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What 50 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport (5 Seat)

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (50)Crash / fire / injury (4)Fuel system (21)Engine (15)Transmission & drivetrain (9)Electrical system (4)Brakes (3)Speed control (3)Suspension (3)Airbags (2)Engine & cooling (2)Lights (2)

2 of 50 complaints match · Airbags · clear filters

Mar 14, 2018Airbags

I HAD CONTACTED LAND ROVER BEFORE THE RECALL CONCERNED THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE TAKATA AIRBAG AND THE CONSTANT AMBER MESSAGE. I WAS CONSTANTLY TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL AND THAT I SHOULD NOT BE CONCERNED. I AM EVEN MORE FRUSTRATED LAND ROVER HAS NOT HAD THE COURTESY TO REACH OUT, APOLOGIZE, AND PROMPTLY FIX THIS ISSUE. FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT PEOPLE SPEND ON THESE VEHICLES YOU WOULD EXPECT SOME DECENCY. I AM PUTTING EVERYONE THAT IS A PASSENGER IN MY CAR AT RISK EVERY ONE MORE DAY LAND ROVER TAKES TO RESPOND

NHTSA ODI 11079094

Mar 17, 2017Airbags

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V015000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ODI 10966465

Working with the data? Download all 50 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 24, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport (5 Seat) verdict →