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2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque problems

NHTSA lists 32 complaints for the 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, 1 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 1 complaints mention an injury, with 1 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-08.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER EVOQUE.

At a glance

Complaints
32
With crash
1
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
1
Injuries
1
Deaths
0
Recalls
2
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
40,551
Investigations
4
Open investigations
1
Manufacturer communications
592

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
ENGINE1031.3%
SERVICE BRAKES618.8%
POWER TRAIN515.6%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM412.5%
AIR BAGS39.4%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING26.3%
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE26.3%
SUSPENSION26.3%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER26.3%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL26.3%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGEXHAUST SYSTEM1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEDELIVERY1
VISIBILITYWINDSHIELD1

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
mechanical failure933.3%0.79
loss of control622.2%0.86
electrical electronic414.8%0.53
restraint or airbag414.8%0.85
fluid or fuel leak27.4%0.36
noise or comfort13.7%0.95
visibility or lighting13.7%0.72
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate1970.4%0.88
low518.5%0.66
high311.1%0.74

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 27 tagged complaints of 32 complaints (84.4%).

Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.

Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.

Recalls

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2 recalls.

14V395000

Date: 2014-07-01. Systems: AIR BAGS.

Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 LR2 and 2012-2013 Range Rover Evoque vehicles. A component within the Occupant Classification System (OCS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may fail, resulting in the front seat passenger air bag being totally or partially disabled.

Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, if the air bag is disabled, the air bag may not deploy or may not deploy properly, increasing the risk of injury to the front seat passenger.

Remedy: Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will update the Restraint Control Module software, free of charge. The recall began on August 30, 2014. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is P046.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

12V563000

Date: 2012-12-06. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC.

Defect: Jaguar Land Rover is recalling certain model year 2012 LR2 and Range Rover Evoque vehicles manufactured on June 11, 2012. The rear brake caliper retaining bolts may be insufficiently torqued.

Consequence: Insufficiently torqued brake caliper bolts may result in the brake caliper detaching. A detached brake caliper may lead to a loss of brake function. Additonally, the caliper may strike a wheel resulting in the sudden deflation of a tire. Either situation may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.

Remedy: Jaguar Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and tighten the rear brake caliper retaining bolts, free of charge. The recall began on January 11, 2013. Owners may contact Jaguar Land Rover at 1-800-637-6837, Option 9.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

4 investigations; 1 open.

EA21002

Opened: 2021-09-17. Closed: Not listed.

Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupt

Systems: AIR BAGS.

Linked campaign numbers: None listed.

EA20001

Opened: 2020-08-31. Closed: 2023-02-27.

Loss of Brake Power Assist

On August 31, 2020, ODI upgraded PE18-014 to Engineering Analysis (EA)20-001 to continue its investigation of brake vacuum pump failures in model year (MY) 2012-2013 Range Rover Evoque vehicles and peer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) products equipped with 2.0L GTDI engines fitted with Magna vacuum pumps. This investigative activity has focused on the cause, scope, and effect of inadequate vacuum supply

Systems: SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC.

Linked campaign numbers: None listed.

PE18014

Opened: 2018-12-01. Closed: 2020-09-10.

Loss of Brake Power Assist

On December 1, 2018, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened Preliminary Evaluation PE18-014 to investigate allegations of brake vacuum pump failure in model year (MY) 2012 through 2014 Range Rover Evoque vehicles. During PE18-014, ODI identified 33 complaints and field reports related to the alleged defect in the subject vehicles. Seven of the complaints were received by ODI and 26 were

Systems: SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC.

Linked campaign numbers: None listed.

PE16015

Opened: 2016-12-16. Closed: 2020-08-11.

Powered vehicle rollaway

On December 16, 2016, ODI opened PE16-015 to investigate seven complaints alleging incidents of powered rollaway in model year (MY) 2012 through 2014 Land Rover/Range Rover Evoque and Jaguar XF vehicles. The complaints all alleged that the rollaway incidents occurred after the operators shifted to Park and exited the vehicle with the engine left running. All of the incidents alleged that crashes r

Systems: POWER TRAIN.

Linked campaign numbers: None listed.

Manufacturer communications

592 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM181
EQUIPMENT148
STRUCTURE73
ENGINE55
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING45
POWER TRAIN37
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY29
VISIBILITY24

11030751

Date: 2026-03-10. Type: Other. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Smart Key Deactivated message on instrument cluster and unable to start their vehicle

11017740

Date: 2025-04-11. Type: Other. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Leaking windshield that caused the water ingress on the electrical component.

11016646

Date: 2025-03-14. Type: Other. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES.

There have been several FRED submissions for a customer allegation of a rear brake warning being illuminated on the instrument cluster.

11016647

Date: 2025-03-14. Type: Other. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES.

There have been several FRED submissions for a customer allegation of a brake noise concern.

11016648

Date: 2025-03-14. Type: Other. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES.

There have been several FRED submissions for a customer allegation of brake judder/vibration.

11011035

Date: 2024-11-27. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

Front / Rear Door Latch - Silicon Contamination Causing Doors To Not Operate As Expected

11008625

Date: 2024-09-13. Type: Other. Systems: VISIBILITY/WIPER.

A customer may report that the windshield wipers stop up on the windshield when turned off.

10240274

Date: 2023-07-17. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Vehicle Will Not Charge

10208666

Date: 2022-02-07. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER.

THE LIGHTING CONTROL SWITCH AND/OR THE WIPER CONTROL SWITCH MAY NOT OPERATE OR OPERATES INTERMITTENTLY.

10204154

Date: 2021-11-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SEATS.

Seat mounted seat switches - Seats not moving

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE32

Same model, other years

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