AutoUtility currently tracks 11 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2021 Land Rover Range Rover Velar. Electrical System issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 3 complaints (27.3% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 1 filing cites a crash, 1 cites a fire, 1 reports one or more injuries.
- • Total NHTSA Complaints: 11 reports
- • #1 Reported Problem Area: Electrical System (3 reports • 27.3% of submitted complaints)
- • Secondary Problem Areas: Engine & Cooling (2), Air Bags & Restraints (2)
- • Crash-Citing Complaints: 1 filings
- • Fire-Citing Complaints: 1 filings
- • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 1 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Most Reported Problems for 2021 Land Rover Range Rover Velar
Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records
Electrical System
NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:
- Campaign #26V248000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:DC/DC CONVERTER
Engine & Cooling
Air Bags & Restraints
NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:
- Campaign #21V668000 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
Steering System
Driver Assistance & Safety Tech
Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2021 Land Rover Range Rover Velar
Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
"RECALL REMEDY FAILURE-DEALER DENIED SAFETY REPAIR On 7/31 vehicle would shut off after cranking up. Eventually got a check engine light. I was out of town at the time and it was 630pm. I was able to take vehicle to a Advanced Auto so they could do a quick diagnostic check. Codes P0505--Idle Air..."
"The backup camera on my 2021 Velar has stopped functioning. Service confirmed not a wiring issue and claims it is the NFSM Module not functioning correctly. There are several recalls on the module that include the model and year of my Velar. Although my VIN number is not included in the recall, it..."
"The contact owns a 2021 Land Rover Range Rover Velar. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V248000 (Electrical System). The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired due to parts not being available. The manufacturer was notified of the..."
"Seatbelt is not catching or latching"
"My seatbelt malfunctioned and does not latch. The part that the seat belt goes into is not catching"
Complaint History for Land Rover Range Rover Velar
Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2018–2026)
| Model Year | NHTSA Complaints | Crash Reports | Safety Recalls | Detailed Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Velar | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2018 Problems → |
| 2019 Land Rover Range Rover Velar | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2019 Problems → |
| 2020 Land Rover Range Rover Velar | 13 | 0 | 2 | View 2020 Problems → |
| 2021 Land Rover Range Rover Velar Current Page | 11 | 1 | 2 | Current |
| 2022 Land Rover Range Rover Velar | 8 | 1 | 3 | View 2022 Problems → |
| 2023 Land Rover Range Rover Velar | 5 | 0 | 2 | View 2023 Problems → |
| 2024 Land Rover Range Rover Velar | 2 | 1 | 3 | View 2024 Problems → |
| 2025 Land Rover Range Rover Velar | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2025 Problems → |
| 2026 Land Rover Range Rover Velar | 0 | 0 | 0 | View 2026 Problems → |
Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2021 Land Rover Range Rover Velar
Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 9 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications
| Vehicle Component / System | Total Complaints | Crash Reports | Fire Reports | Reported Injury Entries | Reported Fatality Entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat Belts NHTSA category: SEAT BELTS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Service Brakes NHTSA category: SERVICE BRAKES | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER,BACK OVER PREVENTION | 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)
Pedestrian alert sounds
NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight ra...
The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.
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