2004 Land Rover New Range Rover: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 55 complaints
55
Total Complaints
51,000mi
Median Mileage
Differential Unit
Top Issue
8
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

37,000 25th Percentile
51,000 Median Mileage
58,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Differential Unit
19
Driveshaft
8
Equipment
3
Driveline
3
Fuel/Propulsion System
2
Automatic Transmission
2
Transfer Case (4-Wheel Drive)
2
Suspension
2
Steering
2
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)
2

Severity Assessment

8
Crashes
0
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING HOME THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL STARTED LEAKING. PARK THE CAR AND FIND THICK FLUID ON THE GROUND. TAKE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIND LEAKING FRONT DRIVE SHAFT JOINT O-RING. THEY REPLACED AND ALIGNED FRONT DIFF. LRNA IS AWARE OF DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEMS AND THE DANGERS THAT CAN COME FROM I..."
"DRIVING CAR HOME AND FIND VISCOUS FLUID LEAKING FROM FRONT COUPLER. TAKE TO DEALER AND THEY FIND REAR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY GONE BAD! REPLACED/REPAIRED REAR DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY. (PROPELLER SHAFT) THIS IS THE SECOND PROBLEM WITH DIFFERENTIAL ISSUES. (BOTH IN THE SAME DAY!) AGAIN, LRNA IS AWARE ..."
"WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING COLUMN DROPPED IN MY LAP!!!! CAR GOES TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED BROKEN STEERING COLUMN. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE HAD MANY CASES OF THIS. NHTSA NEEDS TO HOLD LRNA LIABLE FOR THIS AND MAKE THEM FIX THIS COMMON PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. BETWEEN THIS AND THE DIF..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Differential Unit 19 complaints
25th: 36,825 mi Median: 49,700 mi 75th: 53,250 mi
Driveshaft 8 complaints
25th: 36,825 mi Median: 50,500 mi 75th: 54,250 mi
Driveline 3 complaints
Median: 51,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 24 TX: 6 NY: 6 MD: 3 OK: 3 WA: 2 VA: 2 MN: 1 AR: 1 NJ: 1

Who Files Complaints?

16.4%
Original Owners
83.6%
Second+ Owners

Land Rover New Range Rover — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2003382

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