The 2018 Land Rover Discovery has 74 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 4 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are power train and engine. Owners most often flag catastrophic crankshaft failure (tdv6/sdv6 diesel engines): sudden engine seizure, described as a widespread manufacturing defect and critical safety issue. frequency: very frequent.
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2018 Land Rover Discovery vehicles (US, public record).
Across the 7 Discovery model years we track, complaint volume runs from 7 (2024) to 186 (2017). With 74 complaints, the 2018 Discovery sits abovethe model's median of 51.
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.
forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking
Campaign 18V625000Jaguar 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 21V117000Jaguar 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 20V143000Jaguar 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 23V393000Jaguar 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 …
Sentiment is sharply divided and heavily dependent on the specific generation and powertrain. Long-term owner reports express deep affection for the vehicle's unique character, unparalleled off-road capability, luxurious comfort, and…
Owner insights cover all generations of the Discovery. See the full Discovery owner picture and every model year.
Used Discovery listings typically run $19,372–$59,555 across 2017 to 2026 model years.
Compare every Discovery year side by side to see how 2018 ranks against the rest.