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Used 2018 Land Rover Discovery Sport Consumer Reviews

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1 out of 5 stars

Cheap Land Rover for a reason.

Danielle , 06/03/2019
2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport SE 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 9A)
10 of 12 people found this review helpful

Bought this car over a year ago, and I am totally regretting it. Only 30,000 miles and had to replace brakes - rosters and pads, twice! The car ride is terrible. You can literally feel every pebble in the road and it has a very hard time accelerating. Also the rear hatch inside panel keeps falling off and I have to snap it back in. I could go on and on. My suggestion, look into other suvs!

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4 out of 5 stars

Beautiful car

Debra, 09/02/2018
2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport HSE LUX 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 9A)
8 of 10 people found this review helpful

Everyday I was annoyed by the seatbelt! It wasn’t adjustable and cut across my neck. Navigation system was difficult to work with. Other than that, the car was beautiful. Excellent during the snowy winter in NH!

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3 out of 5 stars

Close but no cigar.

Joe, 08/13/2018
2018 Land Rover Discovery Sport SE 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 9A)
23 of 34 people found this review helpful

We loved the style , size, and overall appearance. We were going to lease the SE version(lowest end version). We ended up getting another vehicle because most of the safety features and driver assist technology was absent on the SE model without spending very much more money to have them on this model. Even the interior was sub par unless we jumped up to the HSE model. We eventually decided against this vehicle because we would have paid as if we were driving a Land Rover while essentially getting a shell of a Land Rover. One would expect a vehicle priced around 40K would be equipped with at least as many safety and driver assist features as a vehicle costing 10-15K less. However, my wife's Mazda CX5 Touring has far more safety/driver assist features and drives just as nicely. The Discovery Sport could be everything we wanted IF we were willing to pay in the mid 40K area. It is nice but very overpriced for what you get.

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5 out of 5 stars

Smooth Machine

Highegt, 08/22/2020
2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport SE 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 9A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Bought a 2016 SE off a dealer lot with 19K miles 2 years ago. Fiancé had a Toyota RAV which was an appliance that was traded on a great deal for the DS. Silver, black interior and like new. Almost immediately took into JLR dealer to have software updates done for PCM, infotainment and recall check even though all worked fine. Have driven about 30K miles in all sorts of weather also taking long trips. This vehicle is superb with linear acceleration, sure footed feel and comfortable ride. Heavy snow means nothing when mode selected - don’t even plow driveway. Torrential rain with high winds - same thing as you feel totally confident. Have experienced none of the complaints some other reviewers wrote regarding squeaks, performance and electronic glitches - all has been perfect. Replaced brakes and tires at 45K and maintain per JLR schedule. One weakness in SE trim are headlights not HID, but a set of Hella bulbs took care of that peeve. This is a versatile vehicle which always stands out from other small SUVs and will buy another LandRover when time comes.

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1 out of 5 stars

Worst purchase ever

Lisa , 04/18/2021
2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport SE 4dr SUV AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 9A)
6 of 8 people found this review helpful

I purchased my 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport new and let the problems begin. At 30,000 miles the radiator hoses needed to be replaced. Im currently experiencing issues with when shutting off to fill with fuel it wont start, have to push on the gas peddle. The smoke tested the vehicle replaced the DMTL Pump, and gas cap. Check engine light is back on in a day replaced the DMTL pump again so thats two in less than 60 days and still having the same issue!

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