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What 93 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport (5 Seat)

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (93)Crash / fire / injury (1)Engine (28)Electrical system (24)Visibility & wipers (16)Transmission & drivetrain (11)Body & structure (10)Brakes (10)Fuel system (8)Steering (6)Latches & locks (5)Lights (3)

1 of 93 complaints match · Engine · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Aug 10, 2023Electrical systemEngineFuel systemFire

Driving down the highway, the vehicle all the sudden started smoking, forcing me to pull over. Upon pulling over, I found it was a fire under the left front hood based on the smoke pouring out. I called 911 immediately. I attempted to save some belongings, including my $200K boat, but failed to save anything as the fire rapidly grew forcing me to step far away. I then watched my car, boat and belongings all perish to nearly nothing before the fire department arrived and put out the fire. While I am lucky to be safe and have adequate insurance, others may not fair so well when their Land Rover Discovery 5 petrol catches fire.

NHTSA ODI 11537799

Working with the data? Download all 93 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 24, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport (5 Seat) verdict →