Land Rover Range Rover Reliability
1,309 NHTSA complaints (1987–2025). Complaint rate: 56.0 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2003–2006 Land Rover Range Rover. The 2021–2022 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: STEERING.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Land Rover Range Rover Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| STEERING | 122 | 3.3% |
| SUSPENSION | 96 | 0.0% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 89 | 4.5% |
| POWER TRAIN | 81 | 19.8% |
| ENGINE | 74 | 5.4% |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | 73 | 0.0% |
| AIR BAGS | 63 | 6.3% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 61 | 9.8% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 51 | 11.8% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 32 | 6.2% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987GOOD | — | 3 | 0 | — | View → |
| 1988GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View → |
| 1989GOOD | — | 6 | 1 | — | View → |
| 1990GOOD | — | 14 | 3 | 3 | View → |
| 1991GOOD | — | 7 | 1 | — | View → |
| 1992GOOD | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | View → |
| 1993 | — | 25 | 5 | — | View → |
| 1994GOOD | — | 13 | 0 | — | View → |
| 1995AVOID | — | 46 | 3 | 2 | View → |
| 1996AVOID | — | 50 | 0 | 8 | View → |
| 1997 | — | 27 | 3 | 7 | View → |
| 1998 | — | 28 | 4 | 3 | View → |
| 1999AVOID | — | 38 | 0 | 3 | View → |
| 2000 | — | 34 | 2 | 4 | View → |
| 2001GOOD | — | 7 | 1 | — | View → |
| 2002 | — | 25 | 0 | — | View → |
| 2003AVOID | — | 133 | 1 | 1 | View → |
| 2004AVOID | — | 78 | 0 | 2 | View → |
| 2005AVOID | — | 44 | 1 | 1 | View → |
| 2006AVOID | — | 84 | 2 | 4 | View → |
| 2007 | — | 22 | 2 | — | View → |
| 2008 | — | 36 | 2 | — | View → |
| 2009GOOD | — | 5 | 0 | — | View → |
| 2010 | — | 23 | 0 | 2 | View → |
| 2011 | — | 20 | 0 | — | View → |
| 2012 | — | 22 | 2 | — | View → |
| 2013 | — | 36 | 8 | — | View → |
| 2014AVOID | — | 66 | 4 | — | View → |
| 2015AVOID | — | 97 | 8 | — | View → |
| 2016AVOID | — | 93 | 5 | — | View → |
| 2017AVOID | — | 76 | 1 | 2 | View → |
| 2018 | — | 37 | 4 | 3 | View → |
| 2019 | — | 23 | 4 | — | View → |
| 2020 | — | 21 | 5 | 2 | View → |
| 2021GOOD | — | 11 | 2 | — | View → |
| 2022GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View → |
| 2023 | — | 27 | 2 | 3 | View → |
| 2024TOO NEW | — | 15 | 7 | — | View → |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 7 | 0 | — | View → |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
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See also: Land Rover Range Roveraccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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