2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport problems
The 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport has 55 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (36%) concerns fuel system. Next are engine (24%) and drivetrain & axles (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 55 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 36% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 26 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 26 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 67,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a fire; 1 injury reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2012 ranks 13th most-complained-about out of 14 model years of the Land Rover Range Rover Sport with enough data (11 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The Jaguar range Rover dealership refused to fix the safety recall on my 2012 Range Rover. My car had been at the dealership JLR Midlothian VA since March 20,2026. They stated that there was no loaner car until April 13, 2026, possibly. Brian was the senior advisor sharing the information. I rented a car from Hertz rental in Fredericksburg VA for the initial date appt of March 13, 2026. I had a family emergency and informed Brian.
Car started smoking from under front hood while driving, while pulling to a stop, smoke started flooded cabin with my son and grandchildren in the car. They all got out safely but then the front engine and car exploded in flames.
While driving at night the car experienced an electrical anomaly causing the headlights, dashboard lights and several electronic functions to go off for approximately 1 second. Head lights and dashboard lights came back on but several electronic functions were inoperable as noted on vehicle warning screen (hill descent function, vehicle stability function, emergency brake assist function ) once vehicle was stopped and turned off, then turned on functionality resumed.
The contact owns a 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently stalled at a stop light. Several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact was not able to veer to the side of the road. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after 30 seconds however, the vehicle stalled several times that same day while she was driving to her residence. The vehicle was taken to the used cars dealer where it was purchased for diagnostic testing.
The contact owns a 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V635000 (Fuel System, Gasoline). After the recall repair, the vehicle unexpectedly ran out of fuel even though the instrument panel indicated approximately 90 miles to empty. The contact added fuel and resumed driving; however, the vehicle ran out of fuel while the display showed approximately 50 miles to empty.