What breaks most · 2005 to 2009 model years
Land Rover LR3 problems by year
Owners have filed 175 safety complaints with NHTSA about the Land Rover LR3 across model years 2005 to 2009. Three years stand out: 2005 for suspension complaints, 2006 for suspension complaints and 2007 for powertrain and transmission complaints.
- Years to check closely: 2005, 2006, 2007
- Complaints on file
- 1752005 to 2009, all trims
- Worst year
- 200596 complaints
- Crashes reported
- 32 fires · 5 injuries · 0 deaths
- Typical failure mileage
- 48kMedian where owners gave mileage
- Recall campaigns
- 13Across the years shown
Complaints by model year
Raw filings with NHTSA, not adjusted for how many were sold.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Recalls | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | 0 | 5 | Suspension (20) | |
| 51 | 3 | 6 | Suspension (14) | |
| 17 | 0 | 1 | Powertrain and transmission (5) | |
| 8 | 0 | 1 | Suspension (3) | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Air bags (1) |
What fails on the 2005 Land Rover LR3
| Component | Share of complaints | Filings | Crashes | Parts for this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SuspensionStruts, springs and control arms | 21% |
20 | 0 | Shop suspension parts for the 2005 Land Rover LR3 |
| Electrical systemAlternators, starters and ignition | 20% |
19 | 0 | Shop electrical system parts for the 2005 Land Rover LR3 |
| Powertrain and transmissionTransmission parts | 17% |
16 | 0 | Shop all powertrain and transmission parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Tires | 16% |
15 | 0 | — |
| Fuel systemFuel pumps and injectors | 16% |
15 | 0 | Shop fuel system parts for the 2005 Land Rover LR3 |
| Body and structureDoors, latches and body hardware | 10% |
10 | 0 | Shop body and structure parts for the 2005 Land Rover LR3 |
| Air bags | 7% |
7 | 0 | Check recalls for air bags on NHTSA.gov |
| VisibilityMirrors and glass | 6% |
6 | 0 | Shop all visibility parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
One complaint can name more than one component, so shares add to more than 100%. "Unknown or other" is NHTSA's uncategorized bucket and is shown but never ranked.
In owners' words
Complaint narratives as filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length.
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Air suspension fault cant go over 35 miles per hour bad compressor dealer says. Now i'm hearing this the number 1 problem and complaint of my model.
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Suspension fault light comes on when driving. Vehicle moves up and down. I have seen more than numerous complaints on the air compressor and faulty sensors. Why aren't they being repaired by land rover. A vehicle of this type and cost should not have this problem. Are they waiting for time to run out?
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Unusual differential wear. My differentials fluid are replaced every 20k miles. At 60k mile use, they are now failed (again, 1st replacement at 40k miles.)
How to read this page
Every figure comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's public complaint database, which holds every safety-related defect complaint filed by owners since 1995. We refresh it monthly and count each complaint once per component it names. Data through September 6, 2026.
NHTSA only accepts safety-related complaints. Rattles, paint, infotainment bugs and other annoyances are under-reported here, so this page is a map of what fails in ways owners consider dangerous, not a full reliability score.
Counts are raw. Use the year-over-year shape and the component mix, not the absolute numbers. Where a component maps to parts we stock, the row links to that category filtered to the year you are viewing. Air bag and seat belt complaints link to the recall checker instead, because those repairs are almost always covered.
Common questions
Which Land Rover LR3 years have the most problems?
By NHTSA complaint volume, 2005, 2006, 2007 carry the most filings on the Land Rover LR3. The 2005 alone has 96 complaints, led by suspension.
What is the most common Land Rover LR3 problem?
On the 2005 model year, the most-reported component is suspension with 20 complaints. The table above lists the top components for every year.
At what mileage do Land Rover LR3 problems start?
The median mileage at failure across all Land Rover LR3 complaints that include mileage is about 48,000 miles. Older model years skew higher; the per-year figure is in the "at a glance" card.
Are these complaints verified?
No. NHTSA publishes complaints as submitted and does not investigate individual filings. Patterns across hundreds of complaints are meaningful; a single one is not.