Total Complaints
6 filings
Land Rover Range Rover · model year
1992 Land Rover Range Rover
6 NHTSA complaints, 1 crash report. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
- Complaints
- 6
- Recalls
- 0
The verdict
The 1992 Land Rover Range Rover posts top-quartile complaint standing among its own model-year siblings.
- Top 13%
- fewest complaints, own model years
- 0
- recall campaigns
The 1992Land RoverRange Rover carries 6 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 1 crash, 1 fire, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 1992 Range Rover is fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly with 2 filings, followed by electrical system:wiring:front underhood (1) and service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip (1). Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.
NHTSA currently has 2 investigation files overlapping the 1992 Range Rover. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.
6
Complaints
1
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
F
PlainCars Safety Score
0/100
1992 Land Rover Range Rover
PlainCars' own composite of NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings and rollover-risk assessment, each dimension normalized against the federal scale or the full national model-year corpus. Not an official NHTSA figure, and not a substitute for a specific vehicle's VIN-level recall check.
NHTSA Overall Rating N/A
Not rated
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program overall crash-test rating.
Front Crash N/A
Not rated
Frontal barrier crash-test rating.
Side Crash N/A
Not rated
Side barrier and pole crash-test rating.
Rollover Resistance N/A
Not rated
Static stability factor + dynamic rollover test rating.
Rollover Risk N/A
Not reported
NHTSA single-vehicle rollover probability, dynamic test.
Crashes Reported
1 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20190827FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REFUELED, FUEL LEAKED OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LEAK WAS DETECTED ONLY WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE WAS AT THE FULL MARK. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT AN ODOR OR FUEL WAS DETECTED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE DUE TO A VENT HOLE NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.
Mileage: 137,000
20060616FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
MY 1992 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER HAS A STRESS CRACK IN THE TOP OF THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK, IDENTICAL TO THE RECALL FOR 1993-95 RANGE ROVERS UNDER NHTSA #04V20300. LAND ROVER CAN'T TELL ME WHY THE 1992 VEHICLES ARE NOT COVERED. GAS NOW POURS OUT OF TANK ONTO THE GROUND DURING FILL-UP. I WANT COVERAGE OF THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL DESIGN FLAW UNDER THE SAME PARAMETERS AS NHTSA RECALL #04V20300. *NM
Mileage: 165,000
19991216CrashSTEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
INNER TIE ROD SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, CAUSING STEERING TO VIBRATE/ LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. VEHICLE ROLLED OVER 3 TIMES. *AK
19990113SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. SPEED MIGHT BE A FACTOR. THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ENGAGING WHEN THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. *AK
19970211FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHEN FILLING THE FUEL TANK THERE IS A GAS SMELL, PULLED OVER, LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING . *AK
19961204FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
WHILE DRIVING NOTICED SUDDEN LOSS IN POWER, VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING UNDER HOOD, THEN ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE, LIGHT FLASHED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL MOMENTS BEFORE FIRE OCCURRED. ENTIRE FRONT END/FRONT SEAT SECTION BURNED. *AK
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 1992 Land Rover Range Rover have?▼
The 1992 Land Rover Range Rover has 6 NHTSA complaints, 1 crashes, 1 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1992 Land Rover Range Rover?▼
The most-complained component for the 1992 Land Rover Range Rover is FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY with 2 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD and SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP.
Is the 1992 Land Rover Range Rover safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 1992 Land Rover Range Rover; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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