FYI, I bought a 2010 at 96k km in 2018.
Now at 220k km.
Main wear and tear replacement items in 8yrs of ownership:
battery x2
Front lower control arms
Rear upper control arms
Suspension compressor
Brake rotors (~every 2nd change of pads)
radiator
Lower steering shaft
Rear hatch opening mechanism
Rear 3rd brake light (original one fell off on a road trip!)
Head lamp bulbs (low beam twice)
passenger front wheel bearing
Front and rear coolant cross-overs
Water pump
New rad hoses (PM)
Metal gas tank cradle
Rear parking sensors - buy cheap Chinese knock-offs that last 12-18 m
Oil changes every 5k km
Updated transmission pan
Rear brake lines (prone to rusting out)
Serpentine belt
engine idler pulleys
On average over 8yrs it has cost me $CAD2,500 per year in maintenance. Probs 2/3 done by me and 1/3 done by my mechanic.
Its been the most reliable car I have ever owned in terms of not stranding me once ever (touch wood).
If you add in purchase cost amortised over 8yrs the totalk is $5k per year (excl. gas, insurance etc.). I figure that would barely get me a Honda Civic on a lease, so am fine with higher maintenance costs.
The electronic parking brake failed 3yrs ago. Pain to fix so have not bothered. I would urge you to be scrupulous in making sure your rear parking brake shoes are correctly set up. Apparently too much slack in the cables is the frequent cause of the mechanism over-winding, screeching like a banshee, and giving up the ghost.
I bought mine new in the summer for 2013. It only has 65k miles. The only failure I've had is the rusty rear brake lines and the rear hatch mechanism. All else I've done preventively, which are:
- Front lower control arms and hubs at the same time
- Transmission fluid and new pan
- new gas tank cover (old one was rusty and was replaced during the gas tank recall)
- I have had all the parts for the crossover pipes, pump, serpentine belt, spark plugs, etc. And will be doing that soon.
- I'm on my third battery and second set of front rotors and 3rd for rear. 3-4 sets of pads.
Love the LR4. I hope it continues to run well for another 5 years. At that point, I will probably move on.
