Owners have filed 503 complaints on the Land Rover Range Rover, covering 1995–2024. The system named most often is Power Train (137 reports). Worst years by volume: 2003, 2006, 2004; cleanest: 2009, 2001, 2002. 25 reports describe a crash, 21 a fire, 2 a death. On average the car was 5.8 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Land Rover Range Rover
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 503 Range Rover complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Power Train 137 Read
Subject: URGENT: Investigation Request – Systemic Loss of Propulsion in Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Vehicles (2017–2026). 1. Description of Defect I am formally reporting a critical, life-threatening safety defect involving the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) and the Fuel Pump Driver Module (FPDM) in Jaguar Land Rover…
Subject: URGENT: Global Safety Defect Report – Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Powertrain Control Module (PCM) and Fuel Pump Driver Module (FPDM) Failure. Description of Defect: I am writing to formally report a critical safety defect affecting Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) vehicles involving the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) and…
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…
Air Bags 54 Read
Consumer was involved in a collision and the air bags failed to deploy. The dealer had been contacted and stated the air bags may have been defective. Ts jg
The contact owned a 2000 land rover range rover. The contact stated while driving 60 mph, the brake pedal was depressed to avoid a collision ahead and the vehicle skidded off the road. As a result, the contact crashed into a concrete barrier and a light post. The air bag failed to deploy. The contacts head/face struck…
Consumer was traveling 50-60 mph and was involved in a frontal crash in which neither driver's side nor passenger side air bags deployed. Consumer has contacted the manufacturer. Please provide any further details
Suspension 44 Read
Multiple Safety Concerns: 1)The vehicles Emergency Braking System engaged TWICE, SUDDENLY, and in busy traffic/highway situations. Now told BREAK PADS AND ROTORS are worn and rusted badly-unusually soon for a newly purchased car-less than a year old. The Austin Jaguar Land Rover dealership’s service person told me…
“Gearbox Fault” error popped on dash. Vehicle stopped changing gears while driving. Went into limp mode. Toward to Land Rover dealership. Technician states that there is a fault inside the TCM module within the transmission. Which caused the transmission to fail
The front air suspension went out while I was driving it. I've had it repaired 2 times and it continues to fail within a day from repair. Unable to drove the vehicle
Steering 42 Read
The steering wheel on the vehicle turns but just makes a clicking noise and does not actually turn the wheels
Consumer wife was driving went to turn to a lane, the jeep lost control and went off the road. Tt
Vehicle went into a shut down and all electrical power was dead. Attempted to charge battery and battery had 13.2 amps. Towed to dealer and they reported a software update was required. Also they later reported the battery was changed. Upon pick up, the dash reported warnings of no steering assist, no traction control…
Service Brakes 34 Read
This four month old 2024 Range Rover LWB with Bosch brakes experienced a sudden and complete loss of braking capabilities. When the driver went to brake and while turning into a parking stall, the brake pedal was not in its usual position and did not work. It was stuck to or close to the floor mat and was…
Rear brakes were worn only after 13 mths of driving a brand new range rover and that was driving slow and never pushing the car. Out of the 20+ vehicles i've owned in my lifetime i've never seen a vehicle requiring new brake pads at 10-15k miles. Basically, we need to replace the brake pads every year with the annual…
Vehicle Information:** 2023 Range Rover (purchased used on December 19, 2025 with approximately 21,000 miles) **Component/System Involved:** Rear braking system (rear brake pads and rotors). The vehicle has experienced repeated premature wear of the rear brakes. The component is available for inspection upon request.…
Engine And Engine Cooling 34 Read
Complaint: fire erupting from 2005 range rover hse 2005 range rover hse, purchased in 2004-5 from scottsdale, az land rover. On june 1, 2010, while vehicle occupant driving to work in phoenix, az, following dashboard message appeared with the abbreviation, "trans failsafe prog." the range rover owners handbook, pg.…
The contact owns a 2000 land rover range rover. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact smelled smoke and pulled the vehicle off the road. He noticed flames under the hood of his vehicle. Within minutes, the entire vehicle was engulfed in flames. The fire department extinguished the fire and a report was filed.…
I was driving at ~10-15 mph around lake mead in nv. As I pulled to a stop sign smoke began to come from under the hood of the car. At first I thought the car was overheating and tried to navigate it to the side of the road. All the cars systems went out before I got it off the road (30 seconds from the first smoke)…
Electrical System 33 Read
The contact owns a 2006 land rover range rover. While driving 25 mph, smoke was seen coming from the passenger side door. In addition, when the vehicle was shifted out of park, the side mirrors failed to move. The vehicle was towed to the dealer (jaguar land rover seattle, 19910 poplar way, lynnwood, wa 98036) where…
When starting the vehicle smoke appeared through the cracks of the dash board. The ignition was turned into the off position and when trying to start it again, it didn't turn, the ignition was locked. Flames then shot through the cracks on the dashboard near the radio. Within seconds the vehicle was engulfed and…
While driving the vehicle, the rear passengers started to cough, the consumer turned around and noticed smoke filling the cab of the vehicle. Within seconds, the vehicle caught fire and was totaled. *ak *scc
Engine 21 Read
After coming to a complete stop at an intersection, I looked left-right-left before proceeding across the intersection. At the time I began to cross the intersection my vehicle seemingly did not accelerate as normal, causing my vehicle to be hit on the right driver side panel, spun around, and ripping the entire front…
The contact owns a 2023 Land Rover Range Rover. The contact stated that while driving 60-65 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact drove to the destination and parked the vehicle. The contact stated that while attempting to drive the vehicle out of the parking lot, several unknown warning lights…
Saw a recall for coolant lines on other land rover models but they have the same engine as my model. Land rover says my vin is not covered but it is doing exactly the same thing as the recalled models. I am losing coolant and can smell it through the vents into the cabin. I believe the issue extends beyond the initial…
Range Rover 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 | Electrical System | 3 | — | |
| 2023 | Electrical System | 2 | — | |
| 2019 | Electrical System,air Bags,seat Belts | 2 | — | |
| 2013 | Air Bags | 4 | — | |
| 2012 | Air Bags | 2 | — | |
| 2011 | Air Bags | — | — | |
| 2010 | Air Bags | — | 1 | |
| 2009 | Air Bags | — | — | |
| 2008 | Air Bags | 1 | — | |
| 2007 | Air Bags | 1 | — | |
| 2006 | Air Bags | — | 1 | |
| 2005 | Engine | 1 | 1 | |
| 2004 | Electrical System,engine | — | 1 | |
| 2003 | Air Bags | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | Power Train | — | — | |
| 2001 | Air Bags | 1 | — | |
| 2000 | Air Bags | 2 | 3 | |
| 1999 | Air Bags | — | 2 | |
| 1998 | Air Bags | 2 | 3 | |
| 1997 | Air Bags,vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 2 | |
| 1996 | Air Bags | — | 4 | |
| 1995 | Air Bags | 2 | 2 |
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 | 334 |
| Average complaints per series | 1.5 |
| Worst single series | 8 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 5.8 years |
A model average of 1.5 hides a worst series at 8. 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?
By complaint volume, 2003, 2006, 2004 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 years are the cleanest?
2009, 2001, 2002 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 have?
503 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 1995–2024. Of those, 25 describe a crash and 21 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.