AutoUtility currently tracks 41 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2020 Land Rover Range Rover Sport. Electrical System issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 15 complaints (36.6% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 4 filings cite a crash, 3 report one or more injuries.
- • Total NHTSA Complaints: 41 reports
- • #1 Reported Problem Area: Electrical System (15 reports • 36.6% of submitted complaints)
- • Secondary Problem Areas: Engine & Cooling (13), Brakes & Traction Control (6)
- • Crash-Citing Complaints: 4 filings
- • Fire-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
- • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 3 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Most Reported Problems for 2020 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records
Electrical System
NHTSA records list 3 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:
- Campaign #23V031000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
- Campaign #20V585000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
- Campaign #26V248000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:DC/DC CONVERTER
Engine & Cooling
NHTSA records list 2 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:
- Campaign #23V221000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
- Campaign #23V044000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION
Brakes & Traction Control
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
NHTSA records list 2 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:
- Campaign #24V364000 BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
- Campaign #24V023000 BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
Powertrain & Transmission
Symptoms Mentioned in NHTSA Owner Reports for 2020 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
Specific mechanical, electrical, and driver-assist defect symptoms identified via deterministic narrative analysis
AutoUtility uses deterministic phrase matching to identify recurring symptom descriptions within consumer-submitted NHTSA complaint narratives.
Engine Coolant Intrusion / Oil Leak
Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2020 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
"I was driving my vehicle on a California freeway and it stopped at traffic signal that was red. When the light turned green and my vehicle accelerated forward the vehicle system powered down in the middle of traffic. I had the vehicle towed to a local mechanic who identified two potential causes..."
"The contact owns a 2020 Land Rover Range Rover Sport. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V248000 (Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted, and it was determined that the battery needed to be..."
"The DC/DC converter went out. While driving [XXX], all the warning lights came on, no abs, no front collision warning and all other safety warnings lights flashed. Immediately after the lights came on vehicle completely shut down while driving leaving me stranded in the street in Greenwood, AR. I..."
"The contact owns a 2020 Land Rover Range Rover Sport. The contact stated that within a week of purchasing the vehicle new, there was an abnormally strong odor coming from the vehicle. The dealer picked up the vehicle and performed an engine cleaning; however, the failure recurred within days. The..."
"fuel supply line from fuel tank at the engine is leaking on top of the valve cover causing a fire hazzard. The part is not available from the dealership as they said it is on national backorder this line is not damaged in any way and should not be leaking. This needs to be a recall and not the..."
Complaint History for Land Rover Range Rover Sport
Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2026)
| Model Year | NHTSA Complaints | Crash Reports | Safety Recalls | Detailed Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2015 Problems → |
| 2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2016 Problems → |
| 2017 Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2017 Problems → |
| 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2018 Problems → |
| 2019 Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2019 Problems → |
| 2020 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Current Page | 41 | 4 | 9 | Current |
| 2021 Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 10 | 0 | 9 | View 2021 Problems → |
| 2022 Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 14 | 0 | 8 | View 2022 Problems → |
| 2023 Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 23 | 1 | 6 | View 2023 Problems → |
| 2024 Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 15 | 1 | 6 | View 2024 Problems → |
| 2025 Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 10 | 2 | 3 | View 2025 Problems → |
| 2026 Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2026 Problems → |
Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2020 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 28 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications
| Vehicle Component / System | Total Complaints | Crash Reports | Fire Reports | Reported Injury Entries | Reported Fatality Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine & Cooling NHTSA category: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),VISIBILITY/WIPER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,SERVICE BRAKES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel System NHTSA category: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STEERING,ENGINE,LANE DEPARTURE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suspension NHTSA category: SUSPENSION | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SUSPENSION,AIR BAGS,ENGINE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SUSPENSION,LANE DEPARTURE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Visibility / Glass NHTSA category: VISIBILITY | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheels & Hubs NHTSA category: WHEELS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official NHTSA Defect Investigations (1)
Formal safety defect inquiries and engineering analyses opened by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI)
Front Steering Knuckle Fractures
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is upgrading its Preliminary Evaluation (PE25006) of front steering knuckle fractures on model year (MY) 2014 through 2017 Range Rover Sport vehicles to an Engineering Analysis. ODI opened PE25006 on June 27, 2025, after receiving 12 Vehicle Owner's Questionnaire (VOQ) reports of the front aluminum steering knuckles fracturing in these vehicles. The reports describe the fractures occurring at the joint...
The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.
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