2006 Land Rover Range Rover Sport: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 39 complaints
39
Total Complaints
28,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
Top Issue
2
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

6,601 25th Percentile
28,000 Median Mileage
55,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
4
SUSPENSION
4
AIR BAGS
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
STEERING
3
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2
POWER TRAIN
2
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
1
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM
1

Severity Assessment

2
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM COLLAPSED, CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE AIR SUSPENSION WAS RECALIBRATED. NINE DAYS LATER, THIS OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE..."
"THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2006 RANGE ROVER SPORTS STEERING SYSTEM WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL PHYSICALLY SHAKES UNCONTROLLABLE DURING HIGH SPEEDS. THERE IS ALSO A LOUD "KNOCKING" HEARD DURING LOW SPEEDS. STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO FIX THIS IN THE UK BUT NOT IN THE USA. *NM"
"1. COMPUTER MALFUNCTION 2. GAS TANK LEAK. *NM"

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