The 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 25,186 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 18 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
POWER TRAIN16V6140002016-08-2310,455 affected
Defect
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LCC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2015 Discovery Sport manufactured September 17, 2014 through November 3, 2014 and 2014-2015 Range Rover Evoque vehicles manufactured July 15, 2013 through July 1, 2015. In the affected vehicles the transmission sensor clusters may have…
Consequence
If the vehicle unexpectedly shifts to neutral, there is an increased risk of a crash.
Remedy
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the automatic transmission serial number and if required, will update the transmission software to prevent the transmission from shifting into neutral due to a faulty crimp, free of charge. The recall is expected to began October 14, 2016. Owners may contact…
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…
Consequence
Without license plate illumination, the vehicle may be difficult to identify at night.
Remedy
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.
Complaints by component
ENGINE
8
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
3
POWER TRAIN
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
SEAT BELTS
1
SERVICE BRAKES
1
VISIBILITY/WIPER
1
Total complaints18
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Sudden engine death while driving, no warning, timing chain failure, engine destruction”
“I see the nhtsa has issued a recall against ford 2.0l ecoboost engines for sudden loss of power. This model of land rover discovery sport also has the same engine in it. I experience this problem with my vehicle, at low speed and when cresting hills at highway speed of 45-55mph. Is there anyway…”
“Difficulties will filling tank with gas spewing back out. I have to constantly check and fill take extremely slow taking 15-20 minutes to fill vehicle up.”
“Turbo failure”
“Turbo failure”
“I received my vehicle back from a technician at pep boys following a test drive aimed at further evaluating the need for an alignment while in operation. The technician subsequently advised me that my vehicle required new tires and an alignment. However, my vehicle entered a reduced-power mode…”
“Intake camshaft variable cam timing actuator failed while driving. Vehicle engine stopped running, I had to make an emergency stop on the freeway. Vehicle had a check engine light on when stopped. Vehicle was inspected at an independent shop and it was determined that the intake camshaft variable…”
“So I was driving down after getting gas and all of a sudden the check engine light came up. I went to the nearby auto shop and they told me that it was a p0299 turbo/super charger underboost error and that this was a very common occurrence on my 2015 model.”
Defect investigations
InvestigationEA21002 Opened 2021-09-17 · open
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant…
InvestigationEA21002 Opened 2021-09-17 · open
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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