{"id":"2016_land_rover_discovery","make":"Land Rover","make_slug":"land-rover","model":"Discovery","model_slug":"discovery","year":2016,"url":"/land-rover/discovery/2016/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":36511,"model":"Discovery Sport","pt":"gas","drive":"4-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S9)","cyl":4,"displ":2.0,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":20,"hwy":26,"comb":22,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","co2":401,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":3500,"save_spend":-6250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"JLX","modified":"Mon Sep 26 00:00:00 EDT 2016"}],"vclass":"Small Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD","segment":"Compact SUV","recalls":[{"campaign":"16V889000","component":"SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM","mfr":"Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC","reported":"2016-12-09","owner_notified":"2017-01-27","units":220,"summary":"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.","consequence":"If the fasteners were to fail causing the knuckle to separate, vehicle handling may be affected, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace the hardware that connects the front lower control arm to the knuckle, free of charge.  The recall began on January 27, 2017.  Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837.  Land Rover's number for this recall is Q650/Q651.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"Q650/Q651","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"16V274000","component":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING","mfr":"Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC","reported":"2016-05-06","owner_notified":"2016-06-21","units":14731,"summary":"Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport vehicles manufactured September 17, 2014, to March 5, 2016.  In the affected vehicles, the license plate illumination lamp may fall out.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, \"Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.\"","consequence":"Without license plate illumination, the vehicle may be difficult to identify at night.","remedy":"Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace both rear license plate lamp housings, free of charge.  The recall began on June 21, 2016.  Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837.  Land Rover's number for this recall is P077.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"P077","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"moderate"}],"recall_count":2,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":86,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":57,"crash":4,"fire":0,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Power Train",17],["Engine",16],["Unspecified",7],["Steering",7],["Service Brakes",7],["Structure",6]],"by_year":{"2016":3,"2017":2,"2018":2,"2019":4,"2020":5,"2021":8,"2022":10,"2023":5,"2024":8,"2025":3,"2026":7},"excerpts":[["2024-01-29","Power Train","The contact owns a 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brakes were inoperable. The contact was able to safely drive the vehicle to the residence. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a fractured brake hose. The conta\u2026"],["2024-01-03","Power Train","1. Gear shifter module. 2. Gear shifter remained stuck in drive and wouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t not go into neutral/park/reverse etc. Had I not been able to keep my foot on the brake and cut my car off while it was stuck in drive I would\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve crashed and/or hit an object or pedestrian. 3. My vehicle was towed to the Land Rover dealersh\u2026"],["2024-01-03","Engine And Engine Cooling","The contact owns a 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport. The contact stated that while starting and while driving, there was an abnormal exhaust odor inside the cabin of the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the vehicle made an abnormal clicking sound that lasted for 2-3 minutes after\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"EA21002","component":"AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE","opened":"2021-09-17","closed":"","campaign":"","subject":"Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture","summary":"From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (\"PSAN\") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 Blomquist Report at www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.Consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a \"desiccant\" (a substa"}],"ncap":[],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":22,"ncap":null,"complaints":57},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}