Land Rover brakes problems
Across all Land Rover models in NHTSA's complaint database, 431 complaints involve brakes. The Discovery accounts for the largest share (20%). The single worst model year is the 2002 Freelander with 28 brakes complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 431 about brakes, all Land Rover models
- Most affected
- Discovery 20% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 59,000 miles 247 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 61 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Land Rover models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Discovery | 87 | 20% |
| Range Rover | 76 | 18% |
| Discovery II | 72 | 17% |
| Freelander | 55 | 13% |
| Range Rover Sport | 38 | 9% |
| Range Rover Evoque | 27 | 6% |
| Discovery Sport | 23 | 5% |
| LR4 | 14 | 3% |
| LR3 | 12 | 3% |
| Defender | 9 | 2% |
Worst model years for brakes
- 2002 Land Rover Freelander28 complaints
- 1996 Land Rover Discovery23 complaints
- 2000 Land Rover Discovery II20 complaints
- 1999 Land Rover Discovery II16 complaints
- 2003 Land Rover Freelander16 complaints
Brakes complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1996 | 25 |
| 1997 | 15 |
| 1998 | 7 |
| 1999 | 26 |
| 2000 | 30 |
| 2001 | 15 |
| 2002 | 38 |
| 2003 | 47 |
| 2004 | 22 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2006 | 11 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2009 | 2 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 12 |
| 2012 | 12 |
| 2013 | 18 |
| 2014 | 6 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2016 | 16 |
| 2017 | 17 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Among the 247 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 59,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.