2026 Land Rover Defender — reported problems
CarFaultIQ holds 62 evidence records for the 2026 Land Rover Defender, drawn from official sources and owner complaints.
What the records are about, by source
Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.
- Owner complaints (584 records, model years 1995–2026) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors) and lights.
- Manufacturer communications (3,327 records, model years 1995–2026) are most frequently classified under: equipment & accessories, electrical system and powertrain (transmission & drivetrain).
"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records
Evidence by model year
Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.
- 1995 18 records for 1995
- 1997 19 records for 1997
- 2020 618 records for 2020
- 2021 566 records for 2021
- 2022 545 records for 2022
- 2023 497 records for 2023
- 2024 266 records for 2024
- 2025 200 records for 2025
- 2026 62 records for 2026
Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.
Official records held
- Safety recalls NHTSA 3
- Manufacturer communications NHTSA 52
- Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 3
- Owner complaints NHTSA 4
Where to go next
- Land Rover Defender coverage hub Published problems, year windows and buyer guidance for this model.
- Evidence Explorer — the underlying records Read the individual recalls, investigations, manufacturer communications and complaints these counts come from.
- All model years of the Land Rover Defender Compare how much evidence is held for each year before narrowing to one.
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