Land Rover Range Rover Sport Reliability

789 NHTSA complaints (2006–2025). Complaint rate: 31.1 per 1,000 vehicles.

Severity Score
55.8
Complaints
789
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.

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
~54/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

Land Rover Range Rover Sport — Complaints by Model YearPeak: 2011 (82)
0244771942006200820102012201420162018202020222024

Common Land Rover Range Rover Sport Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA

ComponentComplaintsCrash %
ENGINE1151.7%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM892.2%
STEERING681.5%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER573.5%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM561.8%
STRUCTURE:BODY527.7%
SUSPENSION521.9%
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE350.0%
POWER TRAIN345.9%
AIR BAGS3016.7%

Year-by-Year Breakdown

NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.

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

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Land Rover Range Rover Sport Years to Avoid (2006–2025) — Reliability, Problems & Best Years to Buy | VinItel