2005 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 34 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: POWER TRAIN (19 complaints · 55.9%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 1
  • Fires 1
  • Injuries 2
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution POWER TRAIN appears in 19 of 34 owner complaints (55.9%) in this vehicle snapshot. POWER TRAIN: 19 complaints, 55.9% of reports POWER TRAIN 19 · 55.9% · 1 crash reports ENGINE: 5 complaints, 14.7% of reports ENGINE 5 · 14.7% · 1 fire reports STEERING: 3 complaints, 8.8% of reports STEERING 3 · 8.8% ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 2 complaints, 5.9% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 · 5.9% SUSPENSION: 1 complaints, 2.9% of reports SUSPENSION 1 · 2.9% WHEELS: 1 complaints, 2.9% of reports WHEELS 1 · 2.9% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 18 complaints, 52.9% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 18 · 52.9% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
POWER TRAIN 19 55.9% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 5 14.7% 0 crashes · 1 fires
STEERING 3 8.8% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 5.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 1 2.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
WHEELS 1 2.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 18 52.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 2005; the first recall shown was reported in Dec 2008. 2005-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2008-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2017-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 2005 Jan 2018 Recall campaign 08V635000 ◆ Recall campaign 08V635000 Investigation EA07012 ● Investigation EA07012
  • Campaign 08V635000 was reported 714 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2005-Q1 Owner reports 2
2006-Q4 Owner reports 1
2007-Q1 Owner reports 2
2007-Q2 Owner reports 2
2007-Q4 Owner reports 3
2008-Q1 Owner reports 3
2008-Q2 Owner reports 1
2008-Q4 Owner reports 1
2010-Q3 Owner reports 2
2011-Q1 Owner reports 1
2011-Q2 Owner reports 1
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2013-Q2 Owner reports 2
2013-Q3 Owner reports 2
2014-Q3 Owner reports 1
2015-Q1 Owner reports 1
2015-Q2 Owner reports 2
2015-Q3 Owner reports 1
2015-Q4 Owner reports 3
2017-Q2 Owner reports 1
2018-Q1 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 08V635000
Defect investigation 1 EA07012
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 08V635000

    Report date
    Component:
    POWER TRAIN
    Consequence:
    CONTINUED VEHICLE OPERATION CAN EVENTUALLY RESULT IN THE SPLINES SHEARING AND A LOSS OF DRIVE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REVISED DESIGN OF THE PROPELLER SHAFT, THE FLANGE KIT AND HEAT SHIELD KIT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 6, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LAND ROVER AT 1-800- 637-6837.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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