2005 Land Rover Lr3: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 149 complaints
149
Total Complaints
33,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

10,500 25th Percentile
33,000 Median Mileage
66,412 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
17
SUSPENSION
13
TIRES
12
POWER TRAIN
7
AIR BAGS
7
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
5
STEERING
5
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
5
STRUCTURE:BODY
5
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
4

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE STALLED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *NM THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE REPAIR THE VEHICLE (2005 LAND ROVER LR3). *NM"
"I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 5 WEEKS AGO. I HAVE ALREADY MADE 2 PAYMENTS ON IT. IN THOSE 5 WEEKS, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE IN SATISFACTORY CONDITION FOR ABOUT A WEEK. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE SECOND WEEK, I EXPERIENCED POWER FAILURE AND I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT I PR..."
"DT: THE VEHICLE HAS SENSORS THAT INFORM PEDESTRIAN'S WHEN IT IS BACKING UP AND ABOUT TO HIT SOMEONE. THE BACK UP SENSORS WOULD TAKE UP TO 15 SECONDS TO ENGAGE AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS ALREADY BACKED UP. THE WARNING SYSTEM SOMETIMES WORKS FINE AND SOMETIMES.*AK *SC *JB"

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