"How reliable is the 2004 Land Rover Range Rover?"

"Based on 61 NHTSA complaints, the 2004 Land Rover Range Rover has a median complaint mileage of 73000 miles. The most common issue is STEERING."

"What are common problems with the 2004 Land Rover Range Rover?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2004 Land Rover Range Rover is STEERING, accounting for a significant portion of the 61 total complaints filed."

2004 Land Rover Range Rover: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 61 complaints

Total Complaints

73,000mi

Median Mileage

STEERING

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

55,500 25th Percentile

73,000 Median Mileage

101,904 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING

POWER TRAIN

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT

SUSPENSION

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE

ENGINE

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

SERVICE BRAKES

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"2004 RANGE ROVER FRONT DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE ON HIGHWAY, SUDDENLY LOST POWER COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, HAD TODDLER AND INFANT IN CAR. *TR"

"MY HUSBAND, SON 10 YRS OLD, MYSELF , AND TWO PUGS WERE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 31 AT APPX 65 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY OUR CAR MADE A LOUD CRACK NOISE AND SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING TELLING US TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. WE WERE ON OUR WAY ON VACATION APPX 90 MILES OUT OF TOWN. FORTUNATELY THE LAND ROVER D..."

"I WAS TRAVELING IN MY 2004 RANGE ROVER WITH 47K MILES ON I-H201 IN HAWAII AT 55 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP, THE WARNING SIGN CAME ON AND SAID TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND IT STOPPED ACCELERATING. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND ROLLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. TH..."

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