2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport: common problems and reliability

The 2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport has 186 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are engine and electrical system. Owners most often flag cooling system failures: coolant leaks from hoses rubbing on housings, cracked radiators, and brittle plastic coolant components failing, sometimes requiring full system replacement. frequency: recurrent.

Safety record for the 2017 model year

186
Owner complaints
0
Recalls
0
Crash reports
2
Fire reports

Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport vehicles (US, public record).

Is 2017 a good year for the Discovery Sport?

Across the 5 Discovery Sport model years we track, complaint volume runs from 28 (2020) to 186 (2017). With 186 complaints, the 2017 Discovery Sport sits abovethe model's median of 103.

These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.

Where owners report problems

engine
56
electrical system
48
power train
22
visibility/wiper
20
structure
20

What owners say across generations

The overall sentiment is sharply divided, creating a high-risk, high-reward ownership profile. A significant portion of long-term owner reports express deep satisfaction with the vehicle's core attributes: its surprising off-road…

  • Ingenium Diesel Engine Failures (Pre-2019): Timing chain stretch/breakage due to weak guides, turbo failure, and catastrophic engine failure linked to oil dilution from interrupted DPF regenerations. Frequency: very frequent.
  • Cooling System Failures: Coolant leaks from hoses rubbing on housings, cracked radiators, and brittle plastic coolant components failing, sometimes requiring full system replacement. Frequency: recurrent.

Owner insights cover all generations of the Discovery Sport. See the full Discovery Sport owner picture and every model year.

Typical used price

Used Discovery Sport listings typically run $18,197–$39,994 across 2016 to 2025 model years.

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