2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport problems
The 2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport has 50 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (26%) concerns fuel system. Next are body & structure (26%) and electrical system (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 50 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 85,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 8 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 34 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 85,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 100,000 miles (10 complaints with mileage).
None of these complaints report a crash, fire, injury or death. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 100% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 11th most-complained-about out of 14 model years of the Land Rover Range Rover Sport with enough data (12 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
2010 range rover hse sport failure: fuel gauge shows warnings that gas level is near empty even if the tank is full, inaccurate gas levels shown as varying levels occurs: every time the car is running, especially upon ignition corrections/repairs: according to dealer this is an issue with all 2010 range rover hse sports, which involves replacing the sensors in the front, as well as replacing the entire gas tank (with another sensor located internally) in the rear of the vehicle, estimated time for repairs is 3-6…
As I was driving on a highway at 65 MPH, started to rain and the windshield wipers suddenly stopped working leaving me with no visibility, I had to slow down and pull over but still had to drive at least 3 miles to the next exit with almost no visibility, ( there was no shoulder on that section of the highway).
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 land rover sport. The contact stated that when his foot was not on the accelerator pedal, the vehicle would suddenly surge forward. He had to shift into neutral and shut off the vehicle in order to stop the acceleration. The failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership three times for the failure. The dealer could not duplicate the failure or the cause of failure. The vehicle was not repaired when the complaint was filed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 land rover range rover sport. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, there was an abnormal increase in engine rpms up to 4000. The vehicle then stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle stating that there was a problem with the software. The software was updated by the dealer yet the failure persisted. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 4,113 and the current mileage was 6,500.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 land rover range rover sport. The contact stated that the brake pedal would depress, nearly to the floor, before the brakes would engage. The failure occurred anytime the brakes were applied while driving at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they were unable to diagnose the failure. The failure continued.