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2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport problems: engine and transmission complaints and recalls

NO ELEVATED SIGNAL
30%
41 of 140 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system

No elevated drivetrain complaint concentration in the available NHTSA records for the 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport. Engine, transmission and fuel system account for 30% of relevant complaints.

Better than 70% of the 1,789 model years we track (2010–2023).

NHTSA data checked October 3, 2026
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Does the 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport have engine or transmission problems?

Not as a pattern, going by owner complaints. 41 of 140 relevant complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport concern the engine, transmission or fuel system (30%). For comparison, the 2016 scores 51%. This describes the model year, not any one car: a well-maintained or already-repaired example can be fine, and a clean model year can still have a bad car in it.

Drivetrain complaints
41
engine, transmission, fuel
Total complaints
140
this model year
Fires reported
2
owner-reported
Recall campaigns
2
5 crashes · 5 injuries

Complaints by component

STEERING56 · 40%
SUSPENSION34 · 24%
ENGINE26 · 19%
POWER TRAIN14 · 10%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER12 · 9%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM10 · 7%

The years either side

2010
no data
2011
no data
2012
no data
2013
no data
2014
no data
2015
30%
41 of 140
2016
51%
26 of 52
2017
44%
39 of 94
2018
too few complaints
2019
43%
24 of 59
2020
too few complaints
2021
too few complaints
2022
too few complaints
2023
too few complaints

Manufacturers fix things mid-generation. A bad year next to a clean one is common; the fix usually arrived in between.

What owners reported

ENGINE03/25/20261 INJURED
TO: USAA Claims Department; Jaguar Land Rover North America Customer Care CC: Jaguar Land Rover Parsippany; Jaguar Land Rover Glen Cove; Jaguar Land Rover Freeport I am writing to formally report a serious safety hazard involving my 2015 Range Rover Sport and to request immediate intervention. Vehicle Information: Year…
POWER TRAIN10/24/2025CRASH1 INJURED
NHTSA Complaint Update : Final Submission Subject: AMENDMENT for 2015 Land Rover Range Rover Rollaway: Confirmed CAN Bus Communication Failure & Pattern Consistent with Recall 16V-368 I am submitting this update to my original complaint regarding a life-threatening rollaway incident on April 4, 2025, involving my 2…
POWER TRAIN10/22/2025CRASH1 INJURED
Incident Description: On April 4, 2025, after placing the vehicle in "Park," it suddenly and rapidly began reversing without driver input. The open door struck me, knocking me to the ground and the vehicle rolled over my legs, groin and arm before stopping after colliding with a dirt pile. This resulted in severe injur…

Three of 41 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.

Recall campaigns on the 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport (2)

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 2014-2…
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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 …

This does not say whether a particular car has an open, unrepaired recall. That depends on the VIN.

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Questions people ask about the 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport

Does the 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport have engine or transmission problems?

Not as a pattern, going by owner complaints. 41 of 140 relevant complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport concern the engine, transmission or fuel system (30%). It describes the model year, not any one car, so an inspection still matters.

Are there engine or transmission recalls on the 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport?

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns on the 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport. Whether a specific car still has one open depends on its VIN.

Which Land Rover Discovery Sport years are better?

The 2015 has the lowest engine and transmission complaint share of the Land Rover Discovery Sport years we track (30%). The other years run higher.

Should I buy a 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport?

That depends on the car in front of you, not just the model year. The 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport shows no elevated engine or transmission pattern in owner complaints, which is a good starting point. It is still one car with its own history, so get an independent pre-purchase inspection and a vehicle history report before you commit.

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Experimental model-level information. This is not a vehicle inspection, vehicle-history report, financial advice or purchase recommendation. It describes patterns across a model year, not the condition of any individual vehicle. Combined across 2 body styles NHTSA files separately.