Land Rover transmission problems
Across all Land Rover models in NHTSA's complaint database, 178 complaints involve transmission. The Freelander accounts for the largest share (55%). The single worst model year is the 2002 Freelander with 75 transmission complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 178 about transmission, all Land Rover models
- Most affected
- Freelander 55% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 135 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 4
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Land Rover models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Freelander | 98 | 55% |
| Range Rover | 34 | 19% |
| Discovery | 13 | 7% |
| Discovery II | 13 | 7% |
| LR3 | 10 | 6% |
| New Range Rover | 3 | 2% |
| Discovery Sport | 2 | 1% |
| Defender 90 | 1 | 1% |
| LR2 | 1 | 1% |
| LR4 | 1 | 1% |
Worst model years for transmission
- 2002 Land Rover Freelander75 complaints
- 2003 Land Rover Freelander18 complaints
- 2003 Land Rover Range Rover8 complaints
- 2005 Land Rover LR35 complaints
- 2000 Land Rover Range Rover5 complaints
Transmission complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 3 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 5 |
| 2000 | 12 |
| 2001 | 4 |
| 2002 | 79 |
| 2003 | 30 |
| 2004 | 13 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
Among the 135 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 55,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.