The Lemon Index$10,000 middle bill · most between $6,200 and $11,900
Higher than the $8,000 middle bill owners of all 168 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 88,000 miles (10 reports).
Land Rover Discovery owners reported paying a median of $10,000 for a engine replacement, with the middle half of bills between $6,200 and $11,900. That's from 11 owner reports (11 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0000%
- $1,000–$2,5000%
- $2,500–$5,00018%
- $5,000 and up82%
Share of the 11 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2001 Land Rover Discovery1too few for a middle
- 2002 Land Rover Discovery2too few for a middle
- 2003 Land Rover Discovery6$10,000 middle bill
- 2004 Land Rover Discovery1too few for a middle
- 2016 Land Rover Discovery1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
Keep going
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- Engine replacement cost on every car
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The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11663083, 10544783, 10448491, 10442835, 10410418, 10361079, 10314478, 10247188, 10237494, 10229254, 10086490.
Quick answers
How much does engine replacement cost on a Land Rover Discovery?
Land Rover Discovery owners reported a median of $10,000, and the middle half paid $6,200 to $11,900, from 11 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Land Rover Discovery engine replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Land Rover Discovery middle bill of $10,000 is higher than the $8,000 owners of all 168 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Land Rover Discovery repair costs come from?
From 11 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.