2017 Land Rover Range Rover problems
The 2017 Land Rover Range Rover has 85 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (19%) concerns steering. Next are suspension (13%) and engine (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 85 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 28 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 | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 9 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 28 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 50,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported; 1 death reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2017 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Land Rover Range Rover with enough data (27 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 8 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.
****note - missing VIN and model year**** my friend is in intensive care at the hospital and has been declared brain dead. As she was getting out of her car, her car rolled over on her in reverse crushing her heart and cutting off circulation to her brain. The rotary shift knob she believed to be in park must have been in reverse or must have malfunctioned. She is 41 and leaves behind two young daughters. Please investigate into these rotary shift knobs which need to be outlawed!!!
The car was in a stationary position on the garden state parkway (traffic related) when another car failed to brake and hit the range rover from behind going approximately 55 miles an hour. Upon impact, the driver of the range rover was propelled forward into the steering wheel causing face and head trauma. Driver was wearing a seat belt. After the accident, I tried to engage the seat belt into a locking position which it failed to do. I have called the dealer and range rover corp to discuss the issue.
The contact owned a 2017 Land Rover Range Rover. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked in the driveway, there was an odor coming from the vehicle. The vehicle then exploded and caught on fire. The fire department came to the scene and extinguished the fire. The fire spread to the trees and front of the home. The vehicle was deemed a total loss. The fire department mentioned that the origin of the fire was related to fuel and electrical malfunction starting at the fuel line.
The contact owns a 2017 Land Rover Range Rover. The contact stated that during routine service, the dealer found severe corrosion on the steel shield under the driver's and passenger’s side fuel tanks. The contact was advised by the dealer that the corrosion was more severe on the driver's side shield and there was a risk that the fuel tank could separate from the frame of the vehicle. The contact called the manufacturer, and the manufacturer was notified of the failure.