Best Land Rover Years to Buy by Model
The best Land Rover years to buy: the 2008 Range Rover, 2008 Range Rover Sport and 2018 Discovery Sport — the cleanest federal complaint records for each model. Years to skip include the 2016 Range Rover and 2015 Discovery Sport. Based on 3,539 NHTSA owner complaints across 6 Land Rover models, rated model year by model year.
Source: NHTSA owner complaints, recall campaigns & service bulletins · Updated 2026-11-07 · By CarWhere Research · How we rate model years
Best Land Rover years, model by model
| Model | Best years | Years to skip | Years on record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land Rover Range Rover | 2008 | 201520162017201820202023 | 18 (2008–2025) |
| Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 2008 | 2015201620172020 | 18 (2008–2025) |
| Land Rover Range Rover Evoque | No standout year yet | 201520172020 | 14 (2012–2025) |
| Land Rover Discovery | No standout year yet | None rated avoid | 10 (2016–2025) |
| Land Rover Discovery Sport | 2018 | 2015 | 11 (2015–2025) |
| Land Rover Range Rover Velar | No standout year yet | 2018 | 8 (2018–2025) |
Verdicts are each model’s own, rated against that model’s history; counts behind them are raw federal filings, not adjusted for sales volume.
The cleanest year for each Land Rover model
2008 Land Rover Range Rover: 44 NHTSA owner complaints on record · Best Range Rover years →
2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport: 44 NHTSA owner complaints on record · Best Range Rover Sport years →
2018 Land Rover Discovery Sport: 19 NHTSA owner complaints on record · Best Discovery Sport years →
Years to skip, in detail
Frequently asked questions
What are the best Land Rover years to buy?
By model: Range Rover 2008; Range Rover Sport 2008; Discovery Sport 2018. Each matches that model's own best-years page, built from NHTSA owner-complaint and recall records.
Which Land Rover years should I skip?
By model: Range Rover 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2023; Range Rover Sport 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2020; Range Rover Evoque 2015, 2017 and 2020; Discovery Sport 2015; Range Rover Velar 2018. The full breakdown is on the Land Rover years-to-avoid page.
Which Land Rover models have no years to avoid?
The Discovery — no model year of it rates "avoid" in current federal data.
How are the best Land Rover years chosen?
Each model year's NHTSA owner complaints are weighted for severity, converted to a rate per year on the road and compared with the rest of that model's own history; the lowest rates among years with enough road time earn "best". Full method at /research/years-to-avoid/methodology.