"How reliable is the 2005 Land Rover Range Rover?"

"Based on 43 NHTSA complaints, the 2005 Land Rover Range Rover has a median complaint mileage of 62000 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT."

"What are common problems with the 2005 Land Rover Range Rover?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2005 Land Rover Range Rover is POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT, accounting for a significant portion of the 43 total complaints filed."

2005 Land Rover Range Rover: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 43 complaints

Total Complaints

62,000mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

39,113 25th Percentile

62,000 Median Mileage

98,821 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT

POWER TRAIN

STEERING

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SUSPENSION

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

ENGINE

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

EQUIPMENT

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"MY 2005 LAND ROVER LR3 HAS STALLED 9 TIMES SINCE I FIRST GOT IT ON 1/2/05. THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 8 VEHICLES THAT HAVE REPORTED THIS STALLING PROBLEM, INCLUDING WARREN BROWN OF THE WASHINGTON POST DURING HIS TEST DRIVE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTS ON EDMUNDS.COM FORUM THAT DESCRIBE THIS FAILURE (UN..."

"WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH ON FEEDER OF I-10, HEARD A LOUD NOISE WITH INSTANT WHEEL LOCKING, GAINED CONTROL AND PULLED OVER AS I HAD NO POWER. CPU SAID TO SELECT NEUTRAL WHICH I DID. ATTEMPTED TO PUT IN DRIVE AND HEARD A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE ALTHOUGH THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. CALLED TOW TRUCK AND HAD ..."

"I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED TO KNOW THAT MY 2005 RR (30000 KMS - BUILD DATE 01/05) TD6 IS CURRENTLY HAVING THE DIFFERENTAIL AND PROP SHAFT REPLACED. THE CAR HAS BEEN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN MOVING FORWARD AT A SLOW PACE GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS. THIS NOISE WILL ONLY..."

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