2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Structure13
• Fuel system, gasoline7
• Fuel/propulsion system6
• Electrical system4
• Unknown or other4
• Engine3
• Air bags2
• Back over prevention2
• Equipment1
• Service brakes, hydraulic1

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, 5 2010 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 2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport failed the safety check 1.90% of the time — 24% less often than the average 2010 passenger car (2.50%). Median odometer at inspection: 108,114 miles.

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

Registered new in Europe in 2010

7,698 new Land Rover Range Rover Sport cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2010; the largest markets were Italy (3,076), Germany (1,814), France (1,020).

Average mass

2,703 kg

Fuel type recorded

Diesel 95% · Petrol 4.5%

European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · averages weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value; fuel type as recorded at registration, where many non-plug-in hybrids appear as petrol · re-use permitted with acknowledgement

Engines

The most common engines in 2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport cars on Dutch roads are the 3.0 diesel (180 kW, 241 hp) and 5.0 petrol (372 kW, 499 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

154 first registered in 2010 are on Dutch roads; 71% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €114,940.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde53
• Kentekenplaatverlichting werkt niet (goed) / ontbreekt32
• Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen27
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld25
• Roetfilter werkt niet goed, aantal deeltjes meer dan toegest23
• Band onvoldoende profiel21
• Remleiding door corrosie aangetast18
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm17

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

4,362 cars built in 2010 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 1,365 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, 5,949 of these cars first registered in 2010 took their annual MOT test. 75% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2010 the figure was 60%.

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 2010 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 1 variant: combined 17.1 L/100 km (about 14 mpg US), CO₂ 393 g/km.

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

Recalls in Canada

1 Transport Canada recall for the 2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport.

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

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 2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation