1999 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 17 complaints · 3 recalls
Most-reported system: SERVICE BRAKES (4 complaints · 23.5%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 4
  • Fires 1
  • Injuries 1
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution SERVICE BRAKES appears in 4 of 17 owner complaints (23.5%) in this vehicle snapshot. SERVICE BRAKES: 4 complaints, 23.5% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 4 · 23.5% · 3 crash reports STEERING: 3 complaints, 17.7% of reports STEERING 3 · 17.7% ENGINE: 2 complaints, 11.8% of reports ENGINE 2 · 11.8% · 1 fire reports AIR BAGS: 1 complaints, 5.9% of reports AIR BAGS 1 · 5.9% · 1 crash reports FUEL SYSTEM: 1 complaints, 5.9% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 1 · 5.9% POWER TRAIN: 1 complaints, 5.9% of reports POWER TRAIN 1 · 5.9% STRUCTURE: 1 complaints, 5.9% of reports STRUCTURE 1 · 5.9% VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 1 complaints, 5.9% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 · 5.9% VISIBILITY: 1 complaints, 5.9% of reports VISIBILITY 1 · 5.9% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 16 complaints, 94.1% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 16 · 94.1% · 4 crash reports 1 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
SERVICE BRAKES 4 23.5% 3 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 3 17.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 2 11.8% 0 crashes · 1 fires
AIR BAGS 1 5.9% 1 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 1 5.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 1 5.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 1 5.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 5.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 1 5.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 16 94.1% 4 crashes · 1 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Apr 1999; the first recall shown was reported in Aug 1999. 1999-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2000-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2002-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2003-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Apr 1999 Mar 2012 Recall campaign 99V237000 ◆ Recall campaign 99V237000 Recall campaign 00V377000 ◆ Recall campaign 00V377000 Recall campaign 12E010000 ◆ Recall campaign 12E010000
  • Campaign 12E010000 was reported 3,454 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1999-Q2 Owner reports 1
1999-Q3 Owner reports 1
1999-Q4 Owner reports 2
2000-Q1 Owner reports 1
2000-Q3 Owner reports 1
2000-Q4 Owner reports 2
2002-Q1 Owner reports 1
2002-Q3 Owner reports 2
2002-Q4 Owner reports 1
2003-Q1 Owner reports 1
2003-Q3 Owner reports 1
2005-Q4 Owner reports 1
2006-Q2 Owner reports 1
2008-Q1 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 99V237000
Recall campaign 1 00V377000
Recall campaign 1 12E010000
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Safety Recalls (3)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00V377000

    Report date
    Component:
    POWER TRAIN
    Consequence:
    UNINTENTIONAL VEHICLE MOVEMENT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH OR PERSONAL INJURY.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL CHECK THE PARK LOCK FUNCTION; REPOSITION THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BREATHER TUBE; AND TEST THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FLUSH IF NECESSARY.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 12E010000

    Report date
    Component:
    POWER TRAIN
    Consequence:
    IF THIS INCREASED VIBRATION WARNING SIGN IS IGNORED, CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE DRIVE COUPLING CAN OCCUR. THE DRIVESHAFT MAY DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION RESULTING IN LOSS OF DRIVE AND LOSS OF TRANSMISSION PARK FUNCTIONALITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH AND/OR INJURY.
    Remedy:
    LAND ROVER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED REAR DRIVESHAFT COUPLERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 4, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA AT 1-201-818-8500.
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  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 99V237000

    Report date
    Component:
    SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
    Consequence:
    ANTI-LOCK BRAKING WILL STOP AND THE VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE INADVERTENT BRAKING FOR LESS THAN A SECOND.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ABS RELAY.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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