Land Rover drivetrain & axles problems
Across all Land Rover models in NHTSA's complaint database, 674 complaints involve drivetrain & axles. The Range Rover accounts for the largest share (31%). The single worst model year is the 2003 Range Rover with 88 drivetrain & axles complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 674 about drivetrain & axles, all Land Rover models
- Most affected
- Range Rover 31% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 59,000 miles 473 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 30 and 4
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Land Rover models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Range Rover | 208 | 31% |
| LR2 | 78 | 12% |
| New Range Rover | 66 | 10% |
| Range Rover Evoque | 66 | 10% |
| Discovery | 52 | 8% |
| Discovery Sport | 42 | 6% |
| Range Rover Sport | 42 | 6% |
| Freelander | 30 | 5% |
| Discovery II | 25 | 4% |
| Defender | 20 | 3% |
Worst model years for drivetrain & axles
- 2003 Land Rover Range Rover88 complaints
- 2008 Land Rover LR235 complaints
- 2004 Land Rover New Range Rover35 complaints
- 2003 Land Rover New Range Rover31 complaints
- 2009 Land Rover LR223 complaints
Drivetrain & axles complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 10 |
| 2000 | 10 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 33 |
| 2003 | 139 |
| 2004 | 60 |
| 2005 | 34 |
| 2006 | 16 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2008 | 39 |
| 2009 | 27 |
| 2010 | 14 |
| 2011 | 8 |
| 2012 | 16 |
| 2013 | 10 |
| 2014 | 24 |
| 2015 | 32 |
| 2016 | 28 |
| 2017 | 24 |
| 2018 | 28 |
| 2019 | 17 |
| 2020 | 30 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 13 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2025 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 473 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 59,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.