Land Rover Range Rover ReliabilityAll Years Ranked (1987–2024)
Side-by-side reliability scores, risk levels, and owner-cost projections for every Land Rover Range Rover we've analyzed. Identify the best years to buy, the ones to avoid, and the problems that follow the Range Rover across generations.
Average Score
49/100
Best Year
2021 Land Rover Range Rover
Score 72
Weakest Year
1987 Land Rover Range Rover
Score 35
Every Land Rover Range Rover Ranked
Sorted by reliability score. Each link opens the full year-specific report.
A majestic luxury SUV that delivers on experience, but demands a deep wallet and patience for its quirks.
Top risks: Electrical/Infotainment System · Air Suspension System · Powertrain Sensors and Minor Leaks
A truly opulent and capable SUV, but its advanced nature and new platform demand a significant financial commitment to upkeep and patience with early-life quirks.
Top risks: Electrical & Infotainment Systems · Mild-Hybrid (MHEV) System · Air Suspension Components
A truly magnificent luxury SUV experience, but proceed with caution and a robust maintenance budget.
Top risks: Electrical Systems & Infotainment · Air Suspension System · Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS)
A truly luxurious experience that comes with an equally luxurious price tag for maintenance and repairs.
Top risks: Air Suspension System · Electrical System · Engine Cooling & V8 Timing Components
An opulent ride that demands significant investment and patience to maintain its sophisticated, yet temperamental, nature.
Top risks: Air Suspension System · Electrical & Infotainment · 5.0L Supercharged V8 Engine
A magnificent luxury machine that will drain your wallet faster than its fuel tank if you're not prepared for persistent, high-cost maintenance and repairs.
Top risks: Air Suspension System · Electrical / Infotainment · Engine Oil Leaks / Supercharger Issues
A majestic luxury SUV that demands a significant financial commitment beyond its purchase price, proceed with extreme caution.
Top risks: Air Suspension System · Electrical and Infotainment · Engine Auxiliary Systems (Coolant Leaks)
A majestic SUV that offers unparalleled luxury and presence, but be prepared for a relationship defined by high maintenance demands and significant financial investment.
Top risks: Air Suspension System · Electrical / Infotainment System · Engine / Powertrain Sensors
A truly luxurious and capable SUV, but its sophisticated design brings with it a consistently high risk of expensive, recurring repairs.
Top risks: Air Suspension System · Electrical/Infotainment System · Engine Oil & Coolant Leaks
A legendary SUV that delivers character and capability, but often at the cost of your sanity and bank account due to its notorious complexity and component fragility.
Top risks: Electrical System (BECM) · Electronic Air Suspension (EAS) · Engine Cooling System & Head Gaskets
A luxury icon demanding relentless maintenance and a substantial repair budget.
Top risks: Air Suspension System (EAS) · Electrical System · BMW M62 V8 Engine
A majestic SUV that offers immense luxury and capability, but will drain your bank account with its persistent maintenance demands.
Top risks: Air Suspension System · Electrical System & Modules · Cooling System
A truly luxurious experience that comes with a very high probability of frequent, budget-draining repairs.
Top risks: Air Suspension System · Electrical Systems & Modules · Engine Cooling & Gasket Leaks
A truly aspirational SUV that demands significant financial commitment to maintain its regal demeanor and complex systems.
Top risks: Air Suspension System · Electrical and Infotainment · Fluid Leaks (Engine/Transmission)
An iconic luxury SUV that demands significant dedication, mechanical aptitude, and a substantial, ongoing maintenance budget.
Top risks: Electrical System · Body/Chassis Corrosion · Fluid Leaks (Engine & Transmission)
A luxury SUV icon, but its notoriously complex systems demand significant financial and mechanical commitment to keep it reliably on the road.
Top risks: Air Suspension System · Electrical System · Engine Cooling System
A passion project for the mechanically inclined, demanding constant attention and a hefty repair budget.
Top risks: Electrical System · Rust and Corrosion · Engine (3.9L V8)
A legendary status symbol that will test your patience and your wallet.
Top risks: Electrical System · Electronic Air Suspension (EAS) · Body & Chassis Rust
A glorious beast that will test your patience and drain your bank account, unless you're a skilled mechanic or a millionaire.
Top risks: Electronic Air Suspension (EAS) · Electrical System & Body Control Module (BeCM) · Engine Cooling System
A majestic luxury SUV that demands a royal treasury for its upkeep and repairs.
Top risks: Air Suspension System · Electrical System · Cooling System
A prestige vehicle that delivers luxury but demands an exorbitant financial commitment for its upkeep.
Top risks: Air Suspension System · Electrical System · Engine Oil & Coolant Leaks
A truly magnificent, capable SUV that offers unparalleled luxury, but its grandeur comes with a steep, unpredictable cost of ownership and frequent demands on your wallet.
Top risks: Air Suspension System · Electrical System · Cooling System
A prestige vehicle offering sublime luxury, but its high complexity leads to high repair costs and frequent headaches.
Top risks: Air Suspension System · Electrical and Infotainment · Engine Oil Leaks & V8 Timing Chains
A status symbol demanding a deep wallet and patience for its inevitable quirks and costly repairs.
Top risks: Electrical & Infotainment · Air Suspension System · Engine Peripherals & Sensors
A legendary SUV, but one that will challenge your patience and wallet with its constant need for attention and repair.
Top risks: Electrical System · Air Suspension (EAS) · Fluid Leaks
A legendary status symbol that demands constant attention and significant investment to keep on the road.
Top risks: Electronic Air Suspension (EAS) · Electrical System · Rust & Corrosion
A legendary status symbol for those who seek mechanical challenges and have an unlimited repair budget.
Top risks: Electronic Air Suspension (EAS) · Electrical System & BECM · Engine (Rover V8 Cooling & Head Gaskets)
A prestige vehicle that demands constant, costly attention to remain on the road.
Top risks: Air Suspension System · Electrical System & Modules · Engine (5.0L Supercharged V8)
A dream to drive, a nightmare to maintain, requiring significant financial commitment and patience.
Top risks: Air Suspension System · Electrical System · 5.0L V8 Engine (Timing Chain)
A passion project that will reward dedication with unparalleled style and adventure, but punish neglect with costly breakdowns.
Top risks: Electrical System · Rust and Body Corrosion · Cooling System and Fluid Leaks
A tempting classic luxury SUV that will quickly drain your wallet and test your patience with its notorious reliability issues.
Top risks: Electronic Air Suspension (EAS) · Electrical System & BECM · Engine Cooling & Head Gaskets (V8)
A truly desirable SUV, but its sophisticated systems are prone to numerous high-cost failures that make it a perilous used buy for the unprepared.
Top risks: Air Suspension System · Electrical System · 5.0L Supercharged V8 Engine
A truly charming, capable classic that will consistently test your patience and drain your wallet.
Top risks: Electrical System · Rust and Corrosion · Air Suspension System
An endlessly charming but notoriously temperamental classic that demands constant attention and a hefty repair budget.
Top risks: Electronic Air Suspension (EAS) · Electrical System (Lucas 'Prince of Darkness') · Engine Cooling & Gaskets
An iconic SUV that will test your patience and drain your wallet unless you possess deep mechanical skills or a generous repair budget.
Top risks: Electronic Air Suspension (EAS) · Body Electrical Control Module (BECM) & Wiring · Engine Cooling & Oil Leaks
A truly gorgeous money pit, offering unparalleled off-road luxury if you have a bottomless budget for repairs.
Top risks: Electrical System (BECM & HEVAC) · Electronic Air Suspension (EAS) · Engine Cooling System & Head Gaskets
A legendary status symbol that will challenge your patience and wallet with its notorious unreliability.
Top risks: Electronic Air Suspension (EAS) · Electrical System & BECM · Engine (4.0L/4.6L V8)
A truly magnificent vehicle to look at, but a financial black hole to own without serious dedication and a substantial repair budget.
Top risks: Air Suspension System (EAS) · Electrical System · Engine Cooling System (BMW M62 V8)
Problems That Follow the Range Rover Across Generations
Issues that appear in the top-3 risks across multiple model years — the cost of ownership you can actually predict.
Air Suspension System
Appears in 21 model years · 55% of generations
Electrical System
Appears in 16 model years · 42% of generations
Electronic Air Suspension (EAS)
Appears in 10 model years · 26% of generations
Electrical System & BECM
Appears in 3 model years · 8% of generations
Cooling System
Appears in 3 model years · 8% of generations
Electrical and Infotainment
Appears in 3 model years · 8% of generations
Rust and Corrosion
Appears in 2 model years · 5% of generations
Engine Cooling System & Head Gaskets
Appears in 2 model years · 5% of generations