Overview & Reviews

For 2004, the Discovery gets new tubular roof rails, and a manually lockable center differential is now standard. The S trim gets an in-dash CD player as standard equipment, and the HSE's cabin is enhanced with burled wood trim on the center console. A new interior color scheme -- called Tundra, featuring light earth tones in leather -- has been added. Finally, Land Rover is offering a limited-edition G4 model this year: It's painted an eye-catching orange, and boasts a cabin with unique trim and upholstery.

• Superior off-road ability, classic SUV styling, quality interior materials, lots of head- and legroom.

• Hard to get in and out of, quirky interior design, limited hip- and shoulder room, not much cargo space, poor gas mileage, no side airbags or stability control.

User Reviews:

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  Discovery - 2004 Land Rover Discovery
  By LandDriver - May 24 - 2:00 am

  All hype no extras....not even a DVD player! Poor visibility, lots of blind spots.

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  It is okay - 2004 Land Rover Discovery
  By roverlover - May 18 - 8:06 pm

  It took some getting use to driving the Land Rover after owning a MB for 5-6 years. The LR Discovery is a very capable car, built reasonably well, have a few good options/features but it is no MB. I am still glad that I made the purchase. The LR Discovery performs really well during the snowy NE winter, which is the main reason why I purchase the car. I have had a few quality problems with my Discovery but the dealer fixed them under the warranty as expected. Some of the fixes took multiple trips to the dealer before they were fixed but the service dept didnt make it any more painful than it has to be. Thumbs up for the service dept!

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  needs help, but i love it - 2004 Land Rover Discovery
  By bogart - April 3 - 2:00 am

  This is the 2nd Discovery Ive owned, I love the look, the build quality. It carries a certain presence.I think the fuel ecomony could be better, and the window buttons could be a little more "user Freindly" and the gas and brake pedal are too close togther when you have boots or large feet they stick together and thats not the 1st complaint I heard about that.

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  Looks Good but a real Brit Junker - 2004 Land Rover Discovery
  By swamp - November 17 - 7:16 am

  I purchased my Diccovery in 2006. It had 20k miles on it. I had to replace all of the rotors and pads at the same time around 50k miles and they are not cheap cause you cant just replace the pads, must replace pads AND rotors. It overheated in Atlanta (it has 80K miles now) dealer tells me I have to replace head gaskets ($2800), Mass airflow sensors ($600), Thermostat ($470) .. and my window wont roll down anymore so i need a window regulator ($435) DO NOT BUY ONE OF THESE CARS YOU WILL REGRET IT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. YES THEY LOOK GREAT BUT THEY ARE GARBAGE ON THE INSIDE.

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  2004 Land Rover Discovery - 2004 Land Rover Discovery
  By DickB. - January 28 - 3:16 am

  We thought we had purchased a very will built car. Front brakes went in less than 35,000 miles. Rotors cost $130 each. Brake job just for front was $650. 56k miles, 6k after warranty ended dealer told us head gaskets leaking, $2500 to fix. Head gasket leaks means poor seal at factory or poor design. Rubber guards on front headlights, tail light etc, broke off, dealer fixed for free. Quality poor from factory Cannot trade in, as gas mileage is about 14. Car insurance very high. Value of car went from $34k to $11k in 4 years, cost to us $5700/yr deprecation.

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  Worst SUV ever - 2004 Land Rover Discovery
  By made1024 - February 5 - 9:03 pm

  Bought this car 4/04 zero miles, have never used the 4x4 (I live in Miami), have only driven it @ 8000 miles/year. The engine has leaks EVERYWHERE, the car is now 6 years old on the dot and just hit the 50k miles. The cost of repair is $7k! Driver window and passenger windows both stopped working had those repaired under warranty. Horn switch on the steering wheel continuously pops out, took the car in 3 times for that and still happening. Terrible car, terrible dealer service and Land Rover Headquarters is just as bad. No calls returned, been waiting for one week now. Buy a Jeep youll get a better car and lots more fun to drive!

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  we bought a lemon - 2004 Land Rover Discovery
  By jeanned - February 22 - 3:13 pm

  We bought our 04 Disco new and have had nothing but problems. I love it, I love to drive it but the rear fog light burned out after 3-4 months, cannot access it because it is sealed. The radio/cd player went out, dealer did fix that, front headlights are full of moisture, the passenger side window motor broke, dealer did not fix, 500+ to fix that, transmission has leaked since around 20,000. Dealer would not do the warranty to fix this except for a seal, started throwing fluid again while on vacation in FL, dealership would not cover it, brakes locked up while on vacation again, dealership did cover that one, now it needs a new engine, dealer wont cover, LRNA offered a small amount.

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  Its a car you will hate to love - 2004 Land Rover Discovery
  By Bryce - February 4 - 8:36 am

  This is my second Land Rover Discovery. My first was a 2000. It caught on fire on the freeway. What else do I need to say about that. I was stupid and bought a 2004 model in May 2008. Okay I know its now 4 years old now, but its only got 46,000 miles which I thought was pretty good. I cant drive it without lights turning on every second and a dinging noise going off all day. Driving it will remind you of Vegas. My check engine light wont go off because of the gas cap either. Its funny how they use Land Rovers in Jamaica for off road safaris from 1985 but my 2004 cant make it to the store. If you are thinking about a Land Rover just dont do it. Go buy an Acura.

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  Stay Away - 2004 Land Rover Discovery
  By rockyroad - September 24 - 2:00 am

  Overall quality very poor for the price and fuel economy worse than 12- 16...DO NOT BUY THIS

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  Dont buy 2004 DISCO - 2004 Land Rover Discovery
  By AJ - June 27 - 4:23 pm

  I had always admired Land Rovers and had saved enough money to buy a used 04 Discovery last summer for my new wife thinking it would be a safe, cool, and reliable vehicle for our family for many years to come. It only had 44,000 miles on it and the Coil pack went out:$750. Then needed new plugs and wires because they were damaged too:$300. At 48,000 miles the Cruise Control went out:$500. The downhill assist feature never worked, but I did not have an extra $1000 to fix that. Then at 55,000 miles the Oil pump went out:$2300. I had taken all the Land Rover hits I could handle, and traded it in. Land Rover should recall many features on this model due to an abundance of lemon-like problems.