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2021 Land Rover Range Rover problems

NHTSA lists 12 complaints for the 2021 Land Rover Range Rover, 2 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER.

At a glance

Complaints
12
With crash
2
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
5
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
170,169
Investigations
1
Open investigations
1
Manufacturer communications
372

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM541.7%
SUSPENSION433.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER216.7%
BACK OVER PREVENTION18.3%
ENGINE18.3%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE18.3%
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES18.3%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
BACK OVER PREVENTIONWARNINGS1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEAUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCEWARNINGS1

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
electrical electronic541.7%0.99
loss of control216.7%0.88
mechanical failure216.7%0.96
structural or corrosion18.3%0.63
unclear18.3%0.95
visibility or lighting18.3%0.96
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate866.7%0.84
low325.0%0.77
high18.3%1.00

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 12 tagged complaints of 12 complaints (100.0%).

Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.

Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.

Recalls

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5 recalls.

26V599000

Date: 2026-09-17. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2019-2024 Land Rover Range Rover Sport, 2020-2024 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, Land Rover Range Rover, Land Rover Discovery Sport, Land Rover Defender, 2021-2024 Land Rover Range Rover Velar, Jaguar E-Pace, F-Pace, and Land Rover Discovery vehicles. The DC-DC converter may malfunction due to an electrical overload that can oc (excerpt)

Consequence: A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash. (excerpt)

Remedy: Dealers will update the vehicle software, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk are expected to be mailed November 13, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available. Owners may contact Land Rover's customer service at 800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is E008. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 26V248. (excerpt)

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

26V248000

Date: 2026-04-17. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Land Rover Range Rover Velar and Land Rover Discovery, 2020-2023 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, 2019-2024 Land Rover Range Rover Sport, 2020-2024 Land Rover Range Rover, 2020 Land Rover Discovery Sport, 2020-2024 Land Rover Defender, 2021-2024 Jaguar F-Pace, and 2021-2022 Jaguar E-Pace mild-hybrid electric vehicles ( (excerpt)

Consequence: A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash. (excerpt)

Remedy: Dealers will update the central software, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed June 17, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available. Owners may contact Land Rover's customer service at 800-637-6837. Land Rover's numbers for this recall are D126 and H575. (excerpt)

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

24V023000

Date: 2024-01-18. Systems: BACK OVER PREVENTION.

Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles equipped with a Surround Camera System. Water may enter into the rearview camera, which can cause the rearview camera image not to appear on the display or display a distorted image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safet (excerpt)

Consequence: A rearview camera image that does not display while in reverse decreases the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of injury or crash. (excerpt)

Remedy: Dealers will inspect the rearview camera and add a new seal or replace the camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed to Range Rover owners March 4, 2024. Interim notification letters were mailed to Range Rover Sport owners March 7, 2024. Range Rover Sport owners will receive a second notice once remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service (excerpt)

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

23V044000

Date: 2023-02-02. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Range Rover Sport, 2020-2023 Range Rover, Defender, 2022-2023 Discovery, and 2023 Range Rover Velar vehicles. The engine cam carrier oil channel may be blocked, which can lead to an oil leak.

Consequence: An oil leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the engine cam carrier and related components as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 29, 2023. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N763.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

21V668000

Date: 2021-08-26. Systems: SEAT BELTS.

Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2021 Range Rover, 2022 Range Rover Sport, 2020-2021 Range Rover Velar, Discovery Sport, 2020-2022 Discovery, and Defender vehicles. The seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly.

Consequence: An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed October 20, 2021. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N630.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

1 investigations; 1 open.

EA26003

Opened: 2026-04-24. Closed: Not listed.

Front Steering Knuckle Fractures

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is upgrading its Preliminary Evaluation (PE25006) of front steering knuckle fractures on model year (MY) 2014 through 2017 Range Rover Sport vehicles to an Engineering Analysis.A ODI opened PE25006 on June 27, 2025, after receiving 12 Vehicle Owner's Questionnaire (VOQ) reports of the front aluminum steering knuckles fracturing in these vehicles. The repo

Systems: STEERING.

Linked campaign numbers: None listed.

Manufacturer communications

372 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM121
POWER TRAIN99
EQUIPMENT94
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING39
ENGINE26
UNKNOWN OR OTHER25
STRUCTURE14
SEATS11

11037119

Date: 2026-08-21. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

TCU Activation Failure And InControl App Inoperative After Software Update

11037143

Date: 2026-08-21. Type: Other. Systems: ENGINE.

Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle (MHEV) Battery Offline

11035675

Date: 2026-07-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Exhaust System Oxygen (O2) Sensors - Extended Warranty

11035875

Date: 2026-07-17. Type: Other. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle (MHEV) Battery Offline

11034884

Date: 2026-06-16. Type: Other. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

48V Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle (MHEV) battery enters an offline state and no longer communicates or functions as intended. This can result in illumination of the Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) ,loss of start/stop functionality and no communication during diagnostic sessions.

11033259

Date: 2026-05-18. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Body Control Module (BCM) does not fully meet US importation requirements. The BCM requires replacement with a new component which fully meets the US importation requirements.

11033423

Date: 2026-05-16. Type: Other. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

48V Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle (MHEV) battery enters an offline state and no longer communicates or functions as intended.

11032423

Date: 2026-04-17. Type: Other. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

On certain 48V Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle (MHEV) battery enters an offline state and no longer communicates or functions as intended. Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) might be illuminated,

11031112

Date: 2026-03-20. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Charging fault on instrument cluster after update

11030751

Date: 2026-03-10. Type: Other. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Smart Key Deactivated message on instrument cluster and unable to start their vehicle

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
RANGE ROVER12

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