2001 Land Rover Range Rover: what breaks, and at what mileage
What breaks on the 2001 Land Rover Range Rover
Only 7 defect reports have been filed with NHTSA about the 2001 Land Rover Range Rover, which is too few to compute mileage percentiles or a risk score. The reports reported oil leak.
When each failure gets reported
Tick median reported mileage Solid middle half of reports Faint 10th to 90th percentile Colour how bad the failure is when it happens
How reports accumulate
Every report with an odometer reading, cumulative, from 0 to 200,000 miles. A curve that climbs early is a car with early problems, whatever its total.
- Line share of reports filed by that mileage
Every reported failure mode
| Failure mode | System | Reports | With reading | 25th | Median | 75th | Per 1,000 | Typical repair | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oil leak | engine | 1 | 1 | — | 73k | — | 0.1 | $250–$2,200 | Moderate |
| Wiring harness or short circuit | electrical | 1 | 1 | — | 50k | — | 0.1 | $400–$3,500 | High |
| Seat belt or retractor failure | airbag | 1 | 1 | — | 135k | — | 0.1 | $200–$900 | High |
| Air suspension failure | suspension | 1 | 1 | — | 80k | — | 0.1 | $900–$4,500 | High |
| Other powertrain problem | transmission | 1 | 1 | — | 90k | — | 0.1 | $400–$4,500 | High |
| Other fuel system problem | fuel | 1 | 1 | — | 98k | — | 0.1 | $300–$2,200 | High |
| Unclassified problem | other | 1 | 1 | — | 15k | — | 0.1 | — | Moderate |
Rate per 1,000 uses a fleet-size estimate derived from recall paperwork for this exact model year. It is a lower bound. Repair costs are typical independent-shop ranges for the failure, not figures from these reports.
What owners wrote
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint narratives, trimmed for length. The odometer reading is the one the owner gave.
Oil leak
After all scheduled maintenance were made. Right after the warranty ran out, my dealer service department informed me that my engine was damaged, leaking oil and antifreeze. And that the repair bill would be a large amount(1500.00). Dealer said have it repaired on my next maintenance interval. I have checked on the internet forums and other owners of this brand of vehicle are experiencing the same problem that I have. *tr
Wiring harness or short circuit
Locking system. I have had my truck in several times over this issue. They have cleaned and replaced connections. They also replaced the door lock and wiring harness and 3 years later I can not drive my truck and leave it . It will not stay locked. The service dept. Either looks at it and doesn't note it on the service records or just ignores my request. I have even had on state.... The problem could be an airplane or garage door opener.. Ha. I paid for a high end truck and for a year or better I can't drive it anywhere. Even setting in my driveway .. The locks go up and down.. Some times one door will lock and not all and others I use the tail gate at all. It won't open. I am very upset over this whole issue and the way the service dept has blown me off. *jb
Seat belt or retractor failure
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 land rover range rover. The contact stated the rear passenger seat belt buckle failed to fasten. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer denied assistance with the repair. The VIN information was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current miles were 135,000.
Recalls on the 2001 model year
NHTSA has issued 1 recall campaign covering the 2001 Land Rover Range Rover, affecting an estimated 9,907 vehicles. A recall is a different kind of evidence from a complaint: it is the regulator and the manufacturer agreeing that something has to be fixed, and the fix is free for as long as the car exists.
The campaigns cover power train:automatic transmission. Whether the work was actually done on the car in front of you is a question only the VIN can answer, and the manufacturer or NHTSA will answer it free.
One caution about reading these together: a recall usually raises the complaint count for the same part, because owners who read about it go and file. The mileages stay informative; the counts get noisy.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
59,445 vehicles 2000-11-16- Defect
- Vehicle description: certain sport utility vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 114, "theft protection." water contamination of the automatic transmission oil can lead to various failure modes of the transmission. One of these failure models results in incorrect operation of the park lock function that could allow a vehicle to roll away if parked without the handbrake properly set.
- Consequence
- Unintentional vehicle movement could result in a crash or personal injury.
- Remedy
- Dealers will check the park lock function; reposition the automatic transmission breather tube; and test the automatic transmission fluid and flush if necessary.
Recall work is free at a franchised dealer regardless of the car's age. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before assuming it was done.
Every year of the Land Rover Range Rover
Scores compare each year against other cars of the same model year, so a low number on an older car is a real result and not an artefact of age.
Shorter is better. Years with too few reports to score are shown without a bar rather than as a zero, because no data is not good news.
Within the 1996-2002 generation, 1996 Land Rover Range Rover scores best at 61 and 1997 Land Rover Range Rover worst at 70.
What the reports on file say
The complaints recorded against the 2001 Land Rover Range Rover are oil leak (1 report, around 73k miles), wiring harness or short circuit (1 report, around 50k miles), seat belt or retractor failure (1 report, around 135k miles), air suspension failure (1 report, around 80k miles) and other powertrain problem (1 report, around 90k miles). With a sample this size these are anecdotes rather than a pattern, and they are shown because somebody looking at this exact car would rather see them than nothing.
Why this page is short
A model year needs about 8 reports before percentiles mean anything, and this one does not have them. Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road, so a thin page usually means a rare car, a new car, or a car whose owners do not file.
Other years of the same model do have enough: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004. The mechanical parts are often shared across those years, so their pages are the better guide to what this one is likely to do, with the caveat that a shared part is not a shared production line.
Where this comes from. Every figure above is computed from NHTSA owner complaints and recall records for this exact make, model and year. Complaints are voluntary and self-selected, so treat counts as a floor. The methodology page writes out each formula, and the same numbers are available as JSON.
What breaks at my mileage Compare with another car
Source Owner complaints and recall records published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, model years 1996–2027 Figures rebuilt Published by AtWhatMileage How every figure is computed