2022 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Reliability Report

Spontaneous windshield cracks make up most of this category, with several owners on a second or third replacement and some paying out of pocket. Most excerpts that name a model describe a Defender. Other reports include a rear window that shattered at a stop with no cause found, a roof molding strip flying off on the freeway on a Discovery Sport, and a DC-DC converter stuck on indefinite back order that left one vehicle unusable for over a month.

Daytime running lights burn out, with one report at about 28,000 miles and others after a year or two. The fix is a full headlight replacement that owners say costs $3,000 to $5,000 out of warranty, and replacements can fail again or sit on back order. There is no dashboard warning when the lights go out. A separate complaint describes taillights shutting off when a bright light hits them. Every vehicle named in these excerpts is a Defender.

Power steering fails at startup, usually with a "lane assist not available" message as the only warning. The wheel will not turn, though the car may still move forward and in reverse. Restarts sometimes help, and dealers have struggled to find a cause. One report links the steering lockup to repeated engine stalls at red lights. Another complaint filed here actually describes a Velar shifting into Neutral while changing lanes.

Sudden shutdowns at speed dominate, with reports at 50 mph, 60 mph, and on a freeway. Some drivers get no warning, and one describes the wipers, headlights, and screen going dark with a stop/start fault message. One case ended in catastrophic failure at 60,000 miles, just past warranty, with no cause given. Another describes a drive belt failure at 7,151 miles blamed on a faulty tensioner, with coolant loss and charging warnings.

These complaints describe waiting for an airbag recall repair, not an airbag failure. Owners say dealers have no parts and no completion date, with one repair still pending after 112 days. One owner says a dealer could not access recall information at all. None of the owners reports an airbag failure. The excerpts name a Range Rover and an Evoque, not specifically this model.

Driver-side A-pillar trim comes loose and falls off at highway speed. Owners report it happening again after a warranty repair, and in one case a piece struck another vehicle. A separate complaint involves a body shop unable to buy an aluminum roof panel because the dealer would sell it only to JLR-certified repair facilities, which can limit where collision repairs get done.

Two serious failures appear at higher mileage. One car would not start with no warning light, and the dealer found a failed CVVL gasket requiring replacement of the CVVL system, at about 46,000 miles. Another leaked coolant from the bottom plate at about 76,000 miles, triggering the low coolant warning even after a top-off. Neither owner reports a completed repair, and one was referred elsewhere by the manufacturer.