Land Rover electrical system problems
Across all Land Rover models in NHTSA's complaint database, 766 complaints involve electrical system. The Range Rover accounts for the largest share (16%). The single worst model year is the 2023 Defender with 41 electrical system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 766 about electrical system, all Land Rover models
- Most affected
- Range Rover 16% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 45,000 miles 313 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 24 and 44
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Land Rover models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Range Rover | 126 | 16% |
| Range Rover Sport | 117 | 15% |
| Discovery | 114 | 15% |
| Defender | 105 | 14% |
| Range Rover Evoque | 74 | 10% |
| Freelander | 65 | 9% |
| Range Rover Velar | 37 | 5% |
| Discovery Sport | 31 | 4% |
| LR3 | 29 | 4% |
| LR2 | 26 | 3% |
Worst model years for electrical system
- 2023 Land Rover Defender41 complaints
- 2003 Land Rover Freelander28 complaints
- 2022 Land Rover Defender27 complaints
- 2002 Land Rover Freelander27 complaints
- 2020 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque20 complaints
Electrical system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 13 |
| 1996 | 14 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 8 |
| 1999 | 4 |
| 2000 | 8 |
| 2001 | 6 |
| 2002 | 30 |
| 2003 | 40 |
| 2004 | 16 |
| 2005 | 24 |
| 2006 | 27 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 15 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 11 |
| 2013 | 17 |
| 2014 | 27 |
| 2015 | 23 |
| 2016 | 33 |
| 2017 | 49 |
| 2018 | 45 |
| 2019 | 46 |
| 2020 | 80 |
| 2021 | 33 |
| 2022 | 50 |
| 2023 | 68 |
| 2024 | 31 |
| 2025 | 13 |
| 2026 | 3 |
Among the 313 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 45,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.