Land Rover Defender recalls and problems by year

Since 2000 the Land Rover Defender has 18 recall campaigns and 325 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. The model years with the most complaints are 2023, 2022, 2020.

18recalls
325complaints
0do-not-drive / park-outside recalls
2025 Land Rover Defender
Photo: 2025 Land Rover Defender by Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Complaints by model year

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Darker bars: the three years with the most complaints. Click a bar to open that year.

Recalls by model year

Most reported problem areas, all years

Every model year

YearRecallsComplaintsCrashesFiresInjuries
202636000
2025113010
2024727010
2023995000
2022679201
2021942000
2020758111
200301000
200203000
200101000
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Questions

What is the worst year for the Land Rover Defender?

By owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the 2023 (95), 2022 (79), 2020 (58) model years have the most. More vehicles sold also means more complaints, so compare neighbouring years too.