2022 Land Rover Defender

Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2022-07-21 22V523000 SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER 4,927 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2026-04-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Yes 0 On 4/2/2026, my DC to DC converter failed in my 2022 Landrover Defender (owned 3 months, purchased pre-owned from deale…
2026-03-16 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 The LED DRLs failed in the first 28000 miles leaving no DRLs. Researching this issues shows it it a known defect but n…
2026-03-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I believe there is an issue with the DC to DC converter. Had an incident when the vehicle was idling for at 30 mins wh…
2026-02-04 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The vehicle lost power after a warning that the battery was not recharging. I have a portable jump start battery. Tri…
2026-02-02 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 Daytime running lights has failed on the front headlights and follows pattern similar to known Special Service Message …
2026-01-31 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 8/25/2023 18,118 miles, vehicle purchased. Warranty 48 months or 50,000 miles. Factory warranty remaining 31 months or…
2026-01-30 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Electrical fault detected - pull over safely error message appeared while driving, and when vehicle was shut off, low b…
2026-01-30 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The vehicle experienced an electrical issue regarding a DC/DC converter that went bad after the manufacturer software u…
2026-01-28 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The DC converter on our 2022 Land Rover Defender 110 failed. We received some electrical fault notices that would come …
2026-01-28 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Lost all power due to failure of DC/DC Converter, Part # 433123464 (or LR131043). This problem is widespread and the r…
2026-01-26 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 DC -DC power converter part # LR131043. My vehicle is unusable due to the failure of this part. I have not been able to…
2026-01-26 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Safety Complaint – DC-to-DC Converter Failure Causing Vehicle Shutdown I am submitting this complaint to report a DC-t…
2026-01-26 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The battery recharging system failed causing the entire vehicle to shut down. The suspension, gearbox, and starter all …
2026-01-25 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 On January 25, 2026, while driving my 2022 Land Rover Defender 110 in Colorado on Interstate 70, the vehicle suddenly a…
2026-01-24 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Vehicle display provided warning of Electrical Fault and shorty thereafter the vehicle "bricked" ie. became entirely in…
2026-01-20 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 DC to DC converter failure that displays a RED warning indicator that says "Stop Safely Electrical Fault Detected" with…
2026-01-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 DC to DC Converter failed, rendering vehicle dead. No parts available to repair. Forced to wait for months.
2026-01-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 DC/DC Converter went out and car had to be towed away. Part is on back order for several weeks.
2025-12-09 POWER TRAIN No 0 While driving on a busy road. My car gave a message saying electrical failure and transmission failure. Within 20 sec…
2025-12-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 On [XXX], while driving approximately 30 mph, my vehicle displayed the warning “STOP SAFELY – ELECTRICAL FAULT DETECTED…
2025-12-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 The car had electrical Warning- literally the vehicle in totality shut down and I needed a tow to dealership- after dia…
2025-12-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 System electrical failure due to a faulty part (DC/DC Converter). This essentially prevents the charging system so the …
2025-02-04 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 I own a 2022 Land Rover Defender and the front lights have both burned out. The issue is the running day lights burn o…
2024-08-12 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 The headlight/daylight running lamps are known to burn out on these. Mine has burnt out and wont go back on. These are …
2024-06-27 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 Subject vehicle was parked outside in the driveway of my home for ~1 week and wasn't driven. During that time daily te…
2024-02-15 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 Windshield glass started to crack without any impact or driving. Potentially due to temperature change in standard Cali…
2023-12-01 AIR BAGS No 0 The Daytime Running Headlights have gone out once again. This is such a common issue with the Land Rover Defenders yet,…
2023-10-21 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 Vehicle daytime running lights burn-out prematurely, after about a year or two. Common issue - Land Rover often will r…
2023-09-26 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 Crack in windshield appeared without any impact. Crack began at top middle of windshield, in a perfectly straight ling …
2023-07-02 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 Windshield cracked spontaneously. No rock strike or evidence of chipping. Appears to originate upper right windshield…
2023-06-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 There were two separate issues. First was the battery dying once 4 months after purchase and again about 12 months afte…
2023-05-18 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 For the second time in 3 months my windshield was hit by a small pebble and developed a large crack that requires repla…
2023-05-11 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD No 0 The contact owns a 2022 Land Rover Defender. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the front windshield cr…
2023-03-31 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 My 2022 Land Rover Defender was equipped with a factory-spec winch (a WARN Xeon Platinum 10-S, with Land Rover-supplied…
2023-03-28 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 Got into vehicle and noticed a crack on the lower part of the windshield stemming from below the wiper. No impact to …
2023-03-26 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 The windshield on my Land Rover Defender cracked from a tiny pebble. I sealed the crack but I'm just waiting for it to …
2023-02-10 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 Windshield cracked and was replaced and has now cracked again. No apparent impact noticed. Not covered under warranty.
2022-12-31 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 The Windshield cracked for no apparent reason. The crack starts from the bottom of the windshield and spreading upwards…
2022-12-26 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 0 I purchased a 2022 V8 after waiting about a year to get the vehicle. It mostly has been a good car until recently. I wa…
2022-12-13 STEERING No 0 Went to turn on vehicle and experienced a complete shutdown of power steering system. Lane assist not available message…
2022-09-23 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 I Have a 2022 Land Rover defender 110 and it had 8,000 miles on it. One day I was driving and the windshield just crack…
2022-09-19 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 The drivers side A-pillar continues to fall off/come loose at high speeds. It happened on 2 times already resulting in …
2022-06-21 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 My land Rover Defender is 5 months old with 5,765 miles on it. Driving through the car wash today the windshield "poppe…
2022-06-19 ENGINE No 0 The engine cut out whilst going 90kmph on a four lane freeway. I had about 10 seconds to react before it rolled to a co…
2022-06-08 SEATS No 0 Sounds of a clicking noise when accelerating from takeoff and braking. I have moved the seat up and down to see if that…
2022-05-22 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 My windshield crack on its own when it was not even being driven. It appears to be a stress crack as it is a small V a…
2022-05-14 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 For the SECOND time, my windshield cracked in the upper right corner with no impact. The second time, I wasn’t even dri…
2022-04-29 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 Windshield cracked spontaneously while washing. No chips, no damage and hand washed vehicle. Crack is blocking visibi…
2022-02-17 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 Easily cracked windshield. Less than 30 days owned and a small pebble cracked my windshield.
2022-02-10 VISIBILITY/WIPER No 0 Windshield spontaneously cracked while parked (no impact). Crack was near top center and runs across the safety camera …