2021 Land Rover Range Rover Sport problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Engine (4) · Electrical System (4) · Steering (1)
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Safety recalls (8)
Electrical System:propulsion System:dc/Dc Converter 2026-09-17 · campaign 26V599000 · 23,677 vehicles
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 occur during high power demand. Additionally, a software error can cause the DC-DC converter to stop f
Risk: A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
Fix: 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.
Electrical System:propulsion System:dc/Dc Converter 2026-04-17 · campaign 26V248000 · 170,169 vehicles
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 (MHEVs). Insufficient electrical load balancing during times of high demand can lead to a current ove
Risk: A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
Fix: 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.
Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera 2024-05-23 · campaign 24V364000 · 22,268 vehicles
Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2018-2022 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 Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Risk: A rearview camera image that does not display can decrease the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of injury or crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the rearview camera for damage. If no damage is found, the camera will be fitted with a new seal. If damage is found, the camera will be replaced and calibrated. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 18, 2024. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N901. These vehicles were previously recalled under 24V-023 for this same issue and will need to have the new
Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera 2024-01-18 · campaign 24V023000 · 58,729 vehicles
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 Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Risk: A rearview camera image that does not display while in reverse decreases the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of injury or crash.
Fix: 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 at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N778.
Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:oil/Lubrication 2023-02-02 · campaign 23V044000 · 6,724 vehicles
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.
Risk: An oil leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
Fix: 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.
Seat Belts:rear/Other:retractor 2021-08-26 · campaign 21V668000 · 32,687 vehicles
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.
Risk: An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
Fix: 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.
Electrical System:software 2020-09-24 · campaign 20V585000 · 11,159 vehicles
Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Range Rover Sport vehicles equipped with 20-inch, 21-inch, or 22-inch wheels. The Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) recommended pressure has been set incorrectly in the instrument cluster. As a result, the TPMS warning light will not illuminate when tire pressure reaches 25% below the cold inflation pressure stated on the tire placard. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal M
Risk: Drivers may unknowingly operate the vehicle with low tire pressure, possibly causing tire tread separation, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will update the instrument cluster software, free of charge. The recall began November 2, 2020. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-369-1000. Land Rover's number for this recall is N494.
Equipment:other:labels 2020-09-24 · campaign 20V586000 · 1,087 vehicles
Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Range Rover Sport vehicles equipped with 19-inch wheels. The tire inflation pressure label and the tire placard label state the incorrect tire pressures for the vehicle. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
Risk: Failure to inflate tires to the correct pressure could lead to loss of vehicle stability and control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will apply the correct labels, free of charge. The recall began October 30, 2020. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-369-1000. Land Rover's number for this recall is N491.
Service bulletins (410)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-18 · N900 Range Rover 18SEP26 · Other
catalyst over temperature
Power Train 2026-08-21 · N900 Range Rover 21AUG26 · Other
malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated on the instrument cluster. the root cause of the symptoms is the catalytic converter over temperature.
Engine 2026-08-21 · N861 Range Rover 21AUG26 · Other
mild hybrid electric vehicle (mhev) battery offline
Unknown Or Other 2026-08-21 · SSM76492 - 20AUG26 · Other
tcu activation failure and incontrol app inoperative after software update
Unknown Or Other 2026-08-21 · TUCC_AUG2026_11 · Other
catalyst over temperature
Unknown Or Other 2026-08-13 · N900v3 - 13AUG26 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
catalyst over temperature
Showing the 6 most recent of 410 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-21 · Electrical System · 59,200 mi“the contact owns a 2021 land rover range rover sport. the contact was notified of nhtsa campaign number: 26v248000 (electrical system); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. the local dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a…”
2026-10-19 · Electrical System · 30,000 mi“the contact owns a 2021 land rover range rover sport. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 26v248000 (electrical system); however, the part needed to complete the recall repair was not available. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the instrument panel became inoperable and intermittently displayed …”
2026-08-27 · Unknown Or Other“my vehicle is subject to open recall n627 regarding the crankcase ventilation assembly. i brought the vehicle to my authorized dealer to have this recall performed. the dealer confirmed the recall applies to my vehicle but informed me that the required replacement part has been on backorder and unavailable for approximately 4 months. as a result, t…”
2026-05-31 · Electrical System“component/system: 48v mild hybrid electric vehicle (mhev) system including the dc/dc converter (subject of active recall d126), battery energy control module (becm), telematics control unit (tcu), battery charge control module (bccm), and vehicle immobilizer module (vim). all components are available for inspection upon request. what happened: my 2…”
2026-05-12 · Engine“we recently bought this vehicle a few weeks ago. since we’ve had it i have been noticing a strong smell of burning engine coolant. i have looked at similar models of the 2021 range rover sports and they do have recalls for issues with the engine coolant system. i assume this is the same problem the phev range rover sport is having. today i have a l…”
2026-03-04 · Engine“my car completely died and would not start up ending up towing it to the mechanic and he said it was the dc to dc converter and i heard this has been happening to mild hybrid range rovers / sport an all electric ones too.…”
2026-03-02 · Fuel/Propulsion System“i took my car in for an oil change, and they noticed a faint fuel smell (which i had noticed as well). i had them look deeper and the found a small fuel leak, requiring part lr140080 to repair. this part is worldwide back ordered from land rover. when i ordered at the range rover dealership they noted 146 people in front of me with no eta in sight.…”
2026-02-28 · Electrical System“ vehicle was operating normally on interstate traffic at 70mph when vehicle suddenly flashed "charging system fault" and the vehicle then would not accelerate and dropped to 25 mph. trying to exit the interstate and vehicle went into limp mode and battery icon showed up. had to be towed to range rover dealership range rover said the issue was a dc…”
2026-02-19 · Steering“the alternator on my vehicle (dc to dc convertor) went while driving home with only one sensor prompting me to turn back around and head home to be safe. the car essentially died and power steering was lost. there were no prior warnings or indicators of an issue. i had 15 minutes to make it back home. the car died in intersection, luckily at corner…”
2025-12-10 · Engine“over the last few months my warning light for engine coolant appears and says add coolant now. i will add coolant at preferred vendor. two weeks later my coolant light will appear again saying add coolant now. when i looked myself after that 4th occasion i saw that the coolant tank was in fact empty and my car was not experiencing a sensory or elec…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.