FaultScore

Worst years for a Land Rover LR3

Owners have filed 259 complaints about the Land Rover LR3 with NHTSA across model years 2005 to 2009. More of them are about the suspension than anything else.

Avoid

2006 Land Rover LR3

74 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly suspension.

Cleanest on record

2007 Land Rover LR3

21 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Land Rover LR3 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2009 4 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2008 A 11 0 0 34,500 Suspension
2007 A 21 0 0 76,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2006 D 74 4 4 44,500 Suspension
2005 D 149 0 0 33,000 Suspension

What breaks on a Land Rover LR3

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Suspension 41 15.8%

Worst in 2005

Worst in 2005

Worst in 2005

Tires 25 9.7%

Worst in 2005

Fuel & Propulsion 24 9.3%

Worst in 2005

Engine & Cooling 16 6.2%

Worst in 2005

Body & Structure 14 5.4%

Worst in 2005

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 13 5.0%

Worst in 2005

Brakes 12 4.6%

Worst in 2005

Acceleration & Cruise Control 11 4.2%

Worst in 2005

Airbags 10 3.9%

Worst in 2005

Steering 7 2.7%

Worst in 2005

Other & Unspecified 7 2.7%

Worst in 2005

Doors, Latches & Locks 6 2.3%

Worst in 2005

Exactly what failed on a Land Rover LR3

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Automatic Transmission 9 18.0%
Body 8 16.0%
Tread/Belt 6 12.0%
Engine 5 10.0%
Tank Assembly 5 10.0%
Storage 4 8.0%
Sun/Moon Roof Assembly 4 8.0%
AIR Suspension System 3 6.0%
Differential Unit 3 6.0%
Rear 3 6.0%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Land Rover LR3, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 2005 peak 11 Jan 2026

Compare the Land Rover LR3

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.