover Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles. The affected vehicles have seatbelt pretensioners that may not function properly in the event of a crash.
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport vehicles manufactured May 30, 2016, to August 24, 2016, and 2016-2017 Range Rover Evoque vehicles manufactured June 7, 2016, to August 26, 2016. The affected vehicles have front lower control arm fasteners that may fail due to an assembly error, possibly resulting in separation of the steering knuckle.
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 2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport: known faults, fixes and updates.
| Bulletin | Summary |
|---|---|
| 11011035 | Front / Rear Door Latch - Silicon Contamination Causing Doors To Not Operate As Expected |
| 11008625 | A customer may report that the windshield wipers stop up on the windshield when turned off. |
| 11007417 | Front/Rear Door Latch Silicon Contamination Causing Doors To Not Operate As Expected |
| 11006072 | Low coolant light on or smell of coolant from engine area. |
| 11003769 | Low coolant light on or smell of coolant from engine area. |
| 10249854 | After thermostat replacement, the instrument cluster says that the engine is overheating while driving. |
| 10249844 | POTENTIAL MANUFACTURING ISSUE WITH REPLACEMENT THERMOSTATS. |
| 10249843 | Potential manufacturing issue with AJ126 engines. |
| 10248408 | Due to time required to complete in shop vehicle set up and workflow for Audio loss, it has been found that workflow may provide false result if IMC is not in a faulted state when workflow is run to identify potential Polar Switch Firmware fault. |
| 10246319 | Startup battery keeps draining / Vehicle will not start |
| 10244963 | There is moisture inside the headlamp lens |
| 10244864 | Customer reports lack of power and/or check engine light on. |
| 10243688 | Weather and Park & Pay Apps disappear after PIVI update |
| 10243682 | Battery low warning displayed on instrument cluster and/or no-start |
| 10243681 | The sunglass holder wont open or does not operate correctly |
| 10243679 | The wiper blades streak, smear, judder or squeak during operation |
| 10242074 | PDC Park distance control no volume |
| 10242073 | PDC Park distance control no volume |
| 10242019 | Lack of power, MIL on. |
| 10240351 | MISFIRE OR ROUGH RUNNING |
| 10240274 | Vehicle Will Not Charge |
| 10239047 | JLR is investigating reports of vehicles being released to customers without the TCU Telematic Control Unit SOS Emergency Call being activated. |
| 10239018 | A customer may report that the front or rear door latch does not operate as expected. |
| 10237543 | Creaking Type Noise When Steering |
| 10237542 | Creaking Type Noise When Steering |
NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)
NHTSA investigations
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation