Owners have filed 102 complaints on the Land Rover Range Rover Velar, covering 2018–2024. The system named most often is Electrical System (20 reports). Worst years by volume: 2018, 2019, 2020; cleanest: 2024, 2023, 2021. 6 reports describe a crash, 5 a fire. On average the car was 3.9 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Land Rover Range Rover Velar
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 102 Range Rover Velar complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Electrical System 20 Read
Well maintained vehicle I’ve been sole owner of. Driving normally along highway at normal speed. Electrical issue warning alert pops up, immediately goes away. This happened again, car fills with smoke and is immediately on fire. Happened very quickly. Have had zero issues with this vehicle otherwise. No warnings. Car…
My car caught on fire due to electrical and engine issues
Dial shifter complaint about the car being place in park inside my garage, left the car door open to return inside the home and once I was 100% out of the vehicle as witnessed by my neighbors, the car went out of park mode causing damaged to the car and my home. What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is…
Engine 18 Read
My 2019 Range Rover Velar engine caught on fire while it was parked and off. The vehicle gave no warning and showed no signs of overheating or maintenance that needed to be done. The fire was so bad and hot it totaled the velar and another vehicle
The land rover velar was purchase on january 25, 2020 from stevens creek jaguar land over of san jose, ca. When it reached 1600 miles, I found that the vehicle had the oil leakage phenomenon. There is a lot of oil at the bottom of the vehicle. I suspected that there was a leakage problem when the vehicle was…
The car basically shut down while running. It started to shake and than just powered down, twice. According to the dealership there is an issue with the "purge system" they old me the vehicle was released to early . There is an issue with the software and management system. The car is unsafe to drive . When the car…
Power Train 12 Read
I purchased my vehicle in Feb, 2022. In April, I was stopped at a red light and the automatic brake "hold" feature enabled. I pressed the gas and nothing happened. The vehicle went from Drive to Neutral. Had to put vehicle in Park and then put in drive. Again in May, 2022, it happened twice in one day. Stopped at stop…
The contact owns a 2022 Land Rover Range Rover Velar. The contact stated that the vehicle was designed with the auto Stop/Start system that allowed the vehicle to turn off while at a complete stop and to restart when releasing the brake pedal and depressing the accelerator pedal. However, while at the stop light, the…
On several occasions the vehicle shifted by itself from D to N. Leaving you stuck until you shifted into P then back to D. This is scary and potentially dangerous. Dealer has only a service bulletin, so if you complain they can hopefully fix it. But, this is dangerous should have a recall
Exterior Lighting 6 Read
The contact owns a 2019 Land Rover Range Rover Velar. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, her fiancé noticed that the front passenger’s side headlight bulb was blown. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the headlight bulb was blown and needed to be…
The LED headlight on my 2019 Land Rover Velar is no longer working properly. The built-in Daytime Running Light (DRL) has stopped working completely. This is an important safety feature that helps other drivers see my vehicle during the day. I've already been pulled over three times because of this issue, so it's…
I am reporting a premature failure of the daytime running light (DRL) system on my Range Rover Velar. Both DRLs have failed within approximately one year of each other, indicating a likely systemic defect rather than normal wear. The DRLs are integrated LED components within the headlamp assembly and are not…
Engine And Engine Cooling 5 Read
The contact’s mother owns a 2019 Land Rover Range Rover Velar. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. There was white smoke coming from underneath the hood of the vehicle due to the engine overheating. The failure occurred within 10 minutes of driving at various speeds. The vehicle was…
The contact owns a 2019 Land Rover Range Rover Velar. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle overheated. The low oil pressure warning light and the check engine warning light were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that coolant intrusion into…
The contact owns a 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar. The contact stated that coolant was leaking on the ground underneath the vehicle. The low coolant level warning light was illuminated. There was oil in the oil pan. There was smoke under the hood. The contact was adding coolant daily. The contact called the local…
Steering 4 Read
In wet, rainy conditions, the dynamic stability control malfunctioned and would not cede control back to the driver. As a result, the vehicle crashed into the guardrail, causing injury to an passenger. I am an attorney, reporting this on behalf of my client who was the injured passenger, Mr. Vikram Gunda. The vehicle…
I purchased a Range Rover Velar on 8 January 2022. Since then, it has switched from drive to neutral without prompting on 6 occasions. Most recently 24th March, 30th April, 8th April, 10th May and 23rd May. I took it to the dealership in February spoke with service advisor and he told me it's a known problem. They…
While driving at 55mph on a smooth surface the car steered itself irratically upon which I had to fight the steering wheel to keep in my lane, this has happened twice on smooth dry surface at 55mph
Structure 3 Read
On september 13, 2019, my wife and 2 year old daughter pulled into our driveway in our 2019 range rover velar. Shortly before pulling into the driveway, the check engine light came on and a coolant alert went off. The car then burst into flames while parked in our driveway. My wife quickly got our daughter out of her…
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On 3/5 we were out of state on vacation, after we completed shopping for the day I was placing my shopping bags in the trunk of the vehicle. My friend, unaware that I had not stepped out of the way activated the self closing trunk door. The door failed to detect that there was an obstruction (me) and closed striking…
Seat Belts 3 Read
My seatbelt malfunctioned and does not latch. The part that the seat belt goes into is not catching
Seatbelt is not catching or latching
My child was tangled in the rear seat belt while the car was parked. Every time we tried to get some extra slack in the seat belt it would continue to get tighter and squeeze her around her waist. The seat belt would not release even after turning the car off the belt continued to stay locked and any slack would be…
Range Rover Velar years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Other/i Am Not Sure | 1 | — | |
| 2023 | Electrical System,engine | — | — | |
| 2022 | Electrical System | 1 | — | |
| 2021 | Electrical System,engine | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | Electrical System | — | — | |
| 2019 | Electrical System | — | 3 | |
| 2018 | Air Bags | 3 | 1 |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 82 |
| Average complaints per series | 1.2 |
| Worst single series | 3 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 3.9 years |
A model average of 1.2 hides a worst series at 3. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the Range Rover Velar?
By complaint volume, 2018, 2019, 2020 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which Range Rover Velar years are the cleanest?
2024, 2023, 2021 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Land Rover Range Rover Velar have?
102 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 2018–2024. Of those, 6 describe a crash and 5 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.