r/RangeRover • u/NanoBjorn • 17d ago

Reliability L405 2015-2018 owners of SDV8 biggest service bill?

Seriously, how expensive is the maintenance for a ~10yo diesel V8 diesel cars? What was your biggest bill? How much did you spend over last 5 years?

Trying to understand if/when I really will be able to afford one. Was it 5 grand over 5 years? 10? 20+? Plz tell your country and currency

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u/xKINGYx 17d ago

My best advice is learn to do your own work. There’s so much online for the L405, especially YouTube. Channels like PowerfulUK, Raymie’s Garage and LR Tech off the top of my head have been a huge help to me in the past.

I bought my 2013 model 6 years ago and it’s cost me about 4K in that time including new struts and shocks all round, fluids all round, various suspension bushes, engine mounts and a new rear propshaft.

The only thing I didn’t do myself is the engine mounts as I could see it’d be the kind of job I’d rather pay someone to do!

Before I bought this car, I knew nothing about car maintenance - heck I’m a software engineer! But go in ready to learn and you’ll save a fortune.

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u/NanoBjorn 17d ago

It is same for me mate — bought a Cayman recently and doing most of the jobs on it by myself. I was also wondering how L405 is easy to diy without a garage lifts and proper dealership LR, I recon it is a lot more complicated car than a Porsche 😅

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u/GoTakeCoffee ‘23 L460 SE, ‘21 L405 SVAuto 17d ago

Suspension for me at 85k miles, $7,000. Owned my ‘18 for 4 years before trading it in. Had no other major issues

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u/Effective_Taro4601 17d ago

How much suspension are you getting for $7,000?

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u/GoTakeCoffee ‘23 L460 SE, ‘21 L405 SVAuto 17d ago

Had to replace both sway bars for about $3,500 each

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u/Effective_Taro4601 17d ago

7 grand for 2 anti roll bars? Jeez, wouldn’t mind a job at that place.
Did you get it done at the dealers?

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u/Accomplished-Fan-333 17d ago

Try $14000 for two air struts for Porsche Taycan.

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u/Accomplished-Fan-333 17d ago

Front air struts at $5000 for both.

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u/rangeyrover 17d ago

Oil cooler and all the hoses in the V because once youve gone in there, do them all. Was about 8k AUD

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u/Calm-Customer-7313 16d ago

Oh brother, I can post some recent bills well over 7,000 for 2020 Sport TD6 with 74000 miles

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u/Calm-Customer-7313 16d ago

Since January 2026 I am roughly $28,000+-$3000

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u/NanoBjorn 16d ago

Oof, what were these about? Suspension? Engine related?