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2017 Land Rover Range Rover Lwb

Solid pick. The public record on this car is clean for its age. Inspect it, then negotiate with confidence.

Recalls, complaint breakdown & inspection checklist, all in a shareable PDF

117 owner complaints · 0 recalls · data verified July 14, 2026 · source: NHTSA

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Why buy?

Complaints are still coming in strong late in this car's life, a chronic-problem pattern, not early teething.

Steering problems dominate (32% of complaints).

Very few owner complaints for its age and sales volume.

Zero recalls, rare for a car this age.

The math, shown

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Complaint volume (40%)89
Severity (30%)80
Recall load (20%)100
Trend (10%)27

Complaints filed per year

Fading = early teething worked out. Climbing = problems aging in.

20172026 YTD

How it crashes

NHTSA’s own crash tests, separate from the reliability score above.

NHTSA crash-tested this model year but didn’t publish an overall star rating for it.

3 open NHTSA defect investigations on file for this model year, separate from the recalls above.

Source: nhtsa.gov/ratings. Star ratings compare vehicles within the same class and size, not across every car on the road.

The road ahead

What breaks on a 2017 Land Rover Range Rover Lwb, plotted where owners report it happening.

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Also reported (mileage varies): Steering (38) · Suspension (23) · Fuel system (16) · Electrical system (14)

Mileage medians come from owners who mentioned an odometer reading in their NHTSA complaint, a rough guide, not a schedule.

Steering

32%

38 complaints · 36 in the last 2 years

There as been a recall on this Range Rover for 1 year with no remedy. Range Rover customer service offers no answers or help. Dealership inspects vehicles at no cost. …

Suspension

20%

23 complaints · 23 in the last 2 years

Range Rover has. Recall with no remedy. Going on a year now.

Fuel system

14%

16 complaints · 7 in the last 2 years

Fuel tank shield have rusted and deteriorated to the extent that the fuel tank is no longer protected.

Electrical system

12%

14 complaints · 4 in the last 2 years

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2017 Land Rover Range Rover. The contact stated that by viewing the paperwork signed at the dealer, upon receiving the vehicle,…

Recalls (0)

No recall campaigns on file for this model year.

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What owners say

Real owners of this exact model-year, shown separately from the NHTSA score. If they disagree, that’s worth knowing.

The fine print: this verdict is computed from public NHTSA complaint and recall records for the 2017 Land Rover Range Rover Lwb as a model, not for any individual car. A well-maintained example of an “Avoid” can outlast a neglected “Buy”. Informational only, so always get a professional pre-purchase inspection.