2013 Land Rover Range Rover Sport recalls and problems

The 2013 Land Rover Range Rover Sport has 1 recall and 33 owner complaints on file with NHTSA; the most reported problem area is fuel system.

2013 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
Photo: 2013 Land Rover Range Rover Sport by OSX, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
How the 2013 compares
Fewest complaintsMost complaints

High complaint count among 21 Range Rover Sport model years — 8th most.

1recalls
33complaints
3crashes
1fires
2injuries
85,000median miles

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, not verified and not adjusted for sales. Ranking compares this model's own years only.

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1 recall

Fuel System

Aug 12, 2021 · NHTSA campaign 21V635000 · 111,746 vehicles

Problem: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2010-2013 Range Rover Sport and 2010-2016 LR4 vehicles equipped with 3.0L V6 or 5.0L V8 engines. The fuel outlet flange mounted on the fuel tank may crack, possibly resulting in a fuel leak.

Risk: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy & notes

Dealers will replace the fuel outlet flange, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed October 7, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed May 11, 2022. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N623.

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Recall text as published by NHTSA and the manufacturer.

What owners complain about

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA; one complaint can name several areas. Not verified by NHTSA.

Complaints by year filed

2016: 2 complaints20162017: 1 complaints20172018: 3 complaints20182019: 1 complaints20192020: 2 complaints20202021: 4 complaints20212022: 10 complaints2022102023: 2 complaints20232024: 2 complaints20242025: 1 complaints20252026: 5 complaints20265

NHTSA investigations

Door latch failure

EA18004 · opened Jul 2, 2018 · closed Oct 17, 2019 · led to recall 19V390000
Summary

On May 24, 2019, Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (JLR) submitted two Part 573 letters to NHTSA describing door latch defects that could result in doors opening while driving in certain model year (MY) 2013-2016 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles equipped with JLR?s Unilatch Keyless Vehicle (KV) entry system.Recall 19V-392 (JLR Recall N335) describes a KV lever binding defect in approximately 65,385 MY 2013-2016 Range Rover and MY 2014-2016 Range Rover Sport vehicles built between May 9, 2012 and March 5, 2015. Moisture intrusion may result in KV motor bearing corrosion, which may prevent the KV lever from returning to the home position and prevent the latch pawl from properly engaging the latch claw. Vehicles recalled under 19V-392 will be checked for a pre-existing error state and mechanically disabled if an error is detected. If no error is detected, the vehicles will receive a software update that will disable the KV entry function on the vehicle.Recall 19V-390 (JLR Recall N336) describes a defect in the KV latching system of left-side doors in approximately 28,671 MY 2016 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles built between October 1, 2015 and May 27, 2016. A spring in the KV latching system may jam between the outside transmission lever and chamfer bush, preventing the latch assembly from returning to its correct position and fully latching the door. Vehicles recalled under 19V-390 will have the left-side latch assemblies replaced with assemblies that me…

2013 vs. other Land Rover Range Rover Sport years

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Questions

Does the 2013 Land Rover Range Rover Sport have recalls?

Yes — NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign covering the 2013 Land Rover Range Rover Sport, the latest from Aug 12, 2021 (fuel system). A recall applies to specific vehicles: enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether yours is affected and still open.

What are the most common problems with the 2013 Land Rover Range Rover Sport?

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA most often mention fuel system (12), service brakes (6), engine (5). Complaints are consumer reports and are not verified by NHTSA.