2009 Land Rover Range Rover Sport

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2009 Land Rover Range Rover Sport, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Electrical system3
• Service brakes2
• Air bags2
• Suspension2
• Structure1
• Tires1
• Exterior lighting1
• Wheels1

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

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 6 2009 Range Rover Sport vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 2 people died inside them, and 2 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 2009 Land Rover Range Rover Sport failed the safety check 1.72% of the time — 32% less often than the average 2009 passenger car (2.52%). Median odometer at inspection: 123,731 miles.

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

In the Netherlands

53 first registered in 2009 are on Dutch roads; 92% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €117,390.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde28
• Kentekenplaatverlichting werkt niet (goed) / ontbreekt15
• Band onvoldoende profiel14
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld14
• Stadslicht werkt niet (goed)12
• Stuur- of fuseekogel met slijtage kleiner of gelijk 1,0 mm11
• Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen6
• Band beschadigd6

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

3,211 cars built in 2009 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 1,175 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, 4,850 of these cars first registered in 2009 took their annual MOT test. 71% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2009 the figure was 59%.

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

In New Zealand

1 2009 cars are on the New Zealand register; 100% arrived as used imports, 0% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

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 2009 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 2009 Land Rover Range Rover Sport: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)