Land Rover Range Rover Sport Reliability by Year

Based on 2M+ real complaints filed with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

792 NHTSA complaints (2006–2025).Complaint rate: 31.3 per 1,000 vehicles.

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Should I buy a Land Rover Range Rover Sport?

Quick answer from 792 NHTSA complaints · 2006–2025

Most Land Rover Range Rover Sport years show comparable, moderate complaint volumes. No specific year stands out as dramatically worse than its siblings. The most commonly reported issue is engine problems. Any year within the data range should perform similarly — focus inspection on the individual VIN history rather than avoiding a specific year.

Best years to buy
Most common Land Rover Range Rover Sport problem: Engine Problems115 complaints (1.7% crash-involvement rate).

Keep scrolling for year-by-year complaint trends, recall campaigns, and component breakdowns — or click any year above for a full report.

Severity Score
559.1
Complaints
792
Crash Rate
4.2%
Fire Rate
1.9%
Injuries
45
Fatalities

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.

Rankings based on raw NHTSA complaint counts. Sales volume data not yet available for this model.

Bottom line: Avoid the 2011 Land Rover Range Rover Sport. The 2021–2022 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: Engine.

Avoid These Years

2011
~82/yr complaints · 3 crashes
2016
~81/yr complaints · 3 crashes

Average

2006
~39/yr complaints
2010
~48/yr complaints
2012–2015
~55/yr complaints
2017–2018
~54/yr complaints

Better Years

2021–2022
~17/yr complaints
2019
~16/yr complaints
2007–2009
~12/yr complaints

Too New

2024–2025
28 complaints so far

Need 3+ years on the road for reliable complaint data.

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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Common Land Rover Range Rover Sport Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA. Bar length = volume; color = crash-involvement rate.

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ComponentComplaintsCrash %
Engine Problems1151.7%
Electrical Faults892.2%
Steering Defects691.4%
Fuel System561.8%
Body Structure537.5%
Suspension Failures521.9%
Gasoline Fuel System350.0%
Transmission / Drivetrain345.9%
Airbags3016.7%
Brakes250.0%

When Each Problem Spiked

Year × component heatmap. Darker cells = more complaints that year. Reveals which model years a specific defect concentrated in — useful for spotting redesign-cycle quality dips.

Data Sources & Methodology

Complaints: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation consumer complaint database (792 records for this model). Public domain data, updated monthly.

Sales data: Not yet available for this model. Complaint counts are shown as raw numbers.

Rate calculation: Complaints per 10,000 vehicles sold = (complaint count / US annual sales) x 10,000. This normalizes for sales volume so high-volume models like Civic or Camry aren't unfairly penalized.

Year classifications: AVOID = 1.5x+ the model's median complaint count. GOOD = 0.6x or below. Years less than 3 years old are marked TOO NEW (insufficient data).

See also: Land Rover Range Rover Sportaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.

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