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Which Land Rover Range Rover Velar years to avoid

Across 3 scored model years, the 2019 model year carries the highest severity-weighted complaint rates.

Ownership label · Land Rover Range Rover Velar Full report
D
Grade 2018–2020
2019 vs model median 1.6×
Model median3× median
Engine 8
Electrical 4
Drivetrain 3
Avoid

2019

Best

2018 · 2020

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
2018
1.00× 20 C
2019
1.63× 25 D
2020
0.71× 11 B
2022 P
0.69× 14 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.

2018 C 20 reports · median 14,000 mi

  1. Electrical 6

    When trying to drive my wife's vehicle the gauges for speed, tachometer, vehicle status etc turn off. The two touch screens also turn off so cannot control any climate, radio, drive settings etc. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Lights & Visibility 6

    When the front windshield fogs up in the mornings/night, the defogger ventilation just below the front windshield, does not totally clear the condensation, leaving behind a big patch of condensation that obstructs clear… owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Fuel System 1

    The contact owns a 2018 land rover range rover velar. While the vehicle was parked, there was a fuel odor inside and around the vehicle. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

2 crash · 1 fire · 2 injuries

2019 D 25 reports · median 30,123 mi

  1. Engine 8

    While driving the car it just stopped. Engine shut off and left me stranded. Crank is damaged and I was told I need a new engine. Land rover will not replace the engine under warranty. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Electrical 4

    I started having trouble with my SUV the engine light turned on and then the truck would start shacking out of the no where and turn off all of a suden, this happened to me several times, I took it to its dealer and my… owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Drivetrain 3

    The contact leased a 2019 land rover range rover velar. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked with the parking brake activated, the vehicle rolled backward without warning. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

4 fire · 3 injuries

The best year for the Range Rover Velar

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

2020 is the best-scoring Range Rover Velar model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 77.3 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2020 0.71× 11 B
2018 1.00× 20 C
2019 1.63× 25 D

Recalls

8 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
26V248000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:DC/DC CONVERTER 2022 170,169
21V668000 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR 2020 32,687
21V117000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE 2018–2020 26,805
18V087000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL 2018 8,211
18V139000 VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM 2018 7,090
22V523000 SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER 2022 4,927
19V040000 ENGINE 2019 2,587
22V581000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS 2022 62

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 2019 were reported at a median of 30,123 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 Velar years should you avoid?
2019 carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates of any Land Rover Range Rover Velar model year measured over an identical 60-month window.
What is the best year for the Land Rover Range Rover Velar?
2020 is the best-scoring Land Rover Range Rover Velar model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 77.3 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Land Rover Range Rover Velar have?
8 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Land Rover Range Rover Velar 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 2019 Range Rover Velar
Complaints in window
25
Severity-weighted
50.5
Model median (weighted)
31
vs model median
1.63×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
2
Open investigations
0
Score 54.3 D