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According to Au7o's analysis of 12,250+ owner reports, the 2003-2025 Land Rover Range Rover has 19 documented known issues, with 14 rated critical. The most serious are Timing Chain Tensioner Failure on 5.0L AJ-V8 ($4,000-$8,000 repair), Air Suspension Compressor Failure, Crankshaft Pulley Center Bolt Fracture Leading to Engine Failure, Driver Seat Belt Emergency Locking Retractor Does Not Lock at the Correct G-Force ($0-$0 repair), Front Seat Belt Pretensioner Initiator Chemistry Out of Specification - Pretensioner May Not Fire ($0-$0 repair), Fuel Gauge Under-Reads and Engine Management Cuts the Engine With Fuel Still in the Tank (L405 Diesel) ($0-$0 repair), MHEV DC-DC Converter and Electrical Load-Balancing Failure — 26V248 / 26V599, TFT Virtual Instrument Cluster Goes Blank and Resets While Driving (L405) ($0-$0 repair), Wheel Lug Nuts Made From Under-Strength Material Crack and Detach ($0-$0 repair), Keyless Entry (KV) Door Latch Leaves Door Unlatched While Appearing Closed, Ingenium I6 Oil Filter Housing Cracking from Wrong Plastic Specification, V8 Engine Oil Cooler Pipe Fixings Loosening - Sudden Major Oil Loss, P400e Water Pump Drive Belt Failure - Overheat Ruptures Coolant Elbow onto Turbo and Front Brake Hose Rupture and Loss of the Front Brake Circuit (L322) ($0-$0 repair). The most commonly reported issue is Sunroof Drain Blockage Causing Interior Water Leaks with 3,800 owner reports. Across all issues with published estimates, repair costs range from $150 to $8,000. DIY maintenance guides at au7o.io.
SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2025 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles. The second-row center seat belt buckle may not latch correctly due to a manufacturing error.
STRUCTURE:EXTERIOR TRIM
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2023-2026 Range Rover Sport and Range Rover vehicles. The panoramic sunroof side finisher trim may not be properly secured and can detach.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020-2026 Land Rover Defender, 2021-2026 Discovery, and 2022-2026 Range Rover vehicles. The driver’s air bag clockspring connector may corrode, which can cause the air bag not to deploy as intended.
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Land Rover Range Rover vehicles equipped with seven seats. The second-row left seat frame may have been insufficiently welded.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Land Rover Range Rover and 2023 Land Rover Range Rover Sport vehicles. The second-row seat armrest storage compartment latch may fail, allowing the objects from within to be unsecured in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 201, "Occupant Protection in Interior Impact."
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According to Au7o's analysis of 12,250+ owner reports, the 2003-2025 Land Rover Range Rover has 19 documented issues. The most frequently reported are: Timing Chain Tensioner Failure on 5.0L AJ-V8, Air Suspension Compressor Failure, Crankshaft Pulley Center Bolt Fracture Leading to Engine Failure. Of these, 14 are rated critical and should be addressed promptly.
The 2003-2025 Land Rover Range Rover has 19 known issues documented across 12,250+ owner reports. 14 issues are rated critical: Timing Chain Tensioner Failure on 5.0L AJ-V8 and Air Suspension Compressor Failure and Crankshaft Pulley Center Bolt Fracture Leading to Engine Failure and Driver Seat Belt Emergency Locking Retractor Does Not Lock at the Correct G-Force and Front Seat Belt Pretensioner Initiator Chemistry Out of Specification - Pretensioner May Not Fire and Fuel Gauge Under-Reads and Engine Management Cuts the Engine With Fuel Still in the Tank (L405 Diesel) and MHEV DC-DC Converter and Electrical Load-Balancing Failure — 26V248 / 26V599 and TFT Virtual Instrument Cluster Goes Blank and Resets While Driving (L405) and Wheel Lug Nuts Made From Under-Strength Material Crack and Detach and Keyless Entry (KV) Door Latch Leaves Door Unlatched While Appearing Closed and Ingenium I6 Oil Filter Housing Cracking from Wrong Plastic Specification and V8 Engine Oil Cooler Pipe Fixings Loosening - Sudden Major Oil Loss and P400e Water Pump Drive Belt Failure - Overheat Ruptures Coolant Elbow onto Turbo and Front Brake Hose Rupture and Loss of the Front Brake Circuit (L322). Prospective buyers should inspect for these issues and factor potential repair costs into their purchase decision. Regular maintenance following the manufacturer's schedule helps prevent many common problems.
Repair costs for known Land Rover Range Rover issues range from $0 to $8,000, depending on the specific problem and whether you choose DIY or professional repair. The most critical issue, Timing Chain Tensioner Failure on 5.0L AJ-V8, typically costs $4,000-$8,000 to repair. Au7o provides step-by-step DIY maintenance guides that can help reduce repair costs.
Reliability varies across model years of the Land Rover Range Rover. Based on documented issues, problems are most commonly reported in earlier model years. Au7o recommends checking the specific known issues for your target year before purchasing, and having a pre-purchase inspection performed by a qualified mechanic. Our known issues database covers the 2003-2025 Land Rover Range Rover with 19 documented issues documented across 12,250+ owner reports.
The Jaguar/Land Rover AJ-V8 5.0L engine suffers from timing chain tensioner failures. The hydraulic tensioners lose oil pressure on cold starts, allowing the timing chains to slap against the guides. Over time the guides wear and the chain stretches, leading to jumped timing and… Repairs typically run $4,000-$8,000. Severity: high.
JLR communications support multiple Range Rover air-suspension compressor conditions: exhaust or delivery-valve faults, drier repair, relay replacement, installation/configuration faults and unnecessary replacement prompted by symptom-free DTCs. The evidence supports the compress… Severity: high.
Recall 19V040 (Land Rover N276) concerns selected 2019 Range Rovers with supercharged 3.0-litre V6 or 5.0-litre V8 petrol engines. Out-of-specification crankshaft-pulley center bolts can fracture through hydrogen embrittlement. Loss of pulley retention may lead to crankshaft dama… Severity: high.
The driver's seat belt emergency locking retractor fitted to certain 2016-2017 Range Rovers was supplied out of specification and does not lock off at the designed g-force threshold. If the driver brakes hard immediately before an impact, the retractor may not lock off at the des… Repairs typically run $0-$0. Severity: high.
Certain 2016–2017 Range Rovers have front seat-belt pretensioner initiators with an incorrect activation-chemical mixture. In a crash requiring pretensioning, an affected unit may fail to operate and increase occupant injury risk. P095 / 16V942 covers 13,500 US vehicles across Ra… Repairs typically run $0-$0. Severity: high.
On certain 2017 L405 Range Rovers with the diesel engine (built October 25, 2016 to January 17, 2017), a misconfigured Body Control Module microcontroller can occasionally send an incorrect low fuel level to the gauge, so the gauge reads lower than the actual tank contents and th… Repairs typically run $0-$0. Severity: high.
Selected 2020–2024 Range Rover MHEVs fall under 26V248 / D126 or the separate later-converter population in 26V599 / E008. The first filing describes a boost-chip fault; the later filing identifies load-balancing and startup-software faults. Converter failure stops 12 V charging. Severity: high.
Certain 2017 Range Rovers fitted with the TFT virtual instrument cluster can experience a blank screen and reset. JLR traced this to unstable internal circuit voltage at higher operating temperatures triggering a software reset. Testing recorded blank periods of at least seven se… Repairs typically run $0-$0. Severity: high.
A short production batch of 2015 Range Rovers - built 6 January 2015 to 23 January 2015 - left the factory with wheel nuts manufactured from raw material whose ultimate tensile strength was below specification. The nuts can crack and come off the wheel studs; once several have go… Repairs typically run $0-$0. Severity: high.
On 2013-2016 L405 Range Rovers the Keyless Vehicle (KV) door-latch system could leave a door that looks shut actually unlatched, with no unlatched warning. An unlatched door could open while the vehicle is moving. Land Rover recalled the latch three times. 15V385 was a keyless-en… Severity: high.
On 2024 Range Rovers (and other JLR models) with the 3.0L Ingenium straight-six petrol engine (NHTSA's filing lists the affected vehicles as gasoline), the plastic oil filter housing was molded from the wrong grade of material. It can crack and leak oil onto hot engine parts, whi… Severity: high.
Certain 2024 Range Rovers with V8 petrol engines have inadequate thread engagement at the engine oil-cooler pipe joints. A joint can loosen or separate, releasing substantial oil onto the road and creating a skid hazard. Campaign 23V790 / N845 applies only to selected vehicles, n… Severity: high.
On 2019-2021 L405 Range Rover P400e plug-in hybrids (2.0L Ingenium I4 turbo petrol), the belt driving the water pump pulley can be damaged or come off. The engine then overheats, which can rupture the engine coolant elbow pipe and spray coolant onto the turbocharger heat shield. Severity: high.
Front flexible brake hoses on selected 2006–2012 Range Rovers can rupture and lose fluid, disabling the front hydraulic brake circuit. Pedal feel deteriorates, travel increases and stopping distance grows; a red warning triangle and Check brake fluid message can appear. Recall 15… Repairs typically run $0-$0. Severity: high.
The panoramic sunroof drain tubes on the Range Rover become blocked with debris, leaves, and dirt, causing water to back up into the headliner and drip into the cabin. Water pools in the footwells, saturates the carpets, and can damage the body control modules located under the f… Repairs typically run $150-$1,500. Severity: medium.
The rubber air spring bladders on the Range Rover deteriorate over time from UV exposure, road salt, and ozone. Cracks develop in the rubber, causing slow air leaks that worsen in cold weather. The vehicle will sag overnight on one or more corners and the compressor runs excessiv… Repairs typically run $600-$2,000. Severity: medium.
The new L460 Range Rover's Pivi Pro infotainment system suffers from frequent freezes, black screens, and spontaneous reboots. The system can become completely unresponsive, taking climate controls and navigation offline. Some owners report the screen going black while driving, r… Severity: medium.
The Eaton TVS supercharger on the 5.0L V8 develops bearing wear in the nose cone assembly, producing a whining or grinding noise that increases with engine RPM. The supercharger coupler (snout coupler) also wears out, causing a rattling noise and reduced boost. Left unaddressed,… Repairs typically run $1,500-$4,000. Severity: medium.
JLR communications document repeated flat-battery complaints on 2013-2019 Range Rover vehicles, including cases with no measurable quiescent drain, a 2016-2020 TCU-related quiescent drain and a 2018 audio-system condition associated with startup-battery discharge. These sources s… Severity: medium.
Content on this page was compiled with AI assistance using NHTSA complaints, TSBs, owner reports, and public automotive data. While we strive for accuracy, this information may contain errors. Always verify repair procedures and specifications with your vehicle's service manual or a qualified mechanic.
