1997 Land Rover Range Rover: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 27 complaints
27
Total Complaints
55,493mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

12 25th Percentile
55,493 Median Mileage
130,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2
ENGINE
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
1
TIRES:SIDEWALL
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
1
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
1

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
7
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DRIVING VEHICLE, WENT TO APPLY ABS BRAKES AND BRAKES WOULD NOT CATCH, VEHICLE WAS BY HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND FINALLY STOPPED. *AK"
"WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. WENT INTO GARAGE, PUSHED THE WALL AWAY THEN THE CAR WAS PUT IN REVERSE STILL ACCELERATING; THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, PUT IN PARK, THEN IT ROLLED BACKWARDS 12 FEET BY ITSELF. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK"
"WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. WENT INTO GARAGE, PUSHED THE WALL AWAY THEN THE CAR WAS PUT IN REVERSE STILL ACCELERATING; THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, PUT IN PARK, THEN IT ROLLED BACKWARDS 12 FEET BY ITSELF. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28