2006 Land Rover Range Rover

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2006 Land Rover Range Rover, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Electrical system15
• Power train10
• Steering7
• Suspension7
• Air bags7
• Service brakes6
• Unknown or other4
• Engine and engine cooling3
• Tires3
• Structure3

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, 4 2006 Range Rover vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 1 person 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 2006 Land Rover Range Rover failed the safety check 1.13% of the time — 52% less often than the average 2006 passenger car (2.34%). Median odometer at inspection: 137,575 miles.

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

Engines

The most common engines in 2006 Land Rover Range Rover cars on Dutch roads are the 4.2 petrol (291 kW, 390 hp), 4.4 petrol (225 kW, 302 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

216 first registered in 2006 are on Dutch roads; 72% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €132,575.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde163
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld65
• Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen40
• Remleiding door corrosie aangetast37
• Remvertraging / remwerking parkeerrem onvoldoende36
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm29
• Stadslicht werkt niet (goed)27
• Band beschadigd26

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

2,222 cars built in 2006 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 1,234 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, 3,743 of these cars first registered in 2006 took their annual MOT test. 68% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2006 the figure was 56%.

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

346 2006 cars are on the New Zealand register; 46% arrived as used imports, 48% 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 16.5–17.2 L/100 km (about 14 mpg US), CO₂ 380–396 g/km.

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

Recalls in Canada

2 Transport Canada recalls for the 2006 Land Rover Range Rover.

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 2006 Land Rover Range Rover: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)