My indie told me yesterday that he has already had a couple of vehicles in for warranty work and 1 was so serious the dealer bought it back.
D350 with a cracked rear subframe

That surprises me given how new the L460 is. I'd have thought people would only be taking these back to the dealerships rather then independents. 2002 4.6 Vogue SE - Alveston Red with Lightstone Leather
2007 Range Rover Supercharged in Java Black with Ivory 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

Can't possibly be true

A buy-back wouldn't happen unless there were three failed repairs or the DP authorised it on 'goodwill' - would have to be a pretty big customer for that to happen without at least one warranty repair though. If that was the case, unlikely to be using an independent, especially for in-warranty diagnosis....

They had my L405 6 months and wouldn’t entertain a buy back so doubt this story.

I expect a dealer would be delighted to buy back a L460, fix it and then resell it as a used car with a £20k margin. 2017 SDV8 Autobiography

One wonders how the subframe got cracked?
A design issue?
surely you wouldn't go off road in a new Car  2018 SE SDV8 4.4 Byron Blue

I find it hard to believe it possible that Land Rover could release a faulted new car onto the market.
Given their hard won reputation for producing well developed cars built faultlessly with world class QA procedures ensuring class leading customer satisfaction, it is unthinkable that a car with a serious problem could reach a customer.
Surely if a turd did float out of the showroom door they wouldn't try to buy it back to hide the evidence?

A "buy back" could be a customer rejection of a materially defective car under the Consumer Rights Act rather than something the dealer or LR have chosen to do. If there is something of a design fault it would also be a way of keeping a lid on the story and not having pressure for a recall, as suggested by cass. Only Range Rovers since 1988

cass wrote:

I find it hard to believe it possible that Land Rover could release a faulted new car onto the market.
Given their hard won reputation for producing well developed cars built faultlessly with world class QA procedures ensuring class leading customer satisfaction, it is unthinkable that a car with a serious problem could reach a customer.
Surely if a turd did float out of the showroom door they wouldn't try to buy it back to hide the evidence?