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Land Rover Defender

Every Land Rover Defender model year on file, 2019 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years2987 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years82019 to 2026
Recall campaigns19Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins2,465Summed across model years
By model year

The 2023 model year drew the most complaints, 82, 28% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

02550751002019202020212022202382202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Land Rover Defender complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
101
Lighting
60
Visibility and wipers
56
Engine and cooling
35
Steering
26
Powertrain
19
Driver assistance
16
Structure
11
Brakes
8
Back-over prevention
8
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Land Rover Defender model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Land Rover Defender by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026SUV60.01003056
2025SUV137.710020188
2024SUV254.012581233
2023SUV820.0410100403
2022SUV754.032670462
2021SUV420.0140100513
2020SUV553.619680553
2019Not decoded0NoneNone0057
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Land Rover Defender

  • 26V-615 Sep 24, 2026
    Second-row seat belt may be improperly stitched
    Seat belts · 371 vehicles
  • 26V-599 Sep 17, 2026
    DC-DC converter may malfunction due to an electrical overload that can occur during high power demand
    Electrical system · 24k vehicles
  • 26V-389 Jun 12, 2026
    Driver’s air bag clockspring connector may corrode, which can cause the air bag not to deploy as intended
    Airbags · 251k vehicles
  • 26V-263 Apr 23, 2026
    Fuel tank was improperly manufactured with walls that are too thin
    Fuel system · 6 vehicles
  • 26V-248 Apr 17, 2026
    Insufficient electrical load balancing during times of high demand can lead to a current overload condition and malfunction of the DCDC converter
    Electrical system · 170k vehicles
  • 26V-163 Mar 18, 2026
    Third-row lower seat belt anchorage bracket may have an insufficient weld stud
    Seat belts · 582 vehicles
  • 25V-016 Jan 16, 2025
    Touchscreen in the center console may go blank at vehicle startup, resulting in the rearview camera image not displaying as intended
    Back-over prevention · 28k vehicles
  • 24E-102 Dec 6, 2024
    Raised air intake may not be secured properly, which can allow the intake to detach from the vehicle
    Equipment · 485 vehicles
  • 24V-678 Sep 12, 2024
    Near Field Sensing Module (NFSM) may overheat and cause the 3D surround camera images, including the rearview camera image, not to display
    Back-over prevention · 180 vehicles
  • 24V-450 Jun 17, 2024
    Oil filter housing can crack and leak oil into the engine compartment
    Engine and cooling · 2,013 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.