Land Rover Discovery 2004 – 09 Child Safety, Parts & Repair Review

Land Rover Discovery

challenges any comers to the competition. The Land Rover Discovery is an impressively built vehicle, with space, attractiveness, and engine.

With abundant torque and smooth drives at all speeds, the Land Rover was also low on noise, even when it was going full blast.

Interiorly, the Land Rover Discovery features the luxurious leather of all cars. Moreover, it’s equipped with the equipment and technology that makes it a sleek, modern vehicle.

This car just exudes luxury.

To test its durability, Euro NCAP ran a frontal Offset Crash test on the Land Rover Discovery and it received a 4-star rating based on its performance and protection in high-speed front and side crash tests.

Watch the Crash test video here.

Child Safety

When riding the Land Rover Discovery, children less than 18 month of age should be facing the rear. After that age, it is advised that children be forward-facing. This is to avoid the impact on the chest. Protection for children is good.

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Safety can be concerning. In all collision types, the Jaguar provides a marginal amount of protection to protect from injury. Protection is much better in a side impact collision and for passengers in a frontal impact collision. As a result, risk is imminent if anything goes wrong.

Pedestrian protection is dire and whiplash protection is marginally weak. Despite this, through rigorous testing, safety in the Land Rover Discovery received a 4-star rating for crashworthiness and safety.

Maintenance & Repair Costs

Repairs made to the Land Rover Discovery will require high quality parts. The great news is that these parts can be found at many dealers within the same price range and time commitment of any normal car.

Service parts: £150 – £170 (MANN, German)

Oil filter, Oil, Air filter, Fuel filter, Pollen filter

We recommend Genuine or similar, such as Mann filters & Castrol for Land Rover.

Brake Disc & Pads ch.: £350 – £450 (Pagid, German)

Cam. Belt change: £700 – £1000

Cam belt kit: £89 – £140

Diagnostic: £40 – £120 depend on the local garages

Labour rates:

Independent: £65 – £125 / hour

Main dealer: £175 – £235 / hour

The Service & Repair process, however, can be more time consuming and will require a well experienced mechanic and occasionally special tools. As a result, the price here may exceed costs of a typical vehicle.

Safety Features:

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES

Anti-lock brakes, or ABS brakes, will automatically sense when a tire has abruptly stopped rotating and modulate the brake’s pressure to allow the tire to continue rotating safely. With ABS brakes, the vehicle is capable of turning while in brake mode.

ISOFIX REAR

Attached to child safety seats, ISOFIX are red attachments to secure and protect children in booster or car seats.

STABILITY CONTROL

Stability control will sense when the vehicle has reached or exceeded its limit. It will reduce the engine power and/or apply the appropriate brakes. This feature helps prevent the driver from losing control of his or her vehicle.

FRONT, SIDE, AND OVERHEAD AIRBAGS

The vehicle is loaded with airbags for protection of its driver and passengers. Front airbags protect the head in a frontal crash. If the vehicle experiences a side collision or rollover, the side airbags protect the torso and the overhead airbags protect their heads.

PRETENSIONERS

Pre-tensioners on the seatbelt automatically tighten the seatbelt to secure the occupant and ensure minimal injury.

SEATBELT REMINDER

Pre-tensioners on the seatbelt automatically tighten the seatbelt to The seatbelt reminder monitors whether there is an occupant in the seat and communicates this information to the seat restraint system in the vehicle. If the seat belt is not buckled, it sends a reminder to remind the occupant to put the seatbelt on. Seatbelt reminders are available front seat passengers.