Land Rover Range Rover Problems by Model Year
NHTSA recorded 960 consumer complaints across the 35 model years of the Land Rover Range Rover (1989–2025) that have at least 5 complaints. 2003 has the most, with 97. Across all years, the part named most often is transmission and drivetrain (217 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.
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All Range Rover model years
Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.
| Year | Complaints | Median mi | Recalls | TSBs | Score (50 = typical) | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 3,300 | 5 | 244 | — | Too new |
| 2024 | 10 | 21,000 | 10 | 413 | — | Too new |
| 2023 | 22 | 17,000 | 11 | 557 | — | Too new |
| 2021 | 12 | 37,000 | 5 | 373 | — | Not enough data |
| 2020 | 27 | 950 | 5 | 570 | 53 · Typical | Rising |
| 2019 | 15 | 17,000 | 3 | 630 | — | Rising |
| 2018 | 28 | 4,750 | 4 | 823 | 43 · Typical | Stable |
| 2017 | 62 | 53,000 | 8 | 807 | 53 · Typical | Rising |
| 2016 | 79 | 61,000 | 13 | 773 | 48 · Typical | Rising |
| 2015 | 71 | 70,000 | 8 | 718 | 52 · Typical | Rising |
| 2014 | 42 | 32,000 | 10 | 1,157 | 54 · Typical | Rising |
| 2013 | 26 | 40,500 | 6 | 1,098 | 35 · Fewer | Falling |
| 2012 | 20 | 51,906 | 4 | 284 | — | Falling |
| 2011 | 15 | 88,936 | 3 | 216 | — | Rising |
| 2010 | 14 | 75,000 | 5 | 242 | — | Not enough data |
| 2009 | 5 | 111,303 | 4 | 80 | — | Not enough data |
| 2008 | 30 | 98,500 | 3 | 81 | 0 · Fewer | Falling |
| 2007 | 14 | 72,953 | 3 | 75 | — | Not enough data |
| 2006 | 53 | 91,836 | 2 | 109 | Not compared (before 2008) | Stable |
| 2005 | 35 | 60,020 | 1 | 66 | Not compared (before 2008) | Stable |
| 2004 | 51 | 73,000 | 1 | 54 | Not compared (before 2008) | Falling |
| 2003 | 97 | 66,052 | 1 | 57 | Not compared (before 2008) | Falling |
| 2002 | 14 | 72,730 | 0 | 25 | — | Not enough data |
| 2001 | 7 | 80,000 | 1 | 9 | — | Not enough data |
| 2000 | 26 | 79,500 | 3 | 9 | Not compared (before 2008) | Stable |
| 1999 | 29 | 92,590 | 5 | 5 | Not compared (before 2008) | Stable |
| 1998 | 24 | 78,500 | 3 | 5 | — | Stable |
| 1997 | 21 | 100,000 | 3 | 5 | — | Stable |
| 1996 | 35 | 152,000 | 3 | 5 | Not compared (before 2008) | Stable |
| 1995 | 25 | 79,650 | 7 | 5 | Not compared (before 2008) | Stable |
| 1994 | 10 | 110,000 | 0 | 5 | — | Not enough data |
| 1993 | 8 | 93,000 | 0 | 5 | — | Not enough data |
| 1992 | 6 | 151,000 | 0 | 4 | — | Not enough data |
| 1990 | 13 | — | 3 | 4 | — | Not enough data |
| 1989 | 5 | 213,000 | 1 | 4 | — | Not enough data |
Parts named most often, all years
Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.
- Transmission and drivetrain217 24%
- Steering151 17%
- Electrical system124 14%
- Suspension122 13%
- Engine81 8.9%
- Brakes76 8.3%
- Engine cooling73 8.0%
- Fuel system71 7.8%
Example complaints
One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
2006: “When I backed my Range Rover up over the side curb it locked my steering. I can only turn my wheel when the truck is driving it has no power while in just sitting at a light. Makes it difficult to park my truck because I can't turn the wheel without gas to the truck. I took it to auto zone to see if it was power steering but no noise the fluids are in there.”
NHTSA complaint #11279495, filed 2019-11, 200,000 miles2007: “I was driving at a speed of about 25mph on a city street and began to brake gently as I was approaching a red light. The distance between my car and the car in front of me at the time I began braking was over 3-cars-length, but not more than 4. This was not an abrupt stop. As I applied the brake I could feel it began to shudder and the car was not slowing down. …”
NHTSA complaint #10970844, filed 2017-04, 130,000 miles2019: “I experienced an unintended powered rollaway. Specifically, as I was reversing out of my garage, I noticed something on the ground so I put the vehicle in park to pick it up. When I exited the vehicle, I was standing in the wedge between the driver's seat and the open driver's door, and the car unexpectedly rolled in reverse. I did not hear or see any warnings at any time that alerted me that I was in any danger. …”
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About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology