Used buyer's guide: Land Rover Discovery pictures

All Discovery 3 and 4 cabins are spacious and generally well equipped, but the age and spec of car can make a big difference to how luxurious it feels. Practicality is a strength across the range, too – with every seat folded, there’s

The electric parking brake doesn’t always hold the car securely, usually because of a build-up of brake dust and dirt.

Rear windscreen wiper motors pack in all too readily, so check that your wipers still work smoothly on each of the various settings.

faulty sensors, compressors and corroded pipes can cause the air-conditioning and climate control systems to play up.

Central locking system can fail on any of the four side doors. Sometimes it affects two doors at a time, but often just the one.