2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport. The newest campaign is 16V889000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Dec 2016. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Arm. NHTSA has 52 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 16V889000, in the NHTSA record
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace the hardware that connects the front lower control arm to the knuckle, free of charge. The recall began on January 27, 2017. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is Q650/Q651.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 14,951 units in total.
16V889000Received . 220 units.
Suspension / Front / Control Arm / Lower Arm
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport vehicles manufactured May 30, 2016, to August 24, 2016, and 2016-2017 Range Rover Evoque vehicles manufactured June 7, 2016, to August 26, 2016. The affected vehicles have front lower control arm fasteners that may fail due to an assembly error, possibly resulting in separation of the steering knuckle.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the fasteners were to fail causing the knuckle to separate, vehicle handling may be affected, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace the hardware that connects the front lower control arm to the knuckle, free of charge. The recall began on January 27, 2017. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is Q650/Q651.
Report filed by Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number Q650/Q651. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
16V274000Received . 14,731 units.
Exterior Lighting
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport vehicles manufactured September 17, 2014, to March 5, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the license plate illumination lamp may fall out. 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."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Without license plate illumination, the vehicle may be difficult to identify at night.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace both rear license plate lamp housings, free of charge. The recall began on June 21, 2016. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is P077.
Report filed by Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number P077. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
52 complaints, 71 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport
- All 2016 vehicles
| Component | 2016 Discovery Sport | All 2016 vehicles | Discovery Sport, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | 197.2 | 171 | 221.4 | 14 |
| Power Train | 197.2 | 127.5 | 153.6 | 14 |
| Service Brakes | 98.6 | 54.2 | 71.4 | 7 |
| Steering | 84.5 | 66.3 | 50 | 6 |
| Structure | 84.5 | 47.2 | 50 | 6 |
| Unknown or Other | 84.5 | 110.2 | 96.4 | 6 |
| Electrical System | 70.4 | 116.2 | 103.6 | 5 |
| Electronic Stability Control (ESC) | 28.2 | 12.6 | 10.7 | 2 |
| Wheels | 28.2 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 2 |
| Fuel/Propulsion System | 28.2 | 42.9 | 78.6 | 2 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 16.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 4
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 1 Sep 2026
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA21002 | Engineering analysis | Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture | Air Bags / Frontal / Driver Side / Inflator Module | 17 Sep 2021 | Open |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2016 Land Rover Discovery SportThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/land-rover/discovery-sport/2016/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport?
- 14,951 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Land Rover Discovery Sport have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 15 recall campaigns for the Land Rover Discovery Sport, model years 2015 to 2025. 2 of them name the 2016 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport name most often?
- Engine: 14 of 71 component mentions, or 197.2 per 1,000. For all 2016 vehicles the figure is 171 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport open?
- 1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 1 that name this model year.