2018 Land Rover Range Rover Owner Complaints

The infotainment system in this 2018 Range Rover has exhibited a recurring defect since at least January 2026. The defect manifests in multiple ways: the upper screen intermittently goes blank, the lower screen has been observed stuck flashing, and audio output skips and varies in speed during playback. The system integrates with the rear camera display, audible alerts, and climate controls, so a malfunction affects functions relied upon during vehicle operation, including rear visibility when reversing. The component is available for inspection upon request. On June 15, 2026, while driving on a freeway, the upper screen went blank momentarily without warning. The blackout occurred during normal driving conditions, with no prior warning lamps or alerts, and was unsettling under the circumstances. The vehicle remained controllable, but the incident raised a safety concern because a sudden display blackout at freeway speed is a distraction risk, and because the system is integrated with safety-relevant display and alert functions. The defect has been presented to the authorized dealer multiple times since January 2026. The January service order documented the concern as a continuation of issues following a prior recall and was classified as a warranty matter. The dealer reported being unable to reproduce the defect during a road test. The vehicle was returned for the same concern in April 2026. The dealer's records note updates performed to the IPC, ICDM, AAM, and IDMA modules and again report inability to duplicate the concern despite multiple video recordings of the defect previously submitted to the service department. The defect has continued to manifest after the April service visit, including the June 15 freeway incident. The dealer's repeated inability to reproduce the defect during diagnostic visits does not reflect the actual behavior of the system in regular driving use, where the defect occurs intermittently and without warning. (Video evidence available).

NHTSA ID

11744458

Incident

Jun 15, 2026

Continuous coolant leak

NHTSA ID

11705097

Incident

Sep 5, 2024

Driving and suddenly got "engine overheating low coolant stop engine immediately" warning message on instrument cluster. Pulled over and found coolant pouring out of front of engine. There was no warning or signs of prior coolant leakage before this incident. Happened suddenly without warning. Dealer found coolant pipe assembly part number LR100352 split at seam. This is the fourth failure of the same part number, same failure within a three year period and 30000 miles. All parts where Land Rover parts supplied by dealership. See prior complaints: 6/22/2021 42651miles complaint 11630060 11/14/2023 67847miles complaint 11630063 2/28/2024 69908miles complaint 11630067

NHTSA ID

11630071

Incident

Sep 9, 2024

Driving and suddenly got "engine overheating low coolant stop engine immediately" warning message on instrument cluster. Pulled over and found coolant pouring out of front of engine. There was no warning or signs of prior coolant leakage before this incident. Happened suddenly without warning. Repair shop found coolant pipe assembly part number LR100352 split at seam. This part was just replaced three months ago and car had been driven 2000 miles before part failed in same manner. Part was original Land Rover part supplied by dealer. See prior failures of same part: 6/22/2021 42651miles complaint 11630060 11/14/2023 67847miles complaint 11630063

NHTSA ID

11630067

Incident

Feb 28, 2024

Driving and suddenly got "engine overheating low coolant stop engine immediately" warning message on instrument cluster. Pulled over and found coolant pouring out of front of engine. There was no warning or signs of prior coolant leakage before this incident. Happened suddenly without warning. Repair shop found coolant pipe assembly part number LR100352 split at seam. This a repeat of same failure dated 6/22/2021 @42651 miles complaint # 11630060

NHTSA ID

11630063

Incident

Nov 14, 2023

Driving and suddenly got "engine overheating low coolant stop engine immediately" warning message on instrument cluster. Pulled over and found coolant pouring out of front of engine. There was no warning or signs of prior coolant leakage before this incident. Happened suddenly without warning. Dealer found coolant pipe assembly part number LR100352 split at seam.

NHTSA ID

11630060

Incident

Jun 22, 2021

Repeated issues of low cooling warning leading to engine overheating - severely resulting in tow in. Prior Land Rover dealer repair (prior to my purchase under certified warranty) was inadequate, causing coolant crossovers in front and rear to be cracked. Engine overheated steamed close to home, and vehicle towed in to LR dealer in area. Took two months to repair and at time, they thought engine was blown, but assured me repairs complete. Within 6 months, same warning light, took to LR Dallas dealer and said no issue. Within 13 months of major repair, taken into LR Dallas dealer, and now told I need a brand new engine. Repeated repairs the same engine defect, issue and now LR won't repair under warranty (now) when I was told a few weeks ago, they would repair with new engine. Now, have a completely worthless car, that was certified 2.75 years ago. Total shop time for all this 5 months and counting.

NHTSA ID

11618643

Incident

Mar 15, 2023

There's problem with the wiring harness under the drivers seat, causing a fault in the airbag sensor, and the airbag warning light to illuminate. If you look online, many owners are having this same isssue. I have had this Airbag warning light illuminating off and on my 2018 Range Rover for over 6 months now. When I raise the seat to its highest position and "wiggle" the wire harness, the airbag warning light on the dashboard will extinguish. Thank you google! and the many owners with this problem for spelling out the work around! I had the same problem with my wife's 2015 Range Rover Sport (Vin [XXX] ). Unfortunately, I didn't know the work around and the Range Rover Dealership charge me $1500 for a new wiring harness. The Danger is the vehicle's airbag may not work in the event of a head on collision. Range Rover should be forced to inspect/replace all airbag wiring harnesses under the drivers seat. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ID

11577052

Incident

May 1, 2023

The spoiler cracked when I closed the rear door using the remote. A piece of the spoiler flew off while I was driving.

NHTSA ID

11538557

Incident

Aug 2, 2023

2018 Land Rover Range Rover HSE V6, AWD. Two issues: 1.) When shifting into reverse, the rear camera does not come up on the main screen and you have to shift back into park, wait a few seconds and then shift back into reverse. Sometimes it may take 2-3 times to do this for the rear camera to come up on the screen. I am running the latest software/firmware version that Range Rover has automatically sent out (checked by clicking on "update software" and it says you have the latest). 2.) When the rear camera does come up, there is a noticeable, choppy lag of the frame rate on the screen. This means that while you are moving, the lag on the screen is delayed and is not real time while you are reversing. This is extremely dangerous as approaching cars or potential humans could come into your reverse path and you won't notice it until it's too late due to the lag/delay of the camera.

NHTSA ID

11480398

Incident

Aug 19, 2022

One or more rigid pipes in the coolant system failed when driving down the interstate. This resulted in almost immediate overheating and the computer curtailed engine power, apparently to prevent permanent engine damage. This was very dangerous, as I was in heavy 80+ mph traffic and lost power before I could pull off onto the shoulder. This is apparently a common problem, as the rigid pipes separate at the manufacturing seam. I was still under warranty, and Land Rover had us towed to the closest dealer which was 75 miles away. That dealer told me they had two other Land Rovers in the shop with the same identical problem, and that these pipes fail "by 50,000 miles every time" (I was at 47,500 miles). The pipes in question are on all the 5.0 liter V8's used in Land Rover and Jaguar products, but the failure seems more common on Supercharged versions of the V8 (which I have). The pipes are under the supercharger and subjected to excessive heat/cool cycling which leads to failure.

NHTSA ID

11454831

Incident

Feb 20, 2022

In December 2020, this vehicle had been parked for approximately 30 minutes; after starting the vehicle, the "Power Steering Electronic Assist" light came on; there was no power steering available and it was almost impossible to steer the car. The car was towed to the Land Rover dealer; after 2-3 weeks, the repair was completed. They had to replace a wiring harness to the electronic power steering. We were never told why the harness failed. On November 15, 2021, the same issue occurred. The car had been parked for about an hour. Upon starting, the "Power Steering Electronic Assist" light came on again. Again, it was almost impossible to steer the car. Again, it was towed to the Land Rover dealer. Today, November 19, 2021 I was shown the problem with the wiring harness. Apparently, mice had chewed through the plastic wiring harness conduit and then into six wires of the harness itself. Since damage wasn't as bad as it was the previous year, the service department was able to splice wires back together to make the vehicle drivable again. This vehicle is parked outside in a parking lot 24*7, 365 days per year. There is no garage available. While we were lucky that the failure occurred when the vehicle was parked, we shutter to wonder what would have happened if the power steering had failed on the open highway traveling 70 MPH, or even in town at slower speeds. It is almost physically impossible to turn the wheels without power steering. I believe Land Rover should come up with a beefier wiring harness that is less subject to failure because of mice or other rodents who may chew on the wiring. I am submitting this although I am not the vehicle's owner. I am his son-in-law. He decided to sell the vehicle immediately after the second incident due to the unreliability of the vehicle.

NHTSA ID

11441098

Incident

Nov 15, 2021

THE CENTER DISPLAY SCREEN TURNS BLACK AND STAYS THAT WAY FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. THE CLIMATE CONTROL TURNS ITSELF OFF AND ON. THE BACKUP DISPLAY VIDEO STAYS ON EVEN AFTER MOVING INTO DRIVE AND REACHING THE REQUIRED SPEEDS. IVE HAD NO RESPONSE FROM LAND ROVER CUSTOMER SERVICE SINCE DECEMBER 2020

NHTSA ID

11407720

Incident

Dec 2, 2020

Mileage

30,000 mi

VEHICLE WENT FROM PARK TO REVERSE BY ITSELF. DRIVERS DOOR WAS WIDE OPEN WHEN MY WIFE STARTED VEHICLE AND BY IT SELF IT ENGAGED IN REVERSE AND RAN THE DOOR INTO A WALL. THE VEHICLE ALMOST RAN OVER MY WIFE WHILE SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO JUMP BACK IN AND PUSH THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. MY SON WAS BEHIND THE CAR LOADING ITEMS. LUCKILY HE HAD MOVED SECONDS BEFORE.

NHTSA ID

11354879

Incident

Aug 11, 2020

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE BACKUP CAMERA NOT ENGAGING, LAND ROVER CAMPAIGN N637. I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. MY BACKUP CAMERA STILL DOES NOT CONSISTENTLY WORK. SOMETIMES IT WORKS; SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT WORK.

NHTSA ID

11312220

Incident

Feb 28, 2020

Mileage

20,000 mi

WITH FEWER THAN 15K MILES ON IT, THE LAND ROVER WINDSHIELD HAS RETAINED FOUR ROCK CHIPS AND A LONG CRACK ACROSS THE FRONT WINDSHIELD GLASS WITH NORMAL DRIVING. THIS PILKINGTON GLASS IS EXTREMELY FRAGILE AND DANGEROUS. I HAVE CONTACTED LAND ROVER AND MY LOCAL FORT WORTH DEALER BECAUSE IT IS INSIDE WARRANTY PERIOD AND I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE WINDSHIELD SUSTAINS DAMAGE OUTSIDE THE EXPECTED DAMAGE FROM THE TINIEST BIT OF GRAVEL. THIS I MY FIFTH LAND ROVER AND MY THIRD WINDSHIELD TO REPLACE. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO LAND ROVER'S ATTENTION, BUT THEY CONTINUE TO REFER TO IT AS "AN INSURANCE CLAIM" THOUGH I AM PRESENTING IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE & ASKING THAT IT BE ADDRESSED IN SOME MEANINGFUL WAY. THE CAR WAS IN REGULAR HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, TRAVELLING WELL BEHIND OTHER TRAFFIC WHEN ALL THREE ROCK CHIPS AND CRACK OCCURRED. LAND ROVER SERVICE MANAGER, ROBERT SMILEY, HAS REPEATEDLY TRIED TO HAND THIS PROBLEM BACK TO LAND ROVER. RATHER THAN LOOK AT THE ISSUE, THEY'VE REFERRED IT BACK TO HIM AND HE HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS IT FOR OVER A MONTH. I WAS NOT OFFERED A LOANER, BUT TOLD THAT "IF [YOU] DON'T FEEL SAFE, THEN DON'T DRIVE THE CAR." MR. SMILEY, JOE QUANGUAN, AND LAND ROVER HAVE TREATED MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS WINDOW AS A JOKE. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO ADDRESS IT AND TO DOCUMENT THAT THIS GLASS CONFORMS TO THE STANDARDS PLACED UPON IMPORTS BY THE US, IF SUCH STANDARDS EXIST.

NHTSA ID

11301226

Incident

Dec 24, 2019

Mileage

3,000 mi

ROTARY CONTROLLER FOR GEAR WAS IN PARK POSITION. DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH DRIVER DOOR OPEN AND BOTH FEET ON GROUND WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE GEAR. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO JUMP BACK INTO VEHICLE TO PRESS ON BRAKES AND WAS FORCED UNDER THE OPEN VEHICLE DOOR. OCCUPANTS INCLUDING A BABY WERE IN THE BACK SEAT. VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING WITH DRIVER DOOR IMPACT BENDING FORWARD TO SLOW THE CRASH BEFORE STRIKING A TREE AND COMING TO STOP. VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS WITH FRAME AND ROOF DAMAGE, PILLAR DAMAGE EXTENSIVE FRONT/SIDE AND REAR DAMAGE, DOOR WAS NEARLY TORN OFF HINGE.

NHTSA ID

11279711

Incident

Nov 10, 2019

Mileage

16,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE OF HIGHWAY AND EVERYTHING IN CAR SHUT DOWN. NO ACCELERATION, NO BRAKES, STEERING, NO ELECTRICAL PANEL, NO FLASHERS, NO BLINKERS. NOTHING. MORE PARTS THAN IISTED ABOVE WERE AFFECTED, BUT IT ONLY ALLOWED ME TO SELECT THREE

NHTSA ID

11278289

Incident

Nov 1, 2019

Mileage

45 mi

PURCHASED LAND ROVER 04/28/2018. AS OF 07/30/2019 IT HAD 13,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. ' REGULAR MAINTENANCE FOR VEHICLE FOLLOWED, ALL AT DEALERSHIP, H&H LAND ROVER DEALERSHIP, OMAHA, NE ' A DRIVE DOWN TO OVERLAND PARK, KS FROM OMAHA ON INTERSTATE 29. ' AT APPROXIMATELY 10:40AM ON 07/30/2019, WHILE TRAVELING ON I-29 (SOUTHBOUND), THE VEHICLE LOST POWER (AT 70MPH) THE MERGE TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. THE VEHICLE HAD 13,000 MILES ON IT. PULLED OVER AT MILE MARKER 71. - AT THIS POINT VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND STATIONARY. ' WHILE ON CELL PHONE TO ASK FOR HELP WITH TRIPLE AAA, A "POPPING SOUND FOLLOWED BY HISSING" WAS HEARD TO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, THIS SOUND WAS SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU MAY HEAR WHEN A TIRE BLOWS. AT THIS TIME WE COULD SMELL SMOKE AND BURNING RUBBER. THIS IS WHEN THE ENGINE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF. ' A GOOD CITIZEN PULLED OVER, IN FRONT OF OUR VEHICLE, AND STARTED TO RUN TOWARDS OUR VEHICLE. DRIVER STILL INSIDE OF VEHICLE NOT REALIZING THAT IT WAS ON FIRE. FIRE WAS UNDER REAR UNDER CARRIAGE. LATER DETERMINED THE CITIZEN NOTICED THE FIRE AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE NO ONE WAS IN THE VEHICLE. ' DRIVER OF BURNING VEHICLE OPENED DOOR AND LOOKED TOWARDS THE REAR OF VEHICLE TO SEE LARGE FLAMES COMING FROM UNDERCARRIAGE.

NHTSA ID

11242754

Incident

Jul 30, 2019

Mileage

13,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON ITS OWN. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LAND ROVER PALM BEACH (7550 OKEECHOBEE BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH, (561) 209-7000) WHERE THE MECHANIC TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,400. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

11154757

Incident

Nov 19, 2018

Mileage

2,400 mi

HAD A TIRE BLOWOUT AT 5K MILES. RT 75 ALLIGATOR ALLEY IN SWFL. CRUISE CONTROL AT 72MPH. NO DEBRIS IN ROADWAY. NO PUNCTURES IN TIRE. NO OTHER VEHICLES AROUND OR WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN VERY BAD ACCIDENT. TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM FAILED TO TELL ME THAT MY TIRES WERE 4LBS OVER THE MAXIMUM NORMAL PSI RANGE. LAND ROVER CHGS TIRE SAID EVERYTHING IS FINE. ONE WEEK LATER ALL 4 TIRES ARE STILL AT 4 LBS OVER THE SECOND FILE WAS TAKEN TODAY 1 WEEK AFTER THEY ADJUSTED TIRE PRESSURE. STILL OVER INFLATED WITH NO WARNING. RECOMMEND PSI AND NO WARNINGS CAME ON TO TELL ME.

NHTSA ID

11123228

Incident

Aug 18, 2018

Mileage

5,000 mi

THE INFOTAINMENT MEANT SYSTEM WHICH IS THE BRAINS OF THE CAR IS CONSTANTLY FAILING TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE SCREEN FREEZES LEAVING INABILITY TO CONTROL A/C, RADIO, BLUETOOTH PHONE, CLIMATE, BACK UP CAMERAS. THIS VEHICLE HAS 4500 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 3 TIMES, IT IS NOW BACK AT THE DEAL A 4TH TIME. THE COMPUTER IS ERRATIC AND CONSTANTLY NEEDS TO UPDATED. THERE HAVE BEEN 4 UPDATES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE WHICH WAS IN FEB 2018. LANDROVER IS FULLY AWARE OF THE ISSUES BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE TRIED REPURCHASE AND REPLACEMENT, WHICH WAS DENIED AND NOW I HAVE TO GO TO ARBITRATION WITH THE STATE LEMON LAW. THE CARS COMPUTER IS AN EPIC FAILURE AND CROSSES OVER TO MOST OF THE 2018 LANDROVERS . THESE FAILURES HAPPEN AT ANY TIME , THEY HAVE OCCURRED WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHTS, IN STANDSTILL TRAFFIC, WHEN TURNING THE CAR ON, OR JUST WHEN DRIVING. THERE IS ALWAYS ANOTHER SURPRISE WAITING WHEN I GET IN MY CAR.

NHTSA ID

11122246

Incident

Aug 21, 2018

Mileage

4,499 mi

OUR NEW RANGE ROVER IS CREATING A SQUEALING NOISE FROM THE INTERIOR ELECTRONICS/AC UNIT. IT'S SIMILAR TO LETTING THE AIR OUT OF AN INFLATED BALLOON BY THE SPOUT. THE PITCH GOES HIGHER, LOWER, AND ALL OVER LIKE YOU ARE MOVING YOUR HANDS WHEN TRYING TO MAKE THE BALLOON SQUEAL. OUR VEHICLE IS NOW 3 MONTHS OLD, AND HAS SPENT 2.5 MONTHS IN SERVICE. AFTER RECENTLY GETTING OUR CAR BACK, THE SOUND CAME BACK RIGHT AWAY. THE SERVICE DEPT. IS CLUELESS, AND ALREADY HAD PUT OVER 200 MILES ON OUR CAR "TESTING IT IN REAL WORLD CONDITIONS." EVERY DEALERSHIP SALES & SERVICE MANAGERS, INCLUDING GENERAL MANAGER OF DEALER HERE IS HARDLY HELPING AND CLUELESS. THIS IS FROM RANGE ROVER NEWPORT BEACH, CA. NOW THIS SOUND IS WORSE, AND MAKES YOU WANT TO SMASH YOUR HEAD THROUGH THE WINDOW; IT'S BASICALLY SOUND TORTURE. OUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE ALSO NEVER WORKED, WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. HOWEVER: 1) WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE SET TO ON, 2) AND THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE, 3) THEN THE REAR WINDOW WIPERS COME ON FOR SOME REASON.

NHTSA ID

11111930

Incident

May 1, 2018

Mileage

110 mi

AFTER ONLY FIVE DAYS OF OWNERSHIP, MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED, PARTICULARLY THE DISPLAYS ON ALL OF THE DRIVER INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INCLUDING ASSISTIVE SERVICES SUCH AS LANE DETECTION. THE SERVICE CENTER FIRST STATED THAT THE PROBLEM EAS SERIOUS AND RELATED TO FAULTY WIRING FROM THE FACTORY. THEY NOW CONTEND THAT THERE IS FAULTY SOFTWARE CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO FAIL.

NHTSA ID

11075190

Incident

Feb 17, 2018

Mileage

100 mi