Land Rover Discovery (2004 - 2017) 3.0 SDV6 HSE Luxury (11/13-) 5d Auto Owner Review

3.0 SDV6 HSE Luxury (11/13-) 5d Auto
Land Rover 2014 Discovery

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In their own words

This car is absolutely brilliant, but it's neither cheap to buy or run; genuine fuel consumption will be in the mid to high (ish) 20's and an aging one, bought cheaply, will cause havoc with repair budgets. Buy new-ish, with a warranty and find someone who genuinely knows what they are doing to fix it, or buy something else. Sadly, there is no such thing as a cheap Disco. It's probably the most practical car ever made and the basic construction quality is very robust. It feels like nothing else on the road, but it may feel too hard core for those more used to ordinary, generic, German saloon cars.

How reliable do you find the car?

My first 2015 Disco 4 was very reliable, it's used 2015 Disco 4 replacement has had 4 AA call outs and 3 recoveries in the space of two months. Repairs were lengthy affairs with the car off the road for just over half of those two months. Fortunately, all covered by warranty, but would have been expensive. LR's response to my unhappiness was exemplary though!

Does the car do everything you expected it to do?

This could very easily be the most practical car ever built! Certainly far better than it's successor. From the world's best load bay, with ultra practical square shape, multi-use split tailgate, superb visibility, brilliantly versatile roof rack mountin, space to 7 full size adults and superb off road capability.
  • How they rated it

  • Reliability: 2 out of 5 2.0
  • Meets Expectations: 5 out of 5 5.0
  • Overall Rating: 5 out of 5 5.0
  • John Hooker recommends this car

About their car

  • Fuel type Diesel
  • When purchased October 2016
  • Condition when bought Used
  • Current Mileage 37,000 miles
  • Average MPG 26 mpg