Complaints by model year
Federal complaints filed against each model year of the Land Rover Defender. Hover a bar for the count.
1990
1993
1995
1999
2001
2002
2003
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Three most-complained-about yearsAll other years
Which years to avoid
Ranked from the same federal record. Click any year for its full file.
Years to look at twice
- 2023 Land Rover Defender - 106 complaints
- 2022 Land Rover Defender - 93 complaints
- 2020 Land Rover Defender - 73 complaints
Highest raw complaint counts. Counts are not adjusted for sales volume.
Quieter years
- 2020 Land Rover Defender - 73 complaints
- 2022 Land Rover Defender - 93 complaints
- 2023 Land Rover Defender - 106 complaints
Fewest complaints among years with a meaningful record; the two newest model years are excluded because they have had little time to accumulate filings.
What fails, all years combined
Every model year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Land Rover Defender | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 Land Rover Defender | 16 | 1 |
| 2024 Land Rover Defender | 43 | 5 |
| 2023 Land Rover Defender | 106 | 8 |
| 2022 Land Rover Defender | 93 | 5 |
| 2021 Land Rover Defender | 44 | 8 |
| 2020 Land Rover Defender | 73 | 6 |
| 2003 Land Rover Defender | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 Land Rover Defender | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 Land Rover Defender | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 Land Rover Defender | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 Land Rover Defender | 1 | 2 |
| 1993 Land Rover Defender | 2 | 1 |
| 1990 Land Rover Defender | 1 | 0 |
Recall campaigns, all years
Every campaign filed against this model, with the model years it covers. Recall repairs are free at the dealer.
| Campaign | Years | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26V389000 | 2020-2026 | Air Bags | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020-2026 Land Rover Defender, 2021-2026 Discovery, and 2022-2026 Range Rover vehicles. The driverâs air ba |
| 26V263000 | 2026 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2026 Land Rover Defender vehicles. The fuel tank was improperly manufactured with walls that are too thin. |
| 26V248000 | 2020-2024 | Electrical System | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Land Rover Range Rover Velar and Land Rover Discovery, 2020-2023 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, 201 |
| 26V163000 | 2026 | Seat Belts | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2026 Land Rover Defender vehicles. The third-row lower seat belt anchorage bracket may have an insufficient w |
| 25V016000 | 2023-2024 | Equipment | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2023 Discovery Sport, 2023-2024 Defender, and 2023 Range Rover Evoque vehicles. The touchscreen in the center |
| 24V678000 | 2024 | Forward Collision Avoidance | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2024 Defender, Discovery Sport, Range Rover, Range Rover Evoque, Range Rover Velar, and Range Rover Sport veh |
| 24V450000 | 2023-2024 | Engine And Engine Cooling | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Defender, 2024 Discovery, Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, and Range Rover Velar vehicles. The oil f |
| 23V789000 | 2023 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2023 Land Rover Defender 130 vehicles modified for the TRek Off-Road Competition. The brake calipers may not |
| 23V137000 | 2023 | Seats | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2023 Land Rover Defender 130 vehicles equipped with third-row seats. The third-row seatback latch may not lat |
| 23V044000 | 2020-2023 | Engine And Engine Cooling | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Range Rover Sport, 2020-2023 Range Rover, Defender, 2022-2023 Discovery, and 2023 Range Rover Velar |
| 22V523000 | 2022-2023 | Seat Belts | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2022-23 Land Rover Defender, Discovery, Discovery Sport and 2022 Range Rover Sport and Range Rover Velar vehi |
| 21V668000 | 2021 | Seat Belts | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2021 Range Rover, 2022 Range Rover Sport, 2020-2021 Range Rover Velar, Discovery Sport, 2020-2022 Discovery, |
| 21V584000 | 2020-2021 | Equipment | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Land Rover Defender vehicles. The owner's manual incorrectly states that the third-row seating is e |
| 21V499000 | 2021 | Seats | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2021 Defender 90 vehicles equipped with manually-adjustable front seats. The front seat track end-stop bracke |
| 21V435000 | 2020-2022 | Exterior Lighting | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Defender X vehicles equipped with smoked rear light assemblies. A voltage spike, triggered by a bri |
| 21V424000 | 2020-2021 | Power Train | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Land Rover Defender vehicles equipped with 6-cylinder engines. The Powertrain Control Module (PCM) |
| 96V108000 | 1992-1995 | Electrical System | THE "HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LABEL" WARNING WAS NOT INSTALLED ON THE BATTERIES IN THESE VEHICLES. |
| 95V099000 | 1995 | Power Train | AT PORT OF ENTRY, A QUALITY OVERCHECK OF THE DIFFERENTIAL PINION SHAFT TORQUE WAS PERFORMED. THIS CHECK REQUIRED THE REMOVAL OF THE DRIVESHAFTS. WHEN THE DRIVESHAFTS WERE REINSTALL |