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Which Land Rover Range Rover Sport years to avoid

Across 6 scored model years, the 2020, 2017 and 2018 model years carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates.

Ownership label · Land Rover Range Rover Sport Full report
F
Grade 2010–2020
2020 vs model median 2.4×
Model median3× median
Electrical 6
Airbags & Restraints 3
Engine 3
Avoid

2017 · 2020

Best

2010 · 2015

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2010
0.63× 10 B
2015
0.61× 14 C
2016
0.74× 14 C
2017
1.86× 22 F
2018
1.25× 24 D
2020
2.37× 31 F
2022 P
1.88× 24 F
2023 P
2.78× 41 F
2024 P
1.39× 23 D
2025 P
0.88× 13 B

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2017 F 22 reports · median 15,000 mi

  1. Fuel System 5

    The contact owns a 2017 land rover range rover sport. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle lost acceleration and then stalled. A message of "zero gas" illuminated on the instrument panel. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Engine 4

    While driving on a city street the car just stops. I would have a full tank of gas and the gage reads empty. In addition all lights on the dash board go on. The car had to be flat bedded many times. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Electrical 2

    Vehicle has several electrical problems. The board will go black screen while driving. I took it to the dealer 2 times for the same problem, and they told me that they will contact me with a software update. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

4 crash · 3 injuries

2020 F 31 reports · median 6,700 mi

  1. Electrical 6

    The contact owns a 2020 land rover range rover sport. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the instrument cluster ceased. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Airbags & Restraints 3

    Hit a car that pulled out in front of me at about 20mph and the airbags did not deploy and the sos button did not activate. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Engine 3

    Car jumped forward while coming to a stop. Almost hit a child crossing in the crosswalk. Also happened numerous times coming to a stop at the off ramp. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

7 crash · 7 injuries

The best year for the Range Rover Sport

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2010 is the best-scoring Range Rover Sport model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 79.3 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations. On complaint rate alone the lowest is 2015 at 0.61× this model’s median, against 0.63× for 2010.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2010 0.63× 10 B
2015 0.61× 14 C
2016 0.74× 14 C

Recalls

41 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
26V248000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:DC/DC CONVERTER 2020–2024 170,169
25V514000 STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM 2015–2017 121,509
21V635000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP:MOUNTING PLATE/FLANGE 2010 111,746
19V392000 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH 2015, 2016 65,385
15V385000 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH 2015, 2016 65,372
15V093000 AIR BAGS 2015 61,793
24V023000 BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA 2018–2022 58,729
21V668000 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR 2022 32,687
15V042000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS 2015 29,311
19V390000 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH 2016 28,671
21V117000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE 2018, 2020 26,805
24V364000 BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA 2018–2022 22,268

+ 29 further campaigns

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2020 were reported at a median of 6,700 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Land Rover Range Rover Sport years should you avoid?
2020, 2017, 2018 carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates of any Land Rover Range Rover Sport model year measured over an identical 60-month window.
What is the best year for the Land Rover Range Rover Sport?
2010 is the best-scoring Land Rover Range Rover Sport model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 79.3 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Land Rover Range Rover Sport have?
41 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Land Rover Range Rover Sport model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2020 Range Rover Sport
Complaints in window
31
Severity-weighted
60.5
Model median (weighted)
25
vs model median
2.37×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
7
Open investigations
1
Score 22.3 F