"How reliable is the 2020 Land Rover Defender?"

"Based on 58 NHTSA complaints, the 2020 Land Rover Defender has a median complaint mileage of 1900 miles. The most common issue is EXTERIOR LIGHTING."

"What are common problems with the 2020 Land Rover Defender?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2020 Land Rover Defender is EXTERIOR LIGHTING, accounting for a significant portion of the 58 total complaints filed."

2020 Land Rover Defender: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 58 complaints

Total Complaints

1,900mi

Median Mileage

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

924 25th Percentile

1,900 Median Mileage

4,625 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

STEERING

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

ENGINE

VISIBILITY/WIPER

STRUCTURE:BODY

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SERVICE BRAKES

POWER TRAIN

LANE DEPARTURE

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ON AUGUST 3RD, WHILE DRIVING WEST-SOUTHWEST AT APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH ON INTERSTATE 90 IN MONTANA, THE A-PILLAR COVER BECAME LOOSE AND THE SMALL COVER AT THE BASE OF THE A PILLAR FLEW FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE MOVING. THE TWO REMAINING PIECES REMAINED ON THE VEHICLE, ONE PIECE BARELY HELD ON BY A SCREW A..."

"WHILE DRIVING OUR ONE-MONTH OLD RANGE ROVER DEFENDER 110SE, THE BRAKES FAILED WITH NO WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP (PATRICK JAGUAR & LAND ROVER OF NAPERVILLE IL) WAS NON-RESPONSIVE TO MY REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION WHEN CALLED FROM ROADSIDE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE FLAT-BEDDED FROM SCENE. IT WAS ..."

"WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT HIGH SPEEDS ON AN INTERSTATE, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED. BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER THE AIR CONDITIONER I'LL PROBABLY BEGIN TO STOP WORKING. FOLLOWING THIS, A SERIES OF MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND I WAS..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28