2018 Land Rover Discovery: raw data

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vehicle2018 / land-rover / discovery
known issues5 clusters (reviewed 2026-07-20)
complaints37 on file (2018-07-05 → 2026-08-29)
recalls4
investigations0
fars2 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Door latch failure while drivingLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES2 complaints2023-08 to 2023-08discovery-2018-door-latch-failure
  • 11538140 July 2023 Jaguar LandRover of Sarasota serviced LandRover Discovery 2018 and checked for defect described in campaign no. 23V393 recall no. N 798. I was told my Discovery did not have the defect. One week later I was driving 40mph with my 12 year old autistic son in the back...
Engine cooling and timing chain failureENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2 complaints2023-03 to 2023-07discovery-2018-engine-cooling-failure
  • 11534851 The contact owns a 2018 Land Rover Discovery. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic and the engine sensor was replaced; however, the failure persisted. The...
  • 11510362 Low coolant warning came on. Topped off coolant with no leak visible under vehicle. Warning came back a week later. And leak was now visible. Vehicle towed to dealer and discovered bad water pump and hoses. Dealer cannot fix vehicle for last 5 weeks due to back ordered heater...
Windshield and roof water intrusionVISIBILITY/WIPER16 complaints2019-12 to 2026-07discovery-2018-windshield-water-intrusion
  • 11706195 Water began leaking into car from front windshield while driving on 11/25/2025. Air whistling noises present also. Safety risk of injury from windshield failure. Repair person says risk for windshield coming off when driving or if involved in collision. Possibly related to...
  • 11641494 My 2018 Land Rover Discovery started leaking water from the top of the front windshield any time it rained. The water intruded on the interior of the vehicle including, interior windshield, electronics mounted toward the top middle of the windshield, dashboard, seats, and...
  • 11570275 At the end of 2022 and early last year, I had multiple issues with the roof of my 2018 Land Rover Discovery coming apart/detached from the roof. On [XXX] a piece of my roof came off again that had already been replaced in 2023. There are four separate roof pieces and this is the...
Throttle lag on acceleration from a stopPOWER TRAIN9 complaints2018-07 to 2019-04discovery-2018-low-speed-throttle-lag
  • 11186692 THERE IS A DANGEROUS THROTTLE LAG WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A ROLLING STOP. MANY USERS HAVE NEARLY HAD ACCIDENTS LIKE ME. YOU PRESS THROTTLE AND IT DOES NOTHING FOR LIKE 2 SECONDS THEN SUDDENLY ENGINE PICKS UP... ITS A GASOLINE V6 ENGINE SO ITS NOT TURBO LAG.... AND WHEN YOU ARE...
  • 11109683 NEW VEHICLE, LESS THAN 600 MILES, ERRATIC GAS PEDAL, START AT STOP SIGN, CAR LAGS/STALLS. BEEN AT DEALERSHIP FOR 3 WEEKS, THEY TELL ME IT IS WITHIN LAND ROVER SPEC. CAR SEVERELY HESITATES WHEN GOING FROM STOP. BEEN ALMOST HIT BROAD SIDE THREE TIMES. THIS HAPPENS NO MATTER IF THE...
Electrical system stall or no-startELECTRICAL SYSTEM3 complaints2020-12 to 2025-01discovery-2018-electrical-stall-no-start
  • 11634263 The contact owns a 2018 Land Rover Discovery. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the battery warning illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled several seconds after the battery warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to coast into a...
  • 11459994 Car went black (all systems shut off) and i started to roll in the CVS parking lot when i was trying to drive in and Park. The brakes and nothing was engaging. IT happened so fast I was able to stop the vehicle and I am not sure how but may have just turned the shifter from...

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
372018-07-052026-08-2920ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:8; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:8; POWER TRAIN:8; STRUCTURE:7; ENGINE:6

Recalls all years →

campaign_numberreport_received_datecomponentsummaryconsequenceremedy
18V62500013/09/2018FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKINGJaguar 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 disabled without warning the driver that the system is not functional.If the AEB does not intervene when needed, without warning, there would be an increased risk of a crash.Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will update the vehicle software, free of charge. The recall began October 17, 2018. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837, Option 9. Land Rover's number for this recall is N227.
21V11700025/02/2021EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWAREJaguar 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 instrument cluster when the high beams are illuminated automatically. 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."The driver may be unaware that the high beams are illuminated, reducing visibility for oncoming traffic, and increasing the risk of a crash.Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will update the vehicle software, free of charge. The recall began April 7, 2021. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N556.
20V14300012/03/2020EXTERIOR LIGHTINGJaguar 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 socket and the vehicle's Daytime Running Lights (DRL) are on, the trailer lights may not function.If the trailer lights are not working, following traffic won't be aware the vehicle is slowing down or stopping, increasing the risk of a crash.Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will update the Body Control Module software, free of charge. The recall began April 13, 2020. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N428.
23V39300001/06/2023ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANELJaguar 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 can result in the doors opening while driving. In addition, the instrument cluster open-door warning light may fail to alert the driver of this condition.Rear passenger doors that open while driving can increase the risk of a crash. An instrument cluster warning light that fails to alert the driver about unsecured doors can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.Dealers will disable the UniLatch Keyless Vehicle (KV) entry function, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 26, 2023. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N798.

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-20242legacy-code0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 2018 Land Rover Discovery vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2018/land-rover/discovery
@misc{wrenchpro_2018_land_rover_discovery_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2018 Land Rover Discovery},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2018/land-rover/discovery}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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