2020 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Reliability Report

The front end grinds or crunches over bumps and dips, mostly under 15 mph and during slow turns. Dealers replace front control arms, sometimes more than once, and in one case drain fluid from the bushings instead of fixing them. One owner reports corroded hydraulic lines in the Active Cornering Enhancement system, with a $10,000 repair quote. Another says a wheel worked loose enough to rub the brake caliper, leaving the car undriveable. Electrical problems also show up here: repeated alternator failures before 100,000 miles, and a cargo-area fire at 33,200 miles that totaled the vehicle.

Coolant leaks keep coming back, from outlet pipes, auxiliary coolant pipes, the rear coolant manifold, and the auxiliary radiator. Owners blame the plastic coolant parts, and one car broke down on the road after losing its coolant. Other reports describe heavy oil use, with a critical oil warning and the engine shutting off at 70 mph. Stalls at stops and shutdowns while running also appear, along with oil leaks on a nearly new car. Major failures are reported too: a camshaft failure at 75,000 miles and an engine that seized just under 90k miles, past warranty.

The vehicle jerks or steers left or right without warning, sometimes into the next lane, so the driver has to correct hard. Owners also report steering that stays off-center after an alignment and lane keeping assist that barely works. One complaint raises cracking steering knuckles. Another says blind spot assist has to be checked constantly. A few filings mix in hesitation and stalling when pulling away. This small group of 6 complaints includes 2 crash reports and 5 injuries.

Water gets into the cabin through a failed windshield seal and drips onto the front passenger floor or the electronics in the center of the dash. One leak showed up at 46,000 miles. In one case the windshield could be pushed partly loose by hand. Some leaks come back months after a dealer fixes the seal, and cost keeps some owners from repairing it. A separate crash report describes lines in the glass that make a shimmering, rainbow-like glare in sunlight and oncoming headlights.

Exterior parts come off at highway speed. Reports include a rear spoiler that detached after 4 of its 5 fasteners failed, and roof side rails that flew off on the freeway with no warning. The carbon fiber hood also peels, and one owner says the manufacturer inspected it and refused to fix it. One crash report filed here describes sudden unintended acceleration in reverse and then forward in a parking lot.

The airbag warning light comes on randomly during some drives and goes off after a restart. Some owners buy the car with the light already on. Another report describes a passenger airbag sensor that does not work. In one side-impact crash, the side airbag deployment left the driver with a chemical burn, smoke filled the cabin, and the doors would not unlock until rescuers arrived.

Locking that will not release is the main pattern. In one injury report, a rear belt kept tightening around a child in a parked car and had to be cut. Another describes a front passenger belt that locked at about 30 MPH and kept failing after the dealer replaced it. A driver's belt that would not latch securely is also reported, at about 39,100 miles.