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2017 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque (3-door)

Solid pick. The public record on this car is clean for its age. Inspect it, then negotiate with confidence.

Recalls, complaint breakdown & inspection checklist, all in a shareable PDF

107 owner complaints · 0 recalls · data verified July 25, 2026 · source: NHTSA

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Why buy?

Complaints are still coming in strong late in this car's life, the pattern of a chronic problem that never got fixed.

Very few owner complaints for its age and sales volume.

Zero recalls, rare for a car this age.

Score breakdown, by factor

Full methodology →

#176 of 585Among the 2017 models with a matured record, the 2017 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque (3-door) ranks #176, scoring higher than 67% of them. See the 2017 ranking →

Complaint volume90
Severity81
Recall load100
Trend39

Complaints filed per year

Fading = early teething worked out. Climbing = problems aging in.

20172026 YTD

How it crashes

NHTSA’s own crash tests, separate from the reliability score above.

NHTSA crash-tested this model year but didn’t publish an overall star rating for it.

3 open NHTSA defect investigations on file for this model year, separate from the recalls above.

Source: nhtsa.gov/ratings. Star ratings compare vehicles within the same class and size, not across every car on the road.

The road ahead

What breaks on a 2017 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque (3-door), plotted where owners report it happening.

030k mi60k mi90k mi120k miEngine~66k mi · 21 reports

Also reported (mileage varies): Steering (19) · Electrical system (19) · Suspension (13) · Fuel system (12)

Mileage medians come from owners who mentioned an odometer reading in their NHTSA complaint. Treat them as a rough guide.

Engine

20%

21 complaints · typically near 66k mi · 5 in the last 2 years

The timing chain went out, and it is a common problem with this same make and model of vehicle, and no recall has been issued. My safety was at risk because my car sho…

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Steering

18%

19 complaints · 15 in the last 2 years

The contact owns a 2017 Land Rover Range Rover. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V514000 (Steering); however, the part to do the recall re…

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Electrical system

18%

19 complaints · 4 in the last 2 years

My vehicle has a push button to start the vehicle, the gear shift suppose to rise upward from the console in order to turn for you proceed to travel and it never comes…

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Suspension

12%

13 complaints · 11 in the last 2 years

I received a notice regarding NHTSA Recall 25V-514 and despite repeated attempts to get the problem fixed, I have repeatedly been told that no solution is available. I…

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Check it against this car’s mileage

Type the odometer reading on the actual car you’re looking at to see which of these problem areas owners tend to report before it, around it, or after it.

miles

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Recalls (0)

No recall campaigns on file for this model year.

Questions to ask the seller

Questions worth asking the seller of this Land Rover before you buy, drawn from its public record:

  1. Owners of this model report engine problems more than anything else (owners tend to report it near 66k miles). Has this car shown any engine symptoms, and are there repair records for it?
  2. Owners of this model report steering problems more than anything else. Has this car shown any steering symptoms, and are there repair records for it?
  3. Has this car been in any accident or had any structural, airbag, or flood-related repair? Do you have a clean title and a recent history report (Carfax / AutoCheck)?
  4. How many owners has it had, do you have the maintenance records, and why are you selling it?
  5. Are you open to me having an independent mechanic inspect it before we settle on a price?

Before you hand over money

Check the VIN for open recalls

NHTSA’s free lookup shows whether this exact car had its recall remedies completed.

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Get a pre-purchase inspection

A $150 to $250 independent inspection of this exact 2017 Land Rover RANGE ROVER EVOQUE (3-DOOR) beats every score on the internet, including ours.

What to ask for

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What owners say

Real owners of this exact model-year, shown separately from the NHTSA score. If they disagree, that’s worth knowing.

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The fine print: this verdict is computed from public NHTSA complaint and recall records for the 2017 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque (3-door) as a model, not for any individual car. A well-maintained example of an “Avoid” can outlast a neglected “Buy”. Informational only, so always get a professional pre-purchase inspection.