2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Air bags4
• Tires2
• Suspension2
• Fuel/propulsion system2
• Service brakes, hydraulic1
• Wheels1
• Exterior lighting1
• Vehicle speed control1
• Structure1
• Fuel system, other1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 1 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 7 2008 Range Rover Sport vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 2 people died inside them, and 1 of the vehicles rolled over. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport failed the safety check 2.40% of the time — 3% less often than the average 2008 passenger car (2.48%). Median odometer at inspection: 131,872 miles.

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

Engines

The most common engines in 2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport cars on Dutch roads are the 3.6 diesel (200 kW, 268 hp), 2.7 diesel (140 kW, 188 hp) and 4.2 petrol (287 kW, 385 hp).

RDW Open Data (CC0): registered passenger cars and their fuel data · engine size rounded to 0.1 litre, net maximum power · versions with at least 20 cars

In the Netherlands

112 first registered in 2008 are on Dutch roads; 52% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €104,917.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde42
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld24
• Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen21
• Stadslicht werkt niet (goed)15
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm11
• Kentekenplaatverlichting werkt niet (goed) / ontbreekt11
• Stuur- of fuseekogel met slijtage kleiner of gelijk 1,0 mm11
• Remlicht werkt niet (goed)10

Colours

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

2,940 cars built in 2008 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 1,436 more were declared off the road (SORN).

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

MOT test results in Great Britain

In 2023, 4,768 of these cars first registered in 2008 took their annual MOT test. 68% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2008 the figure was 57%.

DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail

Fuel consumption

Official Canadian test results for 2 variants: combined 16.3–16.8 L/100 km (about 14 mpg US), CO₂ 375–386 g/km.

Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

No recall campaigns cover the 2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Land Rover told its dealers about the 2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)