Living With A Discovery Sport: 6 Month Update - Carfection + 

I need to extend a sincere thank you to Henry and Land Rover. You see I have struggled for years to find a vehicle capable of transporting my Straw weight boxer Entourage around while still having enough space to pick up stranded Jockys that would otherwise be washed away in the rain. Thanks to my Discovery Sport we can finally ride comfortably.

It’s already been 6 months? How time flies...

Had ours for 11 months, just done 18k miles and it has been virtually faultless. The only problem we have had is the app sometimes doesn’t connect and service light has come on early and needs resetting. If that is all we have to moan about...👍

Thinking on changing my Evoque for this one, more interesting 360° car with more space and off road capacity. Or waiting for the new defender.

I had a discovery Sport for just over three years. A 2016 HSE. Only two issues, the DAB radio would drop out on loss of signal, this was corrected by a software update. The outer plastic cover of one of the tailgate powered cylinders came loose (did not effect the operability of the cylinder). This was apparently a known issues and LR replaced both during a service. I liked my Discovery Sport and found it great in the winter (I live in North Scotland). I sold it to return to my LR of choice, a Range Rover Sport. One negative I would say is don't believe the MPG figures quoted by LR. I get better MPG from my last two Range Rover Sports than I did from my Disco Sport, about 2mpg better. Disco Sport 28-30mpg RR Sport 30-32mpg. I find this surprising as the RR Sport is a heavier vehicle. I do mainly short trips in and around Aberdeen with the occasional trip down to Edinburgh. I and my family have been driving Land Rovers for over 20 years and found them all to be reliable so I take most of the negative comments about Land Rovers with a pinch of salt..

I love the Discovery Sport. It looks way better than the Discovery and renders the Evoque obsolete. I even prefer it to the Velar.

Good Video and the Discovery is really a fine SUV - looking quite good and well posed, plenty of space and with real off-road capabilities.

Probably the best car I have owned, however I completely agree about the infotainment system & fuel consumption!

Discovery Sport is, without question, the best car Land Rover makes. It is enormous inside, bearing in mind it is a compact SUV, very comfy and well spec-ed at HSE and beyond. The only gripe is that I would have preferred the sat nav lower and the central air vents positioned above. THe exterior design is ageing VERY well. I prefer it to my company RRS. Next years facelift will introduce a new interior that corrects the layout of the sat nav / air vents, new door casings and revised engine management and tech.

My favorite Land Rover

Spectating? For the last 4 years, my DS has been a marshal vehicle, radio marshal, and safety car, going round each stage just before the first competitive cars arrive checking it's all good go. Never got stuck yet.

The one issue we had with our 2019 was extreme cold, like -25-35c causes a sensor to freeze on the intake and then puts the car in restricted performance mode. This I guess is a known issue, but no solution. Living in Canada might mean I get to experience this multiple times a winter :(

Tempted to sell Freelander 2 and get one of these they look great in dynamic spec all black!

What about reliability? To me, that is probably the most important question. I don't know whether I am right or wrong, but I find myself still holding onto a certain perception of doubts on the reliability of the Land Rover/Range Rover badge. So, I would love to know how the Discovery Sport fare in that department.

Henry is right, Land Rover is a far more desirable badge than Range Rover for most people. It's all because of the type of people that buy Range Rovers. They're stigmatized.

Great review Henry. This is the second time I’ve heard you use ‘curious’ and makes me wonder it’s moving out of popular use as I don’t hear it too much? Either way it’s a great word and I’m going to use it more!

I’m tempted, very tempted

I enjoyed the report and have slightly uplifted my view of this car. Part of me fancies it because of the looks and outdoor appeal, but the economy and engine power lets the car down. .... and 37 mpg is still awful compared to similar cars.

i guess is pretty good at carrying bicycles around too :)

Specialized Tshirt :D

Great review, great car. My favourite SUV. The best 4 x 4 x far ;-)

Is this a 2018 model?

I had a brand new Disco Sport (324 miles) as a loaner for a week, and it was a total POS. It rattled, the driver side sun visor literally fell out of the roof, the wind shield spray jets weren't installed correctly, one actually fell inside the body. The transmission hunts all over the place. I was glad to get my LR4 back.

dude lean back :D

So 30 mpg imperial, thats about 24 mpg US. Not bad.

I bought a brand new Disco Sport, HSE Dynamic LUX in Sept 18, it's a UK 68 plate and I love it,…………... except for that damn ticking sound on the seatbelt pillars front and rear. You don't hear it too much when it's cold but get a little bit of sunshine and that damn ticking noise reappears. It's embarrassing that Landrover still haven't resolved this problem. I also have a lot of wind noise in the cabin to the extent I often check that the windows are closing correctly. The car cost over £51,000 WTF is going on?? It's just embarrassing. It's going back into the garage tomorrow so they can have another go at resolving the problem. I've told them if it isn't fixed once and for all this time then they are to instigate their vehicle rejection procedure as I'll be handing it back to them. No one should pay good money for a car with these issues. WIsh I'd kept my Mercedes ML, or bought the new badged GLE

I will not buy this car anytime soon, but sure hell loves watching these videos

Specialized Tshirt,roadie or mtb,if I had to guess Henry's love of rallying,MTB 🤘

Wished I had money to buy this.

Were you guys watching a movie at 5:18?

Great wow 💙✌

My disvovery sport does 40- 55 mpg on motorways cruising at 70mph

Biggest annoyance I’ve found on my 2018 model is that the folding mirrors open when you unlock the car (instead of when you power it on) and that it ALWAYS pulls away in 2nd gear even in sport mode but I guess that’s not a lot. Reliability wise, it’s been good but it is still early days. Measuring up to a Q5 will always be a hard task.

I spend a lot of time on the roads and I'm running out of good podcasts. Can you share some of your favorites?

Can you guys take it serious offroading to see the performance

Any problems with oil dilution ?

If we be honest achieving a maximum of 37mpg on a motorway from a diesel engine is atrocious. Nice looking car still.

It still needs more power. One of their supercharged V-6s would work. Then you wouldn't have that transmission kickdown issue as often.

5:20 Are they playing Overcooked on PS4?

i heard its not as good off-road as its predecessor LR4 its heavy and it parks its ass specially in the mud

nice

How many times have you had to bring it to Land Rover for a def refill ??

New pod hurry up

What's the support vehicle when you're doing updates on the Disco Sport? RR dawn? Chiron? something else common and utilitarian? ;)

👍🚘

Did it break down yet? Sell quick before the warranty goes out. Advice from all machanic.

i got 100,000kms on my my15 (everything is rattling) dash rotary gear knob area glove box roof head rest area inside the hood lining door cards tail gate inside trim front bar/grill when stopped in gear (excessive vibrations with the sd4) front left window squeaking up and down (shame!) exhaust/shroud rattle underneath car all conveniently just as the 3year warranty ran out

Thinking of getting one of these to replace my yeti but worried about build quality issues, anyone had any problems? My yeti has been outstanding

It would be interesting to see a 6 months of what it's like to live with a classic sports car or GT. Like an MGB GT or a GT6.

Soooo... u gonna change ur name back to Xcar ?

Wear your crispy white dress shirt rather then T-shirt, you look very skinny Henry😄

not a 300tdi though is it ?...

Lofty driving position? You must be having a laugh .. I won’t be trading my Freelander 2 metropolis in for another landrover any time soon .. probably go for a Volvo XC60

24th!

friend owned a MY16 Disco sport...it visited dealers/workshops more than petrol stations...no thanks...

that thing is a car disguised as a suv 8,2 inch ground clearance will get you stuck fast My forester has more clearance than this

I’m going to set up a “ really cheesed off Land Rover owners club any volunteers?

seems henry should focus on performance car review 😂

Living with a disco sport for 1 full year - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rHCHjrqhObk.html

Bought one new at the end of 2015. Just before the end of 2017 and with 32k on the clock it went belly up. Required a complete engine change. Road tested by JLR dealer, noise coming fron new engine that couldn't be traced. They spoke tp JLR who said it needed another new engine. Got it back six weeks later only top have the starter motor fail. We got rid. I wouldnt buy another one thats for sure.

A mate at work bought one of these new and the DPF was so problematic and the dealer support so poor that he got rid of it and ended up with a petrol Tiguan. Shame as it’s a handsome car.

Henry, we all love you very much, but you should really consider exercising

It's a rattle and roll shit box....that's my verdict after a 24hr loan car

The worst car human created on earth with Combinations service 👎👎👎

Toyota Landcruiser is far more reliable. So if I was in a remote location I would put my trust in that.

Uh, a Range Rover IS a Land Rover

that is the ugliest interior i have ever seen in a car

Never own a Land Rover out of warranty. EVER.

It's still absolutely Fugly.

Check out balance shaft issues, fuel diluting the engine oil, bloody hopeless infoscreen,, particulate filter issues causing limp mode. Brake malfunctioning. I’m bored now, but there re loads of reliability issues. Don’t buy a Land Rover under any circumstances.

Still think Porsche Macan is way better, functionally, dynamically and you drive a Porsche, not a Land Rover.

This guy is boring, bring back the other guy with the glasses!

OMG!!!! Is there anyone creepier than this guy???? He looks like he just crawled out of a grave somewhere??!? Where the hell is Alex Goy???? Sheesh!!!

What an ugly disgusting Land Rover. In fact all Land Rover are disgusting. Glorified Kai sportages and Nissan quaisqui. Sort it out Land Rover.