general problems of the 2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport

The fuel tank shields are disintegrating due to rust buildup because of poor quality materials. This is a very concerning issue since on these range rovers the fuel tank shields actually support the fuel tank. My biggest concern would be for the fuel tank to eject itself and cause a major incident. Range rover is aware of this situation as it is happening on a lot of these models.

On 17th of January, 2026, the backseat door, behind driver's seat, failed and continues to fail to close and/or latch shut due to door/keyless latching mechanism/system. On January 17, 2026 backseat door, behind driver's seat, swung open twice while driving and would not latch or shut close. Backseat door, behind driver's seat, continues to fail to close or latch shut securely. Only warning of this was the lights turning on in the vehicle during the event. Upon returning home and looking up online what could be the cause and how to remedy I found Land Rover recall p068, which states: notification of safety recall p068: vehicle door may not latch, service bulletin. 16-Jun-15 no. : sre15-12 section: recall market: USA: a concern has been identified on 2014-2016 model year Range Rover Sport (l494) and 2013-2016 model year range rover (l405) vehicles where customers have reported the door is unlatched when in the closed position and no indication provided of a of an unlatched condition. Some customers have reported that one door has opened while the vehicle was in motion. No notification was ever received for this recall. I contacted the van nuys Land Rover dealership that same week and was informed they would not remedy and no recall existed.

The gesture liftgate feature that is equipped will both open and close eratically while vehicle is in park and there is movement around the side and rear of the vehicle and there is no way to disable. This has resulted the liftgate opening when my daughter has walked behind the vehicle, almost striking her head; the liftgate closing numerous times on me, my wife, my daughter doing things like removing groceries from the vehicle or sitting in the back putting shoes on - several head strikes have resulted from the unintended closing; and the liftgate opening when parked in the garage while the garage is closed resulting in the liftgate being pinned into the garage causing damage to the garage and the liftgate.

Upon making a turn the driver side door unexpectedly opened. At this point it seems the latch is malfunctioning as the door will not stay closed.

The lock mechanism on the passenger side door stopped working, the door will not open from the inside or outside. I have searched online and this seems to be a very common occurrence with this auto maker. The car was not hit, has not been damaged. I parked and my daughter was not able to get out of the vehicle, the door will unlatch and open about half an inch but then the soft close mechanism engages and will not allow the door to be opened any further and instead automatically closes the door. This is cause for concern because if I am driving and get hit on the driver side will be trapped in the car. Since this seems to be a very common issue with Land Rover it should be a safety recall.

The gear shift button randomly stuck and was not able to pop back out. Reached out to numerous car repair shops that specialize in Range Rover Sports and they informed that should be a recall issue since they do get a lot of calls regarding this issue. They said it’s a software issue and that the dealer should fix this issue.