- Safety
- —
- not rated
- Recalls
- 12
- on record
- MPG
- 16
- combined
Heavily recalled
12 safety recalls on record. Confirm with the seller that every campaign has been completed.
Vehicle Summary
2016 Land Rover Range Rover
Before You Buy
Safety record at a glance
- Recall campaigns
- 12
- Owner complaints
- 0
- Complaints citing a crash
- 0
These are raw counts from NHTSA records. They are not normalized by how many of these vehicles are on the road, so a model that sold in large numbers will tend to show more of everything. We do not publish a composite safety or reliability score.
12 Recalls on Record
These recalls have been issued by the manufacturer. Contact any authorized dealer to verify they have been completed — repairs are free.
Safety recalls
12 NHTSA campaigns affecting this model year.
- 19V390000high
Latches/locks/linkages · doors · latch
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2016 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles. A spring in the Keyless Vehicle Latching System (KV Latch) may get stuck, causing the left hand door to remain unlatched when the door is closed.
Consequence
The unlatched door may open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury or a crash.
Full campaign recordRemedy
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will update the software, and inspect the KV latches, replacing them if necessary, free of charge. The recall began December 6, 2019. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N336.
- 20V325000high
Latches/locks/linkages · doors · latch
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2016 Land Rover Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles. These vehicles were previously recalled and repaired under Recall 19V-390, however the repair may not have been completed properly. A spring in the Keyless Vehicle Latching System (KV Latch) may get stuck, causing the left hand door to remain unlatched when the door is closed.
Consequence
An unlatched door may open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury or a crash.
Full campaign recordRemedy
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will update the software, and inspect the KV latches, replacing them if necessary, free of charge. This recall is expected to begin July 24, 2020. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N459.
- 19V350000high
Safety restraint issue
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."
Consequence
If the driver brakes prior to a crash, the ELR will not lock at the correct g-force level, increasing the risk of injury.
Full campaign recordRemedy
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat belt assembly, replacing it if necessary, free of charge. The recall began September 10, 2019. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N333.
- 19V392000high
Latches/locks/linkages · doors · latch
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Ranger Rover and 2014-2016 Range Rover Sport vehicles. Due to a problem with the Keyless Vehicle Latching System (KV Latch), the doors may appear to be closed but may be unlatched.
Consequence
The unlatched door may open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of a crash.
Full campaign recordRemedy
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will inspect for any issues with the KV system, disabling the KV mechanisms if necessary, and update the KV Latch software, free of charge. The recall began July 18, 2019. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N335. Note: Vehicles in this recall were previously recalled under recall number 15V-385 and need to be remedied again.
- 20V387000high
Latches/locks/linkages · doors · latch
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Range Rover and 2014-2016 Range Rover Sport vehicles. These vehicles were previously recalled and repaired under Recall 19V-392, however the repair may not have been completed properly. Due to a problem with the Keyless Vehicle Latching System (KV Latch), the doors may appear to be closed but may be unlatched.
Consequence
Unlatched doors may open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of a crash.
Full campaign recordRemedy
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will inspect for any issues with the KV system, disabling the KV mechanisms if necessary, and update the KV Latch software, free of charge. The recall began November 30, 2020. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Land Rover's number for this recall is N476.
- 17V154000high
Airbag system issue
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2016 Land Rover Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles. The passenger frontal air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite during a crash.
Consequence
If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the passenger frontal air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Full campaign recordRemedy
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag, free of charge. The recall began May 1, 2017. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N026.
- 16V941000high
Airbag system issue
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2016 Land Rover Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles and 2017 Range Rover Evoque vehicles. The affected vehicles have a front passenger air bag inflator initiator that may fail to ignite during a crash, preventing the air bag from deploying.
Consequence
In the event of a crash of sufficient severity, the front passenger air bag may not deploy as required, increasing the risk of injury.
Full campaign recordRemedy
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin February 20, 2017. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is P094.
- 16V942000high
Safety restraint issue
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.
Consequence
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.
Full campaign recordRemedy
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front seat belt assemblies, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 20, 2017. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is P095.
- 15V385000high
Latches/locks/linkages · doors · latch
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Range Rover vehicles manufactured July 26, 2012, to March 9, 2015, and 2014-2016 Range Rover Sport vehicles manufactured February 18, 2013, to March 5, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the doors may unlatch unexpectedly when closed.
Consequence
If a vehicle door unlatches, the distraction may increase the risk of a crash and/or a vehicle occupant may fall out of the vehicle if they are not wearing a seatbelt, increasing their risk of injury.
Full campaign recordRemedy
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will update the keyless entry software, free of charge. The recall began August 6, 2015. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is P068.
- 22V219000high
Safety restraint issue
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."
Consequence
During hard braking before a crash, the seat belt emergency locking retractor may not lock as intended, increasing the risk of injury.
Full campaign recordRemedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt assembly, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 29, 2022. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N678. This recall replaces NHTSA recall number 19V-350. Vehicles previously inspected under recall 19V-350 that did not receive a replacement seat belt assembly will need to have this new recall remedy performed.
- 24V840000high
Steering issue
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Range Rover vehicles. The front suspension upper knuckle joint may crack, which can result in suspension arm detachment.
Consequence
Suspension arm detachment can cause a loss of vehicle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Full campaign recordRemedy
Dealers will inspect the front suspension knuckles and install a retaining bracket or replace the knuckle, as necessary, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters, informing owners of the safety risks were mailed December 18, 2024. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's numbers for this recall are N759 and D025. This recall has been superseded by NHTSA recall number 25V514.
- 25V514000high
Steering issue
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.
Consequence
Suspension arm detachment can cause a loss of vehicle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Full campaign recordRemedy
Dealers will inspect the front suspension knuckles and install a retaining bracket or replace the knuckle, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 11, 2026. Owners may contact Land Rover's customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's numbers for this recall are D019, N759, D041, and D027. This recall expands and replaces previous NHTSA recall number 24V840.
NHTSA crash-test ratings
NHTSA holds no crash-test rating for this model year.
Not every model year is tested. A missing rating is not a poor rating.
Fuel economy & emissions
EPA figures for the 2016 Land Rover Range Rover, with tailpipe CO₂ and class context.
14
City
19
Hwy
16
Comb
- Annual fuel cost
- $4,750
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 570 g/mi
How this compares
The EPA holds too few vehicles in this class and model year to rank the 2016 Land Rover Range Rover against its peers.
Tailpipe CO₂ is 570 grams per mile — about 8.6 metric tons over 15,000 miles of driving.
Consumer complaints
No owner complaints filed with NHTSA for this model year.
Nothing on file. Newer model years often have few complaints simply because fewer cars are on the road yet.
Safety timeline
Every dated recall and NHTSA investigation for the 2016 Land Rover Range Rover, newest first.
- Investigation opened
NHTSA opened investigation EA26003
Front Steering Knuckle Fractures
- Investigation closed
NHTSA closed investigation PE25006
Front Steering Knuckle Fractures
- Recall
Suspension arm detachment can cause a loss of vehicle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Investigation opened
NHTSA opened investigation PE25006
Front Steering Knuckle Fractures
- Recall
Suspension arm detachment can cause a loss of vehicle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Recall
During hard braking before a crash, the seat belt emergency locking retractor may not lock as intended, increasing the risk of injury.
- Investigation opened
NHTSA opened investigation EA21002
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
- Recall
Unlatched doors may open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Recall
An unlatched door may open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury or a crash.
- Investigation closed
NHTSA closed investigation EA18004
Door latch failure
- Recall
The unlatched door may open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Recall
The unlatched door may open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury or a crash.
- Recall
If the driver brakes prior to a crash, the ELR will not lock at the correct g-force level, increasing the risk of injury.
- Investigation closed
NHTSA closed investigation RQ17005
Door Latch Open While Driving
- Investigation opened
NHTSA opened investigation EA18004
Door latch failure
- Investigation opened
NHTSA opened investigation RQ17005
Door Latch Open While Driving
- Recall
If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the passenger frontal air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
- Recall
In the event of a crash of sufficient severity, the front passenger air bag may not deploy as required, increasing the risk of injury.
- Recall
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.
- Recall
If a vehicle door unlatches, the distraction may increase the risk of a crash and/or a vehicle occupant may fall out of the vehicle if they are not wearing a seatbelt, increasing their risk of injury.
Dates are the NHTSA report-received date for recalls and the ODI open/close date for investigations. Crash-test ratings are not shown here because the source does not provide a reliable publication date for them.
Specifications & ratings
Specifications
- Body class
- Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
- Drive type
- 4-Wheel Drive
- Engine
- 5L 8-cyl
- Fuel type
- Unknown
- Transmission
- Automatic (S8)
- Seats
- 0
Fuel economy
14
City
19
Hwy
16
Comb
- Annual cost
- $4,750
- Fuel
- Premium Gasoline
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Adjacent model years
All Land Rover Range Rover yearsSystems recalled
Safety timeline
Full timeline- Investigation opened
NHTSA opened investigation EA26003
Front Steering Knuckle Fractures
- Investigation closed
NHTSA closed investigation PE25006
Front Steering Knuckle Fractures
- Recall
Suspension arm detachment can cause a loss of vehicle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Investigation opened
NHTSA opened investigation PE25006
Front Steering Knuckle Fractures
- Recall
Suspension arm detachment can cause a loss of vehicle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash.