Enter the 17-character VIN of your Land Rover Discovery to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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Looking at a model Land Rover Discovery? Enter its 17-character VIN here and the free decoder tells you the manufacturer, the model year and the manufacturing country. The model Land Rover Discovery appears in our data for 1989 - present. Versions in our data: 7. Bodies: SUV. Power: 525 hp. Three facts come straight from the code: who made the car, which model year it belongs to and where it was manufactured. The assembly plant is a bonus when the maker encodes it.
Nothing in the VIN reveals what happened to the car after it left the factory. Damage, mileage, theft entries and ownership changes are covered by a paid vehicle history report. Look at the VIN of the car Land Rover Discovery in more than one place. The number on the dashboard and the one on the door frame should agree with each other and with the paperwork.
1989 - present
Production years
111 - 525 hp
Power
1
Body styles
7
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land Rover Discovery I | 1989 - 1998 | SUV | 111 - 182 hp |
| Land Rover Discovery II | 1998 - 2004 | SUV | 136 - 185 hp |
| Land Rover Discovery III | 2004 - 2009 | SUV | 190 - 295 hp |
| Land Rover Discovery IV | 2009 - 2013 | SUV | 190 - 375 hp |
| Land Rover Discovery IV (facelift 2013) | 2013 - 2017 | SUV | 256 - 340 hp |
| Land Rover Discovery V | 2017 - 2020 | SUV | 180 - 525 hp |
| Land Rover Discovery V (facelift 2020) | 2020 - present | SUV | 249 - 360 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Land Rover Discovery, with model years 1989 - present in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 1989 - present across 7 versions of the Land Rover Discovery. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Land Rover Discovery the characters to expect are 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006), 7 (2007), 8 (2008), 9 (2009), A (2010), B (2011), C (2012), D (2013), E (2014), F (2015), G (2016), H (2017), J (2018), K (2019), L (2020), M (2021), N (2022), P (2023), R (2024), S (2025), T (2026).
7 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 525 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
Stand outside the car and look through the windshield at the lower corner on the driver's side. You can also open the driver's door and check the frame, or read it from the registration document.
No. Accident history is not part of the VIN. The decoder returns manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture, while damage records come from a paid vehicle history report.
No registration is needed. You type in the VIN and get the manufacturer, model year and country of manufacture at no cost.