Funny that it's covered exactly the same distance.

Maybe irrelevant but do you think 4500 miles in a year could be a factor ?

I did wonder but the less you use a starter motor the better it should be in theory.

The silver TDV8 we had did slightly less mileage, it was sold at 5 years old and had never missed a beat.

I think it might be a couple of hundred miles of a difference but it's certainly not much.

David. 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone Leather
2012 Range Rover 5.0 SC Autobiography in Indus Silver with Jet/Ivory Interior
2012 Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography in Baltic Blue with Sand Interior
2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Black Edition in Santorini Black with Ebony Interior

I don't have the tdv8, BUT I sometimes get a silent no start, no click, and I sometimes thump the selector shaft a little and it then fires, maybe your selector shaft (gearstick) is not correctly 'perking', thus signalling the starter to not energise.... or 'go' ?

Had a similar problem when I had my RRS SC. Quick tap with a hammer on the casing and it turned over straight away. Was fine afterwards and never had a problem again Tony
You're always in the ........it's just the depth that varies
2014 L494 5.0 S/C AB Silver
2014 L494 3.0 HSE in Chilli
2014 SL63 AMG White


Gone:
2011 5.0 L322 White (Stolen)
07 4.2 SC in silver.
06 4.2 SC in black RSE
RRS 4.2 SC in Black RSE
52 4.4 Vogue in silver
04 Mercedes CLK 320 Conv
03 4.0 V8 ES Disco in Silver
00 TD5 90 County
98 4.6 HSE in Epsom x3
97 3.9ES Disco
93 L 4.2 LSE in black
too many classics to mention !

We have a 2003 4.4 V8 (BMW Engine) and the starter motor failed last year. As far as we know it was on its original starter so it would have failed at around 100K

David you have too many cars. I will happily put the mileage up on your TDV8 for you.  Present :2008 TDV8 HSE
Gone Audi A5 2.7TDI
Gone Discovery 3 HSE
Gone Mercedes CLK
Gone Range Rover 2.5 DSE

Interestingly I had an intermittent starter problem and it was the lead from the battery to the starter had internal corrosion so it had obviously been left lying around for ages before use the thing was it looked brand new but wasn't till I shoved a meter over it and got some wacky readings that I found the issue

My old 2010 L322 needed a new starter at 30000 miles / 3.5 years. Intermittant starting was the symptom. Definite weak spot.

As per @PaulTyrer, I am on 118K with original starter motor, maybe they changed spec or extra gizmos are killing them? Food for thought (Guarantee I wont start in the morning )

as per youtube, starter motors explained, you have the pre-engaged type. looking at your motor assembly, the smaller barrel shaped item, on the starter is the solenoid, this can get a high resistance across it, therefore it is clicking 'in' and not transferring high current to the motor, ie the action is engaging, but not powering the bigger barrel, the motor. and no start. if you are handy, you can dismantle the solenoid and file the contacts clean. you can test the motor first with a positive jump lead DIRECT to the motor terminal. it will spark and make you jump though. this will only spin the motor freely, not turn engine. remember the solenoid will 'engage' this on it's 'action'.

If it were any of the other cars I'd have it off, strip it, clean it and rebuild it but that's what the warranty is for on this one

Still haven't rang the dealer actually. Will need to get it booked in. It still only does it first thing in the morning for 3 or 4 clicks then starts. Might get LR Assistance out to prove I'm not imagining it before it goes to the dealer as if I drive it there and it doesn't click they'll say they found no fault and send it home again.

David. 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone Leather
2012 Range Rover 5.0 SC Autobiography in Indus Silver with Jet/Ivory Interior
2012 Range Rover 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography in Baltic Blue with Sand Interior
2013 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Black Edition in Santorini Black with Ebony Interior