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2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Electrical system Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
9%of 32 total for the year
Median mileage
41,752miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the electrical system of the 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport, 9% of the 32 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 41,752 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“While driving at night at highway speed the car experienced an electrical anomaly twice, each time 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 these fuctions seemed to reset themselves. Extremeley dangerous situation at high speed morning commute.”

NHTSA complaint #10915429, filed 2016-10, 67,000 miles

“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. This event nearly caused us to get into an accident due to the loss of headlights and interior dashboard lights.”

NHTSA complaint #10503690, filed 2013-03, 16,505 miles

“Vehicle experienced a complete electrical failure while driving. The vehicle is a 2012 Range Rover Sport. At approximately 25 mph, the engine shut off, all exterior and interior lights went out, and the steering wheel locked in the straight‑ahead position. I temporarily lost control of the vehicle and was only able to stop safely because I was traveling at low speed. This incident created an immediate crash risk. An independent mechanic inspected the vehicle but could not identify the cause, noting vehicle in Fail Safe - scan showed multiple lost communication codes. …”

NHTSA complaint #11755587, filed 2026-08

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202518%
2024844%
20231357%
2022964%
2021754%
20201838%
2019935%
2018824%
2017610%
201656%
201559%
2014818%
2013412%
201239%
201123%
2010410%
2009338%
2006415%

Other parts of the 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport

Fuel system
20 complaintsEngine
13 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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