2017 Land Rover Range Rover Sport

Typical pattern

5.1% of complaints about the 2017 Land Rover Range Rover Sport came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2017 vehicle — around the middle of the 203 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 8.8 yr in service. The most-reported system is steering (22 complaints), typically at 9.3 yr or about 67,816 miles.

Complaints: 79
Median age at failure: 8.8 yr
Median mileage: 29,256 n=29
Crash / fire / tow: 10.1% of reports
Safety recalls: 6

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

25V514000 2025-08-08

Steering:linkages:knuckle:spindle:arm

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2014-2017 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles. The front suspension upper knuckle joint may crack, which can result in suspension arm detachment.

Suspension arm detachment can cause a loss of vehicle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash.

22V219000 2022-04-05

Seat belts:front:retractor

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles. The driver's seat belt emergency locking retractor may not lock as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies" and 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

During hard braking before a crash, the seat belt emergency locking retractor may not lock as intended, increasing the risk of injury.

19V350000 2019-05-09

Seat belts

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles. The driver's seat belt Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) may not lock as designed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."

If the driver brakes prior to a crash, the ELR will not lock at the correct g-force level, increasing the risk of injury.

18V337000 2018-05-23

Fuel system

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2017 Land Rover Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, and Discovery vehicles. The fuel gauge on these vehicles may indicate that the fuel level is low and illuminate the warning lamp, when the fuel tank actually has more fuel. The engine management software may also cut off the engine when the vehicle has traveled approximately 17 more miles.

If the engine were to shut off, it can cause loss of power brake assistance. An engine stall would cause a loss of drive power. Both scenarios can increase the risk of a crash.

17V679000 2017-10-26

Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2017 Land Rover Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles. The instrument cluster (IC) may intermittently go blank.

A blank instrument cluster will not show important information like vehicle speed, increasing the risk of a crash.

16V942000 2016-12-29

Seat belts:pretensioner

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport vehicles and 2016-2017 Land Rover Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles. The affected vehicles have seatbelt pretensioners that may not function properly in the event of a crash.

If the front seat seatbelt pretensioners do not function properly, the seat occupants may not be adequately restrained in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

In owners’ own words

Steering 10,000 mi 1.4 yr in service

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL PHYSICALLY SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER (RANGE ROVER OF COLUMBIA, 803-227-4528) WERE BOTH NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

Steering mileage not reported 8.7 yr in service

My steering column/knuckle is cracked and my suspension is snapped causing issues for turning the wheel

Steering 68,000 mi 7.8 yr in service

The contact owns a 2017 Land Rover Range Rover Sport. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle started shaking while depressing the brake pedal. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V514000 (Steering). The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and confirmed the recall status. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.

Other Range Rover Sport model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2017 Land Rover Range Rover Sport

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

In owners’ own words

Other Range Rover Sport model years

How to read this