2025 Land Rover Discovery Sport problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Visibility/Wiper (1) · Steering (1) · Lane Departure: Blind Spot Detection (1)
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Safety recalls (1)
Power Train:automatic Transmission:gear Position Indication (Prndl) 2025-10-16 · campaign 25V705000 · 293 vehicles
Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2025 Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Discovery Sport, and 2026 Range Rover Evoque, and Jaguar F-Pace vehicles. Moisture may have entered the gear shift module (GSM) during assembly, which can cause the gear shift position indicator light to fail. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 101, "Controls and Displays."
Risk: A gear shift position indicator that fails to illuminate can make it difficult to identify the correct transmission gear position, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the GSM, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed December 2, 2025. Owners may contact Land Rover’s customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's numbers for this recall are D054 and H566.
Service bulletins (72)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-07-22 · SSM76477 - 21JUL26 · Other
intermittent passive entry operation 24my or with new service smart key fob.
Unknown Or Other 2026-07-08 · E004v2 - 08JUL26 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
a printed circuit board fault within the smart key may be present. the printed circuit board fault can cause a smart key battery drain which affects the functionality of the smart key.
Unknown Or Other 2026-07-07 · SSM76463 - 06JUL26 · Other
wireless device charger inoperative post software update
Unknown Or Other 2026-05-15 · TUCC_MAY2026_04 · Other
printed circuit board fault within the smart key may be present. the printed circuit board fault can cause a smart key battery drain which affects the functionality of the smart key.
Engine 2026-05-01 · N892v3 - 01MAY26 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
arduous customer drive cycles have been found to accelerate the degradation of engine oil, leading to generation of engine oil sludge deposits in high pressure engine oil galleries of the engine and inside the continuous variable valve lift (cvvl) unit.
Unknown Or Other 2026-04-28 · E004 v1 - 28APR26 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the printed circuit board fault can cause a smart key battery drain which affects the functionality of the smart key.
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What owners report
2026-09-29 · Steering“this is the third time this has happened. my 2019 range rover evoque power steering malfunctions and the steering wheel physically will not turn the front wheels. i can only drive forward or reverse. each time i take it to the land rover dealership, and they are unsure how to resolve my issue. here is a list of warnings that appear on my dashboard…”
2025-05-10 · Electrical System“is this a flaw? i was driving with my wife, she had the key. i dropped her off and drove away about a mile. the car didn't say anything about the key not being present in the vehicle. shouldn't it have said something about the key not being present? seems like this is a computer/software flaw which should be investigated and updated.…”
2025-01-02 · Lane Departure: Assist“autonomous emergency braking (aeb) and lane keep assist systems turn off for no apparent reasons. this happened multiple times on this loaner vehicle and my own vehicle (same model). all the times i've seen this happen it was at night and clear out. so its not like radars or cameras are blocked by rain, snow, etc...this needs to be investigated sin…”
2024-12-14 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking“on several occasions the amber aeb off warning light has appeared. it wasn't raining and radars + camera were clear. the warning light went away on its own within 30 seconds without restarting the car. this should be investigated as a safety system issue especially since it's occuring even though the sensors are clean and unobstructed.…”
2024-12-13 · Visibility/Wiper“windshield washer fluid is leaking from the reservoir/pump near the front driver side tire when the rear window wash is activated. the bottle already became empty once. there shouldn't be any leaking to begin with but this is also a safety issue if you actually have to use the windshield wash while on the road and there is no fluid in the bottle be…”
2024-12-11 · Lane Departure: Blind Spot Detection“i am new to land rover discovery sport and a bit disappointed with the blind spot warning functionality. there is very little warning compared to all other cars i have owned with this feature. there needs to be an option for audible warning when blind spot monitoring detects something and the turn signal is activated. currently there is no audible …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.