"How reliable is the 2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport?"

"Based on 80 NHTSA complaints, the 2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport has a median complaint mileage of 67238 miles. The most common issue is STEERING."

"What are common problems with the 2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport is STEERING, accounting for a significant portion of the 80 total complaints filed."

2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 80 complaints

Total Complaints

67,238mi

Median Mileage

STEERING

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

42,000 25th Percentile

67,238 Median Mileage

114,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING

ENGINE

SUSPENSION

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

AIR BAGS

STRUCTURE:BODY

SEAT BELTS

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

POWER TRAIN

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REVERSE AS INDICATED BY GEAR SHIFT AND DASH YET THE VEHICLE HAS MOVED FORWARD AS IF IT WERE IN DRIVE INSTEAD. REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WITHOUT RESOLVE."

"I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN 6 TIMES FOR THE REAR ELECTRIC LIFT GATE OPENING RANDOMLY ON HIGHWAY AND ROADS. I HAVE HAD ITEMS FALL OUT THAT COULD HAVE CREATED AN ACCIDENT. IT IS KNOW THAT LAND ROVER HAS ISSUES WITH DOORS OPENING AND I NOW AM INCLUDING THE LIFT GATE. THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED"

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.

STEERING 19 complaints

25th: 68,857 mi Median: 96,690 mi 75th: 126,250 mi

ENGINE 11 complaints

25th: 22,125 mi Median: 38,750 mi 75th: 54,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 7 CA: 7 FL: 6 OH: 6 SC: 5 CT: 5 VA: 5 IL: 3 WA: 3 MA: 3

Land Rover Range Rover Sport — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2006	39	28,000	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT	2
2010	48	85,000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	0
2011	82	90,000	STRUCTURE:BODY	3
2012	46	67,000	ENGINE	0
2013	41	85,000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE	7
2014	57	48,000	ENGINE	0
2015	66	63,029	STEERING	0
2017	56	20,000	STEERING	4
2018	49	4,410	ENGINE	0
2020	64	6,700	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	7
2022	20	-	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	0
2023	37	-	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	2

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