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Which Land Rover Range Rover Evoque years to avoid

Across 8 scored model years, the 2020, 2015 and 2017 model years carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates.

Ownership label · Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Full report
F
Grade 2012–2020
2020 vs model median 3.0×
Model median3× median
Electrical 10
Engine 6
Suspension 4
Avoid

2015 · 2020

Best

2012 · 2018

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2012
0.74× 16 B
2013
0.94× 20 B
2014
0.88× 13 C
2015
3.01× 34 F
2016
1.06× 22 C
2017
2.54× 42 F
2018
0.49× 12 B
2020
2.99× 47 F

What owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2015 F 34 reports · median 37,823 mi

  1. Engine 5

    I was driving to work with my baby in the back seat. I got to a red light, turned green I go, get up to 40mph, car cuts out (complete loss of power). The person behind me swirves off the road to miss me. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Brakes 5

    While vehicle was in motion, the breaks fail to engage. Only until the break pedal was depressed all the way to floor was it able to engage causing the wheels to lock and losing control. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Electrical 4

    Gearbox fault. I drive a new range rover evoque, model 2015. The first time I had this problem with the vehicle was in october, 2014, only a month after taking the car out of the dealership. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

9 crash · 4 fire · 3 injuries

2020 F 47 reports · median 11,098 mi

  1. Electrical 10

    It stalls at stop signs and stop lights. This is not the eco start-stop feature. It does happen both with that feature on and off. This is an electrical failure. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Engine 6

    Since past few months I AM experiencing frequent stalling in my car. When car is at the traffic light and sometimes during turning at the corner, it just stops responding to peddle and I have to restart the engine and… owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Suspension 4

    Grinding/crunching type noise from the front end of the vehicle when going over bumps or dips. Noise can also be heard when driving on flat surfaces at low speed. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

3 crash · 3 fire

The best year for the Range Rover Evoque

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2018 is the best-scoring Range Rover Evoque model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 82.9 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2018 0.49× 12 B
2012 0.74× 16 B
2013 0.94× 20 B

Recalls

22 campaigns on record, 1 carrying a Park It or Park Outside warning.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
26V248000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:DC/DC CONVERTER 2020 170,169
14V395000 AIR BAGS 2012, 2013 40,551
25V454000 AIR BAGS:PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL:CUSHION 2020 21,000
22V080000 AIR BAGS:SRS MALFUNCTION WARNING LAMP/LIGHT 2020 18,824
16V614000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 2014, 2015 10,455
18V087000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL 2018 8,211
19V840000 STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS 2020 3,444
20V683000 Park it ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE 2020 3,048
19V421000 VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER 2020 2,200
25V088000 AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER 2020 1,473
20V517000 TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS 2020 1,285
25V089000 AIR BAGS:KNEE BOLSTER 2020 1,270

+ 10 further campaigns

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2020 were reported at a median of 11,098 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Land Rover Range Rover Evoque years should you avoid?
2020, 2015, 2017 carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates of any Land Rover Range Rover Evoque model year measured over an identical 60-month window.
What is the best year for the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque?
2018 is the best-scoring Land Rover Range Rover Evoque model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 82.9 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque have?
22 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Land Rover Range Rover Evoque model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2020 Range Rover Evoque
Complaints in window
47
Severity-weighted
83
Model median (weighted)
28
vs model median
2.99×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
16
Open investigations
0
Score 10.2 F