2011 Land Rover Range Rover Sport

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2011 Land Rover Range Rover Sport, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Structure25
• Fuel/propulsion system10
• Fuel system, gasoline10
• Engine8
• Suspension4
• Unknown or other3
• Power train3
• Service brakes2
• Engine and engine cooling2
• Service brakes, air2

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, 8 2011 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 2011 Land Rover Range Rover Sport failed the safety check 1.22% of the time — 51% less often than the average 2011 passenger car (2.49%). Median odometer at inspection: 107,457 miles.

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

Registered new in Europe in 2011

8,611 new Land Rover Range Rover Sport cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2011; the largest markets were Italy (2,875), Germany (1,829), the United Kingdom (1,370).

Average mass

2,670 kg

Average power

186 kW

Fuel type recorded

Diesel 97% · Petrol 3.5%

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 2011 Land Rover Range Rover Sport cars on Dutch roads are the 3.0 diesel (180 kW, 241 hp) and 5.0 petrol (375 kW, 503 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

116 first registered in 2011 are on Dutch roads; 65% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €109,960.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde38
• Kentekenplaatverlichting werkt niet (goed) / ontbreekt30
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld26
• Band onvoldoende profiel24
• Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen14
• Roetfilter werkt niet goed, aantal deeltjes meer dan toegest13
• Remleiding door corrosie aangetast12
• Stuur- of fuseekogel met slijtage kleiner of gelijk 1,0 mm11

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

4,399 cars built in 2011 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 1,002 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, 5,726 of these cars first registered in 2011 took their annual MOT test. 76% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2011 the figure was 63%.

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 2011 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

Crash-test ratings

NHTSA 5-star results for 1 variant; not yet fully rated. Rollover risk is the estimated chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

Electronic stability control

Standard

Forward collision warning

No

Lane departure warning

No

Best overall rating

—

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (5-Star Safety Ratings), api.nhtsa.gov · US federal work, public domain

Fuel consumption

Official Canadian test results for 2 variants: combined 16.2–17.2 L/100 km (about 14–15 mpg US), CO₂ 373–396 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 2011 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 2011 Land Rover Range Rover Sport: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation