2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Engine10
• Service brakes6
• Power train5
• Fuel/propulsion system4
• Air bags3
• Vehicle speed control2
• Suspension2
• Unknown or other2
• Visibility/wiper2
• Fuel system, gasoline2

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 1 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 4 2012 Range Rover Evoque vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 2 people died inside them. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque failed the safety check 1.51% of the time — 40% less often than the average 2012 passenger car (2.52%). Median odometer at inspection: 88,467 miles.

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

Registered new in Europe in 2012

43,019 new Land Rover Range Rover Evoque cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2012; the largest markets were the United Kingdom (17,969), Italy (7,336), France (5,454).

Average mass

1,825 kg

Average power

128 kW

Fuel type recorded

Diesel 91% · Petrol 8.9%

European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · averages weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value; fuel type as recorded at registration, where many non-plug-in hybrids appear as petrol · re-use permitted with acknowledgement

Engines

The most common engines in 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque cars on Dutch roads are the 2.0 petrol (177 kW, 237 hp), 2.2 diesel (110 kW, 148 hp) and 2.2 diesel (140 kW, 188 hp).

RDW Open Data (CC0): registered passenger cars and their fuel data · engine size rounded to 0.1 litre, net maximum power · versions with at least 20 cars

In the Netherlands

1,348 first registered in 2012 are on Dutch roads; 60% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €71,590.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde780
• Band onvoldoende profiel416
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld338
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm284
• Mechanische delen van het remsysteem vertonen slijtage245
• Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen173
• Band beschadigd125
• Drager/bevestigingsmiddel van remvoering raakt trommel/schij82

Colours

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

13,796 cars built in 2012 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 846 more were declared off the road (SORN).

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

MOT test results in Great Britain

In 2023, 13,442 of these cars first registered in 2012 took their annual MOT test. 75% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2012 the figure was 66%.

DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail

In Finland

15 of these cars first registered in 2012 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 238,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0

In New Zealand

21 2012 cars are on the New Zealand register; 71% arrived as used imports, 19% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Fuel consumption

Official Canadian test results for 1 variant: combined 10.5 L/100 km (about 22 mpg US), CO₂ 242 g/km.

Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Land Rover told its dealers about the 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)

NHTSA investigations

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation