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Land Rover engine problems

Owners have filed 1,122 complaints with NHTSA about the engine on Land Rover vehicles — 18% of everything reported about the brand, across 16 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Land Rover Freelander, worst in 2002.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

1,122

Complaints

18%

Share of all Land Rover complaints

18

Crashes

66

Fires

Which Land Rover models have the most engine problems

Freelander 315 28.1%

Worst in 2002

Range Rover 158 14.1%

Worst in 1996

Range Rover Sport 144 12.8%

Worst in 2018

Discovery 106 9.4%

Worst in 2003

Range Rover Evoque 95 8.5%

Worst in 2015

Discovery II 69 6.1%

Worst in 2003

Discovery Sport 62 5.5%

Worst in 2017

Range Rover Velar 44 3.9%

Worst in 2019

Defender 41 3.7%

Worst in 2023

LR4 37 3.3%

Worst in 2016

LR2 30 2.7%

Worst in 2008

Worst Land Rover model years for engine problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2002 Land Rover Freelander 137 34% 61,000 D
2003 Land Rover Freelander 101 40% 65,000 F
2004 Land Rover Freelander 60 54% 59,000 F
2003 Land Rover Discovery II 32 42% 62,275 F
2015 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 23 23% 67,000 C
2003 Land Rover Discovery 20 29% 96,700 F
2008 Land Rover LR2 18 17% 50,000 C
2018 Land Rover Range Rover Sport 18 35% 25,000 D
2019 Land Rover Range Rover Velar 16 37% 33,311 F
2002 Land Rover Discovery II 15 37% 83,500 F
2005 Land Rover Freelander 15 58% 57,769 F
2017 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 15 19% 22,000 C
2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport 15 25% 29,500 C
2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport 15 16% 57,000 D
2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar 15 25% 70,000 D
1996 Land Rover Range Rover 14 28% 156,000 F
2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport 14 25% 84,000 C
2016 Land Rover LR4 14 28% 33,000 F
2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport 14 20% 43,500 D
2017 Land Rover Discovery 13 14% 31,054 C

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