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2018 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

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

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Why buy?

Electrical system problems dominate (42% of complaints, typically reported near 5k miles).

Very few owner complaints for its age and sales volume.

Complaints are overwhelmingly minor: almost none involve crashes, fires, or injuries.

Zero recalls, rare for a car this age.

The math, shown

Full methodology →
Complaint volume (40%)100
Severity (30%)90
Recall load (20%)100
Trend (10%)52

Complaints filed per year

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

20182026 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.

1 open NHTSA defect investigation 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 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Lwb, plotted where owners report it happening.

030k mi60k mi90k mi120k miElectrical system~5k mi · 10 reportsEngine~36k mi · 9 reports

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

Electrical system

42%

10 complaints · typically near 5k mi · 2 in the last 2 years

Driving and suddenly got "engine overheating low coolant stop engine immediately" warning message on instrument cluster. Pulled over and found coolant pouring out of f…

Engine

38%

9 complaints · typically near 36k mi · 6 in the last 2 years

Driving and suddenly got "engine overheating low coolant stop engine immediately" warning message on instrument cluster. Pulled over and found coolant pouring out of f…

Transmission & drivetrain

13%

3 complaints · 1 in the last 2 years

VEHICLE WENT FROM PARK TO REVERSE BY ITSELF. DRIVERS DOOR WAS WIDE OPEN WHEN MY WIFE STARTED VEHICLE AND BY IT SELF IT ENGAGED IN REVERSE AND RAN THE DOOR INTO A WALL.…

Body & structure

8%

2 complaints

The spoiler cracked when I closed the rear door using the remote. A piece of the spoiler flew off while I was driving.

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 2018 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.