2021 Land Rover Range Rover Review

Name: 2021 Land Rover Range Rover
Brand: Land Rover

Price Range: $30,652 - $57,990

2021 Land Rover Range Rover P400e HSE 4dr SUV Exterior

Below Average

6.9

out of 10

edmunds TESTED

The 2021 Range Rover is a luxurious and premium large SUV with baked-in off-road capability, but it's facing ever sharper competition in a segment it once had almost entirely to itself. The exceptionally upscale cabin can't compensate for a plethora of weaknesses.

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Pros

Excellent balance of off-road ability and luxury
Wealth of interior and exterior options for customizing
Long-wheelbase variant provides added rear legroom
Available with a diesel engine

Cons

Uncomfortable ride
Ponderous handling and steering
Infotainment system is frustratingly glitchy and slow
Pricey for an SUV with so many drawbacks

What's new

New luxurious Fifty and Westminster Editions debut
SVAutobiography trim level gains a sinister Dynamic Black Edition
Part of the fourth Range Rover generation introduced for 2013

Overview

Written by automotive expert Kurt Niebuhr

Updated: 1/21/2021

The more things change, the more they stay the same. This is especially true of the icon of British luxury and capability, the Range Rover. Now in its 50th year, the Range Rover continues to offer deeply impressive all-terrain capability while maintaining a firm grip on the luxury that its clientele have come to expect. With six available powertrains — ranging from a turbodiesel to a supercharged V8, with a plug-in hybrid somewhere in between — the Range Rover can be outfitted to serve a slew of duties.

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2021 Land Rover Range Rover
P525 Autobiography Fifty LWB 4dr SUV
$53,398
- 55,618 miles
- 5 Seats, 16 City / 21 Hwy MPG
- 16 mi away
- Home delivery*
- AWD/4WD
- Bluetooth
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- Leather Seats
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Carfax and Autocheck accident free.*Seller Notes and Disclaimer:**RECALL NOTICE:* Some vehicles offered for sale may be subject to unrepaired manufact...
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18 Combined MPG (16 City/21 Highway)
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SALGU5SEXMA417465
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Y8680T
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09-10-2026
2021 Land Rover Range Rover
P360 4dr SUV
$34,203
good price
$4,377 below market
- 73,188 miles
- 5 Seats, 18 City / 23 Hwy MPG
- 3 mi away
- AWD/4WD
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This stunning 2021 Land Rover Range Rover Base delivers commanding presence and refined capability. Finished in Black with a luxurious Ebony leather i...
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20 Combined MPG (18 City/23 Highway)
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VIN:
SALGR2SU3MA419596
Stock:
JL461275A
Certified Pre-Owned:
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But other manufacturers have been creeping in on the Range Rover's luxury turf. The Mercedes-Benz GLS sets a new standard for comfort, tech and drivability, and the bold BMW X7 isn't far behind. Even the redesigned Cadillac Escalade is the wheelhouse of the Range Rover. The British firm has imbued its flagship with ever-improving new technology to keep up, but is it enough to keep the Range Rover out in front at the valet stand? Read our Expert Rating to find out.

Edmunds Expert Rating

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Below Average

6.9

out of 10

We drove the 2021 Land Rover Range Rover on our test track and on real roads. Our Edmunds team conducts rigorous independent vehicle testing, driving 500,000 miles a year.

Performance

6.5/10

How does the Range Rover drive? The big, plush Range Rover isn't meant to be a performance machine, but almost any demand taxes its capabilities. The six-cylinder engine in the P400 is smooth and sufficiently powerful, but there's a noticeable delay between asking for acceleration and getting it. Braking performance is also subpar, and at low speed the grabby brakes can make it hard to stop smoothly.

The soft suspension and slow steering make driving along curvy roads a sloshy, woozy chore. Even in a straight line, the Range Rover requires near constant steering correction, adding to the business of driving the big luxo-barge. On the plus side, the Range Rover is impressively competent off-road.

Comfort

7/10

How comfortable is the Range Rover? Premium vehicles come with high expectations for comfort, but the Range Rover misses the mark. The front seats are big and wide but also relatively flat. We found ourselves tiring of them on longer drives. The suspension irons out most road imperfections, but at the loss of any sort of body control. The soft, floaty ride has the stability of a noodle and might be tough on sensitive stomachs.

One notable strength of the Land Rover is noise insulation: The cabin is cut off from traffic noise, there's no wind noise to speak of, and what road and tire noise makes it in is filtered down into nonintrusive frequencies.

Interior

7.5/10

How’s the interior? Most of the Range Rover's controls are well placed, and the use of multiple touchscreens cuts down on button clutter. You have to learn the system menus to adjust settings, and with so many screens it's not always obvious where to look. In practice, the system is not as sleek to use as it appears.

The Range Rover offers plenty of space all around, and the tall windows only increase the impression of roominess. Those big windows contribute to excellent all-around visibility. The surround-view parking camera system can also help with parking, but our test car's was buggy and inexplicably switched to the vehicle's parking sensor diagrams when reversing.

Technology

6.5/10

How’s the tech? Truly a mixed bag. Our test vehicle's Meridian stereo provided top-notch sound quality. The navigation system is highly functional, with good traffic routing and the ability to easily add points of interest to your route. Android Auto and Apple CarPlay integration is a pleasant highlight, largely working well and displaying nicely on the crisp screen.

Unfortunately, all of this tech routes through an infotainment system that can be slow to respond. The system is pleasantly customizable and graphically sharp, but it's also slow to start up, buggy and often irritating to use. The rudimentary voice controls, with their mediocre accuracy, don't help matters. Driver aids are likewise behind the curve in refinement and functionality.

Storage

7/10

How’s the storage? The Range Rover's cargo area is spacious, though three-row competitors offer more room behind their second rows. The split tailgate design is useful for keeping small or loose items confined to the cargo area, but it also requires you to push bulkier items over carpet to get them situated, which is not ideal for loading big, heavy objects.

In the cabin, there's some useful storage space, including the dual gloveboxes and several cubbies. The cooler box isn't really worth it — it eats up storage space and doesn't do too much to chill food or drinks. The 7,700-pound max towing capacity is among the best in the class, adding utility to the Rover.

Fuel Economy

7/10

How’s the fuel economy? We tested the mild hybrid P400, which is rated by the EPA at 21 mpg combined. This is decent for a big luxury SUV. But in practice, we found the Range Rover had trouble cracking 20 mpg, even with a bias toward freeway driving.

Value

7/10

Is the Range Rover a good value? The Range Rover is one of the pricier large luxury SUVs — it starts around $90,000 and quickly climbs above the $100,000 mark with options. You get a good amount of standard capability, and the cabin materials and construction are top-notch even by luxury standards. But at this highly competitive price point, the Range Rover just doesn't seem quite worth the money. Other than the off-road features, there's little else in the Range Rover that stands out.

Wildcard

6.5/10

The Range Rover has an undeniable presence and can make the driver feel special from behind the wheel. There's something to be said for its unapologetic truck-like character. But with more competition in the class, it's no longer the only big SUV that can make you feel like a lord.

It's also a lot of work to drive. Some might see that as part of its charm, but it's a distinctly unluxurious trait. You have to think about throttle and braking, planning every action, and the steering wheel requires constant tending. It's hard to escape the conclusion that, in today's competitive landscape, the Range Rover has gone from being a unique proposition to another face in the crowd.

2021 Land Rover Range Rover trim level differences

The Land Rover Range Rover is available in a head-spinning number of configurations but comes in seven main trim levels: Base, HSE, HSE Westminster, Autobiography, Autobiography Fifty Edition, SVAutobiography Dynamic and SVAutobiography. The Base and HSE trims come with the standard wheelbase, but the HSE Westminster, Autobiography and Autobiography Fifty Edition are also available in a long-wheelbase configuration. (The SVAutobiography is long wheelbase only). Every Range Rover comes equipped with all-wheel drive. Compare the 2021 Land Rover Range Rover trim levels in-depth.

Which Range Rover trim does Edmunds recommend?

We think the most well-rounded Range Rover can be had by choosing the Autobiography trim and selecting the 518-horsepower supercharged V8 as the source of motivation. The Autobiography ensures you get Ranger Rover's Terrain Response 2 for the ultimate in luxury off-road capability, as well as 24-way power-adjustable front seats and a monstrous 1,700-watt audio system.

Cost to Drive

Monthly estimates based on costs in Ohio

$306/mo

$321/mo

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Reliability

The 2021 Land Rover Range Rover has a 4 years / 50,000 miles basic warranty and 4 recalls. RepairPal gives it a reliability rating of 2 out of 5, ranks it #17 out of 20 among Luxury Fullsize SUVs. Below you’ll find our owner reviews.

Reliability Rating by RepairPal

2 out of 5 stars2/5Average

#17 out of 20 among Luxury Fullsize SUVs

RepairPal Reliability Ratings are based on the actual cost, frequency, and severity of unscheduled repairs and maintenance on make/model data for select 2008-2022 vehicles. The reliability of a specific vehicle may vary depending on its maintenance and driving history, model year, trim, and features.

Cost

$1,117/yr

vs. $735/yr
for Average Luxury Fullsize SUV

Frequency

2.38x/yr

vs. 1.83x/yr
for Average Luxury Fullsize SUV

Severity

20.4%

vs. 16.5%
for Average Luxury Fullsize SUV

Recalls

4 recalls found

Checking if a car has a recall is simple. Just type the car's VIN number into the NHTSA website (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls). If there's an unrepaired recall, you'll see it there.

If a recall shows up, just call your local car dealer. They'll know about the recall and will work with the car maker to fix it for free (if the recall happened within 10 years of the car being first sold).

Recall Number:: 26V248000
Manufacturer Recall Number:: D126 H575
Number of vehicles affected:: 170169
Defect Description:: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Land Rover Range Rover Velar and Land Rover Discovery, 2020-2023 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, 2019-2024 Land Rover Range Rover Sport, 2020-2024 Land Rover Range Rover, 2020 Land Rover Discovery Sport, 2020-2024 Land Rover Defender, 2021-2024 Jaguar F-Pace, and 2021-2022 Jaguar E-Pace mild-hybrid electric vehicles (MHEVs.) The DC-DC converter can fail due to an internal fault in the boost control microchip. A failure of the DC-DC converter will result in a loss of 12-Volt system charging and can lead to complete loss of drive power and exterior lighting.
Defect Consequence:: A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action:: The remedy for this recall is currently under development. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, are expected to be mailed June 12, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the remedy is available. Owners may contact Land Rover's customer service at 800-637-6837. Land Rover's numbers for this recall are D126 and H575.

Recall Number:: 24V023000
Manufacturer Recall Number:: N778
Number of vehicles affected:: 58729
Defect Description:: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2018-2022 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles equipped with a Surround Camera System. Water may enter into the rearview camera, which can cause the rearview camera image not to appear on the display or display a distorted image. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Defect Consequence:: A rearview camera image that does not display while in reverse decreases the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of injury or crash.
Corrective Action:: Dealers will inspect the rearview camera and add a new seal or replace the camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed to Range Rover owners March 4, 2024. Interim notification letters were mailed to Range Rover Sport owners March 7, 2024. Range Rover Sport owners will receive a second notice once remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N778.

Recall Number:: 23V044000
Manufacturer Recall Number:: N763
Number of vehicles affected:: 6724
Defect Description:: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Range Rover Sport, 2020-2023 Range Rover, Defender, 2022-2023 Discovery, and 2023 Range Rover Velar vehicles. The engine cam carrier oil channel may be blocked, which can lead to an oil leak.
Defect Consequence:: An oil leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
Corrective Action:: Dealers will inspect and replace the engine cam carrier and related components as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 29, 2023. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N763.

Recall Number:: 21V668000
Manufacturer Recall Number:: N630
Number of vehicles affected:: 32687
Defect Description:: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2021 Range Rover, 2022 Range Rover Sport, 2020-2021 Range Rover Velar, Discovery Sport, 2020-2022 Discovery, and Defender vehicles. The seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly.
Defect Consequence:: An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
Corrective Action:: Dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed October 20, 2021. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N630.

Warranty

4 years / 50,000 miles Basic Warranty

Basic Warranty: 4 years / 50,000 miles
Drivetrain Warranty: 4 years / 50,000 miles
Rust Warranty: 6 years / unlimited miles
Roadside assistance Warranty: 4 years / 50,000 miles

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Disappointed - not ready to be sold

John L., 03/01/2020

2020 Land Rover Range Rover P400 HSE 4dr SUV 4WD (3.0L 6cyl Twincharger gas/electric mild hybrid 8A)

I was very happy with my 2010 and 2012 Range Rover HSE vehicles, they were beautiful, and drove so smoothly in all 3 areas of acceleration, braking, and steering. I cannot say this about the 2020 Range Rover. Furthermore, basic interior amenities and luxuries are missing in the 2020 model. DRIVE-ABILITY: -Accelerating...In regular drive mode, it shifts 4 times in 4 seconds going from a … stop to less than 20 MPH like when leaving a parking space and just driving down the row. Each shift is noticeable in lack of smoothness and is entirely unnecessary. At this speed, in moments you will be pressing the brake and then it will downshift 4 times, so 4 upshifts and 4 downshifts in 8 seconds, that makes for a miserable experience. Even if you were decelerating and then at 25mph press the gas pedal slightly, it will very abruptly downshift and delay applying acceleration and then almost seemingly to make up for the delay, really aggressively applies acceleration. -Decelerating....when going about 12 mph, letting your foot off the gas and waiting 3 seconds, the car down shifts in such a pronounced way that it feels like the brakes are being pressed. There are two people driving this car - me and the transmission. In summary, apply the acceleration and deceleration issues together and that is what you experience in regular traffic, this car spends way to much time shifting up and down, and it is especially a problem when you are slowing down and then speed up, it gets really confused, and behaves very badly jerking the car. It is not a luxury smooth experience. -Auto engine off. The feature were the car shuts its engine off when you are stopped and have your foot on the brake, and automatically starts the engine back up when you take your foot off the brake pedal is not a smooth or luxurious experience. It is the opposite, the extra rumbling and shaking of the car as the engine goes from 0 rpm to 800 rpm and at the same time engages the transmission is very miserable. Also I've only had the car for 2 months now and two times it failed to auto start and I had to press the ON/OFF button twice to then get it to restart. I guess you can thank the EPA for this, but it is really ruining the smooth luxury experience. HANDLING: -The handling in the 2020 is not as tight as the 2012. In the 2020, under minimal breaking and turning, the body dives and rolls, this is especially noticeable, at low speeds. The 2012 handling was luxurious and smooth with very little body roll. The 2020 feels like it is heavier and higher from the ground, although apparently it weighs less. INTERIOR: -There no longer is a Sunglasses holder, or anywhere like an open exposed cuby to set them. I understand that maybe in re-engineering the roof they didn't have a natural place for it, but you can't just get rid of it, sunglass holders exist cars for a reason. Humans still have eyes and still wear sunglasses while driving cars. -The Glove box won’t stay open, why the heck would it be designed that way? You have two use two hands to hold it open while you try to grab something out of it with your other hand. -There is no visible accessible storage without having to open compartments which makes trying to put an item away or retrieve an item a real chore. Specifically people would have a phone and/or some other small item. Currently you have to put it in a cup holder, or open up compartments to put it somewhere and then you cannot easily access it. -The center console storage is awkward to open and is mostly behind your body, making it incredibly awkward to fully open it and then to place items into it or retrieve items from it. -The center console has a flat shelf under the armrest which is really useless and just becomes another barrier to just getting to the actual deep storage. The flat shelf under the armrest is really useless, it does not even have a lip around it to hold items in. Where do you even put a pen? It seems to have a sticking surface on it, maybe for a phone, but again, it is incredibly awkward to open the arm rest where your elbow is now behind your body, then lift your arm over it, to put a phone in and then close it. Horrible design. -The base of the seats no longer have bolsters on the side - they used to. So now there is nothing to keep you laterally in the seat. You legs will tend to splay outward and you can slide side to side in the seat. -The touch screen is slow to respond. Often you need to make a point to press and hold for a second just to make sure it registered your press. I've contacted Range Rover about this all and they just say that is the way the car is designed and there is nothing wrong with its behaviors. Ugh. The frustrating part is that you don't really notice the problems until you do a lot of braking and accelerating which you only do in rush hour bumper to bumper slow traffic which you don't get to test when at the dealership.

3 mo after buying new RR p400e, still at service

MUSTAFA BAKIR, 09/05/2020

2020 Land Rover Range Rover P400e HSE 4dr SUV 4WD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo gas/electric plug-in hybrid 8A)

My new 2020 RR PHEV I bought on 6/18/2020 from Official dealer in Atlanta GA had engine light turned on when I came back home, still turned on after 3 times back to dealer service with changing different parts. Now has been at service 4th time for last month and they said that all this model cars in the world will be recalled for new hybride software that will be ready at the end of …

2020 Range Rover HSE p400

Brad B, 05/02/2020

2020 Land Rover Range Rover P400 HSE 4dr SUV 4WD (3.0L 6cyl Twincharger gas/electric mild hybrid 8A)

Do not buy any RR with the p400 engine. This is a black-eye to the brand that I was previously loyal to. Land Rover rushes this mild hybrid to the market & after multiple software updates, it’s still a huge disappointment to drive EVERY SINGLE TRIP.

Range Rover P400e HSE PHEV 2020

George B, 01/27/2020

2020 Land Rover Range Rover P400e HSE 4dr SUV 4WD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo gas/electric plug-in hybrid 8A)

I got new RR P400e HSE PHEV 2.0L since December 2019 and like to share my experience and impression. I used to drive RR Sport HSE Td6 2016. Its a grate car to drive with a good diesel consumption (25 mpg overall), but very noisy engine, and some problems with transmission. As a time to change a car came, I did my research, and decided to buy HPEV, to have the most quiet and fuel …

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2021 Range Rover Features & Specs

Type:

SUV

Trim:

P360

Est. Market Value	$38,373
Engine Type	Mild hybrid
Combined MPG	20 MPG
Cost to Drive	$306/month
Seating	5 seats
Cargo Capacity All Seats In Place	31.8 cu.ft.
Drivetrain	four wheel drive
Warranty	4 years / 50,000 miles

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Safety

Our experts like the Range Rover models:

Terrain Response 2: Monitors the vehicle's traction and adapts to maintain control on different surfaces and road conditions.
Rear Traffic Monitor: Alerts the driver when backing up that a car or pedestrian is approaching the rear of the vehicle.
Driver Condition Monitor: Detects signs of drowsy driving and lets you know you should probably pull over for a break.

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