Discovery 4 Reliability

[pf555]

We are looking at a D4 at the weekend at a main dealer. A 59 plate GS. I keep reading various 'horror stories' about the reliability of Discoveries. Just interested in members views on this?

[camel_landy]

Hahahahaha.... It's the Internet, of course you're going to get horror stories!!

How many threads have you ever seen started with: "Hey, I've got car x and I've never had a problem..."???

M

[bakerstreet]

I'd want a solid warranty on it. D3 and D4 don't do too well on the warranty direct reports.

Worth having a read on the d3 owners forums. Plenty of info on there

I admit that I'm not an owner, but I've been researching a D3/D4 for a while. I'm sure I'll take the plunge eventually ...

[Dr_Rick]

We have a 60-plate at 30k miles that is coming up to the end of the manufacturers warranty. We've owned it from 'new' (couple of months old).

To date, under warranty we've had:

- New upper tailgate switch
- New suspension compressor
- New drivers side rear shock to due failed rubber boot letting dust in and scoring the shock
- New steering UJ which seized
- New suspension height switch x 2
- Maybe some other things that I can't remember

I'm just about to get a local specialist indie to do a pre warranty service and inspection and MOT and then throw whatever is left at the main dealer to fix under warranty. We'll probably keep the car for another 6mths-1yr so will look for a standalone warranty (got a lead on the Disco4.com forum). And the next car will be .... another Disco 4 because the Boss drives it and likes it despite these foibles.

[Ian_H]

I'm on my second D4 and probably going to order my third shortly, they have been the most reliable cars I have owned, only time they have been in the garage apart from services was for a compressor on my last one

[RicksAlfas]

My mate loves his. Only niggles have been EGR valves replaced under warranty.
He's gone through a fair few tyres but it does get used off road!

[BlackGT3]

I owned an 06/56 D3 from new for 4 years/42,000 miles. Other than standard servicing and 1 set of disc's and pads, it had 1 a rear parking sensor replaced under warranty. I sold it to a fellow Ph'er who is still enjoying the car.

This was replaced by a new April 2010 D4 which I sold in Sept at 3.5 years/33,000 miles. It only required standard servicing during my ownership.

I wish my Audi and Porsche Cayenne had been as reliable as the Land Rovers.

IMHO, the Disco 4 is the best Swiss Army Knife of cars you can buy.

[camel_landy]

BlackGT3 said:

I wish my Audi and Porsche Cayenne had been as reliable as the Land Rovers.

IMHO, the Disco 4 is the best Swiss Army Knife of cars you can buy.

M

[krusty]

We've had our D4 for about 15 months now and had nothing, not one thing go wrong at all. It's a fantastic bit of Kit and (dare I say it) if I had to choose between it and my Range Rover I'd probably keep the D4 (Runs off to wash his mouth out with Soap)

[IroningMan]

I've had my D3 for 8 months and 13k miles, from 78k to 91k. It's had an EGR valve (dealer warranty) and a parking sensor (£60-odd). After the miles it's done it has some worn wishbone bushes which the warranty is about to take care of, paying-off 2/3 of the cost of the 3 year policy I took out.

As with any complex vehicle, a good warranty is a very smart idea.

It's a fantastic piece of kit.

[jdwoodbury]

My dad has had a D3 and now a D4, both ran up to 80k. So far the only problem was a faulty bluetooth module.

[Jonny TVR]

BlackGT3 said:

I owned an 06/56 D3 from new for 4 years/42,000 miles. Other than standard servicing and 1 set of disc's and pads, it had 1 a rear parking sensor replaced under warranty. I sold it to a fellow Ph'er who is still enjoying the car.

This was replaced by a new April 2010 D4 which I sold in Sept at 3.5 years/33,000 miles. It only required standard servicing during my ownership.

I wish my Audi and Porsche Cayenne had been as reliable as the Land Rovers.

IMHO, the Disco 4 is the best Swiss Army Knife of cars you can buy.

I had a 2007 D3 well looked after with low miles ... cost me a fortune to keep on the road. More than my other three cars combined. I would never get another discovery

[Blue62]

The D4 is a better and more reliable car than the D3. Mine is 2 years old with over 30k on the clock and the only problem I have had is a frozen screen, which was replaced under warranty. There is the odd rattle and squeak when cold, but as an all round family/towing car it is the best I've had by some distance. I know some have suffered reliability problems with early D4 and D3, but mine has been as reliable as any audi, merc or BMW I've previously owned.