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#BS-1996-LANDIS-4F891996 Land Rover Discovery
Based on reports from 111 owners and 3 recalls for this exact model.
Preliminary Verdict
Proceed with Caution
Based on 111 complaints, 5 crashes, 0 fires, and 3 recalls.
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Mechanic Inspection Checklist
12 owners reported service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip issues — failures commonly reported around 140K miles.
Failure Timeline by Mileage
Peak failure range: 0–30K miles (6 reports) • Median: 140K miles
30,000-Mile Cost Projection
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Worst Case
Top cost driver: Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip (12 reports).
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Where the complaints fall
1996 Land Rover Discovery: Known Issues & Problem Areas
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip Issues
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip complaints account for 11% of all reports filed for the 1996 Land Rover Discovery, with 12 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. The median mileage at time of complaint is 140,000 miles, suggesting issues tend to surface around the 140K-mile mark.
Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch Issues
Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch complaints account for 7% of all reports filed for the 1996 Land Rover Discovery, with 8 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Speed Control Issues
Speed Control complaints account for 6% of all reports filed for the 1996 Land Rover Discovery, with 7 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to speed control-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Structure:body:door Issues
Structure:body:door complaints account for 5% of all reports filed for the 1996 Land Rover Discovery, with 6 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to structure:body:door-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Data sourced from NHTSA owner complaints and community reports. The full report analyzes severity, repair costs, and failure patterns for each category.
Complaint trend by year
Complaints filed with NHTSA by year for the 1996 Land Rover Discovery. Recent trend: decreasing.
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Recall History (3 recalls)
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC. (LAND ROVER) IS RECALLING CERTAIN REAR DRIVESHAFT COUPLINGS, LAND ROVER BRANDED PART NUMBER TVF100010, MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 2011 THROUGH NOVEMBER 2011, SOLD FOR USE AS SERVICE PARTS FOR CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1995-1999 DISCOVERY, 1999-2004 DISCOVERY II, AND 1995 RANGE ROVER CLASSIC VEHICLES. SOME OF THE REAR DRIVESHAFT COUPLINGS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED TO THE REQUIRED ENGINEERING DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS AND MAY EXHIBIT THE ONSET OF JOINT SEPARATION, PRECLUDED BY DRIVE LINE VIBRATION.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR CAN FAIL TO LATCH FULLY WHEN CLOSING, CAUSING THE DOOR TO "BOUNCE" BACK OFF THE DOOR SEALS.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. AS A RESULT OF CHAFFING OF A CRUISE CONTROL WIRE, THE STEERING WHEEL ROTARY COUPLER CAN OVERHEAT AND INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG.
Recall severity analysis & seller scripts
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1996 Land Rover Discovery vs. Class Average (Special Purpose Vehicles)
This vehicle
111
Class avg
391
Below the class average — fewer complaints than typical special purpose vehicles vehicles. A good sign.
Complaint counts correlate with sales volume — popular vehicles naturally generate more reports. The full report normalizes for this.
About this data
NHTSA Complaints
Federal database of owner-filed safety complaints. 111 records for this vehicle.
NHTSA Recalls
Manufacturer-issued safety recalls. 3 recalls found for this vehicle.
Repair Cost Data
Real-world repair costs from owner reports and independent databases.
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