Are Land Rovers reliable?

Newer Land Rovers (Defender, Discovery, Discovery Sport, LR2, LR4, Range Rover, Range Rover Evoque, Range Rover Sport, and Range Rover Velar) do not share one complaint pattern. 4 of the 6 models average fewer owner complaints per year in the newer years than in the older years. Range Rover and Range Rover Sport average more owner complaints per year in the newer years than in the older years. Defender, LR4, and Range Rover Evoque do not cover enough model years for that comparison.

Models

9

Model years

2012–2026

Data as of 2026-10-16.

Record by model

2012 Land Rover LR2
LR2 2012–2015
Total recalls 2
Total complaints 32
Fewest complaints 2012, 0 per year · 2014, 0 per year · 2015, 0 per year
Most complaints 2013, 1 per year
Photo: MercurySable99, CC BY-SA 4.0
2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport
Discovery Sport 2015–2026
Total recalls 15
Total complaints 44
Fewest complaints 2022, 0 per year · 2023, 0 per year · 2021, 1 per year
Most complaints 2019, 1 per year
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0
2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
Range Rover Evoque 2012–2026
Total recalls 27
Total complaints 22
Fewest complaints 2019, 0 per year · 2024, 1 per year · 2023, 2 per year
Most complaints 2023, 2 per year
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0
2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar
Range Rover Velar 2018–2026
Total recalls 13
Total complaints 112
Fewest complaints 2023, 0 per year · 2024, 1 per year · 2021, 1 per year
Most complaints 2018, 3 per year
Photo: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0
2017 Land Rover Discovery
Discovery 2017–2026
Total recalls 17
Total complaints 127
Fewest complaints 2022, 0 per year · 2023, 1 per year · 2021, 1 per year
Most complaints 2018, 4 per year
Photo: MercurySable99, CC BY-SA 4.0
2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
Range Rover Sport 2012–2026
Total recalls 48
Total complaints 124
Fewest complaints 2013, 0 per year · 2012, 0 per year · 2021, 1 per year
Most complaints 2024, 5 per year
Photo: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0
2012 Land Rover Range Rover
Range Rover 2012–2026
Total recalls 50
Total complaints 145
Fewest complaints 2019, 1 per year · 2012, 2 per year · 2013, 2 per year
Most complaints 2023, 5 per year
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0
2020 Land Rover Defender
Defender 2020–2026
Total recalls 18
Total complaints 55
Fewest complaints 2020, 8 per year
Most complaints 2020, 8 per year
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0
2012 Land Rover LR4
LR4 2012–2016
Total recalls 7
Total complaints 0
Fewest complaints —
Most complaints 2016, 0 per year
Photo: Land Rover MENA, CC BY 2.0

The table gives each model up to three years with the fewest complaints per year, and the year with the most, each counted from complaints filed in that year’s first 3 years on the road. A model year younger than 3 years is too early to compare, so it is left off that list. Recalls are a separate count. The numbers are for the US-market cars on this page. A model with more cars on the road produces more filings. How we count.

Complaints per year

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Each bar is the median of the models with complaints on file for that year, not weighted by how many of those cars were sold. A year with no complaint file is left blank.

Recalls by model year

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A campaign that covers more than one model is counted on each.

What owners file about

Electrical system
67
Engine
50
Unknown or other
49
Exterior lighting
26
Powertrain
26
Service brakes
25
Structure
23
Air bags
22

Frequently asked questions

Are Land Rovers reliable?

Newer Land Rovers (Defender, Discovery, Discovery Sport, LR2, LR4, Range Rover, Range Rover Evoque, Range Rover Sport, and Range Rover Velar) do not share one complaint pattern. 4 of the 6 models average fewer owner complaints per year in the newer years than in the older years. Range Rover and Range Rover Sport average more owner complaints per year in the newer years than in the older years. Defender, LR4, and Range Rover Evoque do not cover enough model years for that comparison.