13:45 22-06-2026

Land Rover tops the list as the most expensive brand to maintain over 10 years

Consumer Reports puts Land Rover at the top of its maintenance cost ranking, with owners spending nearly $19,500 over a decade — more than three times Toyota.

Land Rover has topped the chart of car brands with the highest maintenance and repair bills. The figures come from a fresh Consumer Reports study covering roughly 380,000 vehicles. The analysis looked at out-of-pocket spending over the past 12 months, including scheduled maintenance and repairs unrelated to collisions.

According to the report, the first five years of ownership cost Land Rover drivers around $5,560, or about €4,800. Over 10 years, that figure climbs to $19,460 — roughly €17,000. By comparison, Toyota, ranked among the cheapest brands to maintain, comes in at under $6,000 over the same decade, or about €5,200. Even Lexus, Toyota’s premium arm, lands noticeably lower: around $7,400, or about €6,500 over ten years.

The findings line up with data from RepairPal. Its numbers put average annual repair and maintenance costs for Land Rover at $1,174, against an industry-wide average of just $652. The gap shows up most clearly on routine jobs. An oil change on a Defender 90 runs roughly $403–434, on a Range Rover about $386–423, and on a Range Rover Sport around $350–388.

Consumables tell the same story. RepairPal estimates a brake pad replacement on a Defender 90 at $831–888, while the market average sits at $320–379. An engine air filter swap on a Range Rover runs $160–195, compared with a typical $76–96.