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2012 Disco 4 - worry points?
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A1GSS
 


Member Since: 12 Sep 2010
Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
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England 2016 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 Graphite LE Auto Corris GreyDiscovery 4
2012 Disco 4 - worry points?

Hi folks,

Not posted for a while since I sold the Sport, good to come back and see little if anything has changed 😊 very reassuring.

I’ve been helping a friend with his ambitions to buy a D4, he’s done the deal and has secured a 2012 car with about 80k miles. Not seen this one personally.

Reason for this post is to ask what might be the common points of concern on this model. It’s the facelift car with the updated nav and rotary gear selector.

Anything to be especially aware of that might have surfaced with this age of car or engine/gearbox combo for example?

Thanks for any insight. ____
New: 16MY Discovery 4 Graphite SDV6, Corris Grey
Gone: 22MY Jaguar iPace HSE Black, Borasco Grey
Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey  
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Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: Argyll
Posts: 2991

United Kingdom 2009 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Stornoway GreyDiscovery 3

    rear end rot - espacially the rear sills and body
    Inlet manifolds
    EGR pipes

would be my top three - as an owner of a '62 plate Whistle Currently 2009 Disco 3 SE, 2013 MY D4 HSE and 2016 D4 SE
Previously:
TD5 Defender 110 CSW (230k miles)
300TDi Disco 1 (289k)
4 RR Classics (300-350k each, 2 manual, 2 auto)
110 V8 CSW (220k)
S3 109 hi cap pickup (ex RN)
S2A 88 Safari SW with lpg conversion (bloody lethal)  
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A1GSS
 


Member Since: 12 Sep 2010
Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
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England 2016 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 Graphite LE Auto Corris GreyDiscovery 4

So on previous model cars I’ve had,, (2008 and 2010) I also had problems with

- oil pump
- compressor and tank
- belts especially the rear one, was hard to access so didn’t get done
- spare wheel winch
- EPB
- Tailgate latch for lower panel

Amy of these likely to carry over to these later cars? ____
New: 16MY Discovery 4 Graphite SDV6, Corris Grey
Gone: 22MY Jaguar iPace HSE Black, Borasco Grey
Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey  
Post #239317124th May 2025 7:55 pm
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Moo
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Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 15082

Ukraine 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Manual Zambezi SilverDiscovery 3

Gear selector can fail leaving you stranded. D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)

New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!) Sold

Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)

Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)

No longer the Old Buses original owner Sad
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control  
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Sundayjumper
 


Member Since: 23 Sep 2024
Location: Berkshire
Posts: 164

United Kingdom 2012 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Indus SilverDiscovery 4

Having owned my 120k mile 2012 since October:

All four rear wishbones (and I did the hub ball joints while I was there)
Brake disks & pads all round
Front wheel bearings
Throttle body

A previous owner had done the front wishbones already.

Apart from the cracked throttle body it's all pretty normal stuff for a car of this age & mileage tbh.  
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Slomofo
 


Member Since: 17 Oct 2019
Location: Bardsville
Posts: 70

United Kingdom 2010 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 HSE Auto Ipanema SandDiscovery 4

You can add these to the list

Central locking gremlins - mainly door lock actuators
Park Distance Control - Sensors in Bumpers fail and the wiring is fragile as…
Climate Control - Compressor can wear internally and become an asthmatic failure  
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stick
 


Member Since: 13 Jan 2010
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United Kingdom 2010 LR4 3.0 TDV6 HSE Auto Izmir BlueLR4

earth strap...best to add another one as hard to get to d4 HSE  
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