Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2009 Land Rover LR3

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Structure › Body1
000
Power Train1
000
Air Bags1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Air Bags
Filed Oct 25, 2025CO

Shortly after purchase the dash board begain to display warning lights. Then suspension warnings. The pump for the air bag suspension stopped working. The cars ride height was bellow the bumpers & seemingly had no shock activity. I stoped driving it because it said i could cause extensive damage if it continued to be on the road. I replaced the pump/compressor & it appeared to have been fixed. About 3 weeks later, the same thing happened & the new compressor stopped adjusting ride height. The car us currently not drivable. It has been parked until I can resolve this reoccurring problem.

Structure › Body
Filed Feb 10, 202079,000 milesMS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 LAND ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, WATER WOULD ENTER THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CARPET WAS SOAKED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF THE WHERE THE WATER WAS ENTERING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO CONCERNED THAT ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN THE VEHICLE COULD BE AFFECTED BY WATER INTRUSION INTO UNSEALED ELECTRICAL PORTS OR PLUGS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

Power Train
Filed Dec 22, 2015CT

2009 LAND ROVER LR3. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF FIRST GEAR. ACCORDING TO THE REPAIR INVOICE, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND BROKEN BOLTS IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *JB

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2005
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
2009 — this page3000Routine
20088100Routine
200717100Routine
200651620Routine
200596500Routine

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Other Land Rover models

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.