2008 Land Rover Range Rover

The 2003–2012 generation shows a clear early-life complaint spike—127 complaints in 2003 and 101 in 2004—followed by a mid-generation decline to 36–55 complaints from 2005 through 2006, and a further dip to 22 in 2007. The 2008 model year breaks that improving trend, with complaints doubling to 44 from the prior year while recalls hold steady at four and TSBs continue their steady climb from 68 (2003) to 169, suggesting Land Rover was still actively issuing technical service bulletins to address ongoing issues rather than having resolved them. Notably, 13 of those 44 complaints—nearly 30 percent—relate to air bags, making it the dominant complaint area alongside smaller clusters in power train (4), suspension (3), and service brakes (3), with three crash-associated complaints and zero fire complaints recorded. The data does not specify root causes for the air bag complaints, but their concentration is a flag worth investigating on any specific vehicle. By 2009, complaints fall sharply to 14, making that model year a statistically safer bet within the same generation. **Bottom line: 2008 is a mediocre year in this generation's arc—not as troubled as the 2003–2004 launch years, but a clear step backward from 2007, and overshadowed by the cleaner 2009; a well-documented, single-owner 2008 with full service records could be acceptable, but a 2009 is the smarter pick if available.**