Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
32
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-29 | 21V584000 |
CHILD SEAT:VEHICLE LATCH ANCHOR | 7,027 | — | Details |
| 2021-07-01 | 21V499000 |
SEATS | 603 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Both daytime running lights failed simultaneously. Not covered by warranty and told that they would cost >$5,000 to rep… |
| 2025-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DC/DC converter failure |
| 2025-11-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The daytime running lights (DRL) have failed in the passenger side. After some quick research, it's apparent that this … |
| 2025-10-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The halo headlight went out, and I have an extended warranty that supposedly doesn't cover it. After researching, this … |
| 2025-09-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owned a 2021 Land Rover Defender. The contact stated that after refueling the vehicle, the contact noticed … |
| 2025-08-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On or about August 7 or 8, my wife was driving our vehicle when it suddenly stalled and stopped running. Prior to this … |
| 2025-03-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Vehicle suspension fault detected light turned on. Vehicle keeps adjusting on its own while on the freeway in traffic… |
| 2025-03-10 | LANE DEPARTURE | No | 0 | See attached document for complaint. |
| 2025-01-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | 1. The driver side DAYTIME Running Light has failed as of 1/20/25. 2. Some states require the DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS… |
| 2024-06-04 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | a random crack appeared without incident in the front window and proceeded to progress across rapidly where repair was … |
| 2024-04-27 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | The windshield of the vehicle had a crack form from the upper passenger corner down to the middle of the glass then tur… |
| 2024-01-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | It happened after being parked at work for 9hrs. The lane assist not available! warning came on when I started the ca… |
| 2023-11-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The passenger side headlight is malfunctioning. The halo and outer bulbs do not come on which disables the daylight run… |
| 2023-10-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Ever since I purchased my Defender back in 2021, the instrument cluster automatically dims. Usually when at dusk or daw… |
| 2023-09-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Since I got Certified Pre-Owned 2021 Defender 90 First Edition exactly a month ago I noticed at speeds higher than 65m… |
| 2023-08-31 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Headlamps are faulty. Replaced the drivers side at almost the end of the 49k miles and after about another 900 miles, t… |
| 2023-07-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | This vehicle has been at the dealership for six weeks waiting on both headlamp replacements. Daytime running lights do… |
| 2023-02-10 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Bought a used 2021 defender with 5k miles and at 12k miles my windshield while driving makes a huge popping sound and i… |
| 2023-02-03 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | 6" hairline crack in windshield, no impact detected.. just appeared one morning. |
| 2022-08-21 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | The windshield spontaneously cracked from the middle of the pillar on the driver's side to the center of the windshield… |
| 2022-08-09 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | 2 complete windshield replacements needed since taking delivery June 2021. This incident was a small chip from a rock … |
| 2022-06-26 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Windshield crack from no none source, appears to be pressure related. Happened at highway speed. Reading Defender forum… |
| 2022-06-03 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Windshield cracked for no reason. ie no chip caused by rock, etc. Happened while I was driving with no traffic. |
| 2022-03-05 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | 12 inch crack developed overnight. No signs of rock hit or any other impact. |
| 2021-11-08 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Component: windshield Issue: under adverse temperature conditions ( e.g. high temp or low temp ) the windshield can dev… |
| 2021-09-30 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The passenger A-Pillar on the vehicle is not secure tight enough to the vehicle or the windshield allowing air to pass … |
| 2021-09-19 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Problem statement: Windshield Issue: The windshield developed a sudden crack while the vehicle was stationary, with no … |
| 2021-08-02 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2021 Land Rover Defender. The contact stated that the windshield cracked without impact, causing ele… |
| 2021-07-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | We have two 2021 Defender 110 SE North American Specification models and these do not have the smoked tail lights as ar… |
| 2021-05-31 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Windshield has hairline and becomes 2 differnt hairlines after a small peeble hit it Now on my 3rd windshield it happen… |
| 2021-05-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | 2 cracked windshields, car has only 15K miles- TONS of Defender owners on FB groups and forums same- some one 4th and 5… |
| 2021-04-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Shortly after buying the car a small people hit the windshield while driving on the highway and broke the windshield ri… |