FaultScore

Land Rover transmission problems

Owners have filed 846 complaints with NHTSA about the transmission on Land Rover vehicles — 13% of everything reported about the brand, across 17 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Land Rover Range Rover, worst in 2003.

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.

846

Complaints

13%

Share of all Land Rover complaints

41

Crashes

8

Fires

Which Land Rover models have the most transmission problems

Range Rover 239 28.3%

Worst in 2003

Freelander 128 15.1%

Worst in 2002

LR2 79 9.3%

Worst in 2008

NEW Range Rover 69 8.2%

Worst in 2004

Worst in 2015

Discovery 65 7.7%

Worst in 2003

Worst in 2006

Discovery Sport 43 5.1%

Worst in 2016

Discovery II 37 4.4%

Worst in 2002

LR3 29 3.4%

Worst in 2005

Worst Land Rover model years for transmission problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2003 Land Rover Range Rover 95 71% 65,000 F
2002 Land Rover Freelander 88 22% 59,000 C
2004 Land Rover NEW Range Rover 38 69% 51,400 F
2008 Land Rover LR2 36 34% 74,600 D
2003 Land Rover NEW Range Rover 31 82% 62,455 F
2003 Land Rover Freelander 27 11% 66,500 C
2004 Land Rover Range Rover 25 41% 64,503 F
2009 Land Rover LR2 23 56% 59,500 F
2005 Land Rover Range Rover 21 49% 55,000 F
2015 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 17 17% 81,000 C
2005 Land Rover LR3 16 11% 65,000 A
2014 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 14 27% 70,000 F
2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport 14 20% 32,400 D
2003 Land Rover Discovery 10 14% 70,000 C
2010 Land Rover LR2 10 37% 56,000 D