Selling a junk Land Rover Range Rover
Any Range Rover sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Land Rover Range Rover
NHTSA has 1,216 owner complaints on file for the Land Rover Range Rover, model years 1995 to 2022, the 253rd-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are transmission and drivetrain (234, 19%), steering (145, 12%), suspension (116, 10%). 66 complaints involved a crash, 43 a fire, and 45 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 68,570 miles. The 2003 model year has the most complaints (133). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is transmission and drivetrain, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling a car with a bad transmission: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Land Rover Range Rover by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 46 | Steering | 3 | 2 | 7 | — |
| 1996 | 50 | Engine and cooling | 0 | 8 | 3 | — |
| 1997 | 27 | Engine and cooling | 3 | 7 | 3 | — |
| 1998 | 28 | Suspension | 4 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 1999 | 38 | Engine and cooling | 0 | 3 | 5 | — |
| 2000 | 34 | Transmission and drivetrain | 2 | 4 | 3 | — |
| 2001 | 7 | Air bags | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2002 | 25 | Transmission and drivetrain | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 133 | Transmission and drivetrain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 68,000 |
| 2004 | 61 | Transmission and drivetrain | 0 | 2 | 1 | 73,000 |
| 2005 | 43 | Transmission and drivetrain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 63,500 |
| 2006 | 81 | Electrical system | 1 | 3 | 2 | 90,418 |
| 2007 | 22 | Air bags | 2 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2008 | 36 | Air bags | 2 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2009 | 5 | Transmission and drivetrain | 0 | 0 | 4 | — |
| 2010 | 17 | Engine | 0 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 2011 | 20 | Air bags | 0 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2012 | 23 | Transmission and drivetrain | 2 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 2013 | 37 | Air bags | 8 | 0 | 6 | 69,050 |
| 2014 | 68 | Electrical system | 4 | 0 | 10 | 42,900 |
| 2015 | 102 | Steering | 8 | 0 | 8 | 70,000 |
| 2016 | 102 | Steering | 8 | 0 | 13 | 74,000 |
| 2017 | 85 | Steering | 1 | 2 | 8 | 49,500 |
| 2018 | 44 | Electrical system | 4 | 3 | 4 | — |
| 2019 | 27 | Other | 4 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2020 | 35 | Electrical system | 5 | 2 | 5 | — |
| 2021 | 16 | Electrical system | 2 | 0 | 5 | — |
| 2022 | 4 | Electrical system | 0 | 0 | 9 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Land Rover Range Rover recalls
NHTSA lists 57 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for air bags (11), latches and locks (6), engine and cooling (5). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2020 model year, electrical system (campaign 26V599000, Sep 2026): 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 Defen…
- 2016 model year, steering (campaign 26V527000, Aug 2026): Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Range Rover vehicles. The front suspension knuckles may have been replaced with incorrect parts during a prior recall remedy repair.
- 2022 model year, air bags (campaign 26V389000, Jun 2026): Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020-2026 Land Rover Defender, 2021-2026 Discovery, and 2022-2026 Range Rover vehicles. The driver’s air bag clockspring connector may corrode, which…
- 2020 model year, electrical system (campaign 26V248000, Apr 2026): 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, 202…
- 2014 model year, steering (campaign 25V514000, Aug 2025): 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 detachme…
What a Land Rover Range Rover is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Range Rover on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Land Rover Range Rover worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Range Rover gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Land Rover Range Rover that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Land Rover Range Rover?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Land Rover Range Rover numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.