2017 Land Rover Range Rover Sport problems
The 2017 Land Rover Range Rover Sport has 79 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (28%) concerns steering. Next are suspension (15%) and fuel system (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 79 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 28% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 29,000 miles 29 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 | 12 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 29 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 29,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2017 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 14 model years of the Land Rover Range Rover Sport with enough data (26 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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.
Tl* the contact owned a 2017 land rover range rover sport. While driving various speeds, the vehicle unintentionally shut off without warning. As a result, the contact's vehicle crashed into another vehicle and a guardrail. The contact mentioned that the failure occurred three times prior to the crash; however, the vehicle turned back on and was functioning normally. The passenger side air bags deployed. A police report was filed. There were no injuries.
I purchased a 2017 range rover sport hse in may 2017. In july 2017, we had a severe storm and I noticed that I had leaking inside my back passenger side door. I returned my vehicle to the dealership and it said that there is nothing they can do to fix the problem because it is due to the design of the vehicle. The dealer told me to let dirt build up on my car and maybe the dirt particle would divert the water the other day, I was washing my vehicle and when I hosed the back door area in addition to water getting…
Tl* 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. The contact stated that the failure occurred twice the same day, yet the fuel tank was full. The vehicle was towed to the dealer (land rover of huntington in huntington new york) for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired.
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. I have no documentation because the car was once again flat bedded into service currently , and all paperwork is in the car.
The contact owns a 2017 Land Rover Range Rover Sport. The contact received a notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V514000(Steering); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the contact heard an abnormal squeaking sound coming from the front passenger's side of the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated.