2018 Land Rover Discovery Sport: common problems and reliability

The 2018 Land Rover Discovery Sport has 74 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 4 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are power train and engine. 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 2018 model year

74
Owner complaints
4
Recalls
4
Crash reports
0
Fire reports

Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2018 Land Rover Discovery Sport vehicles (US, public record).

Is 2018 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 74 complaints, the 2018 Discovery Sport sits belowthe 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

power train
22
engine
21
electrical system
13
fuel/propulsion system
13
vehicle speed control
9

Recalls affecting the 2018 Discovery Sport

forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking

Campaign 18V625000

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2018 Land Rover Range Rover, Land Rover Range Rover Sport and Land Rover Discovery vehicles. The Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) system may be dis

exterior lighting:lighting control module:software

Campaign 21V117000

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC. (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Discovery, and Range Rover Velar vehicles. The Auto High Beam (AHB) system does not indicate through the i

exterior lighting

Campaign 20V143000

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Discovery vehicles equipped with low line headlight assemblies. When towing a trailer with the trailer lights connected to the trailer sock

electrical system: instrument cluster/panel

Campaign 23V393000

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2017-2020 Land Rover Discovery vehicles. The UniLatch Keyless Vehicle (KV) entry function may fail to properly latch the rear passenger doors, which

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.

Other Discovery Sport model years

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