"How reliable is the 2024 Land Rover Defender?"

"Based on 28 NHTSA complaints, the 2024 Land Rover Defender has a median complaint mileage of 0 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM."

"What are common problems with the 2024 Land Rover Defender?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2024 Land Rover Defender is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 28 total complaints filed."

2024 Land Rover Defender: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 28 complaints

Total Complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

STEERING

BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS

BACK OVER PREVENTION

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I was ready to leave for work and started the car. The steering wheel was locked and would not turn left or right. The car could be put in gear but, the steering wheel not move. I turned the car off several times and nothing helped. Hopefully, this will not happen while driving. Had to drive my ..."

"This morning I got into my Defender, started it, and the power steering was clearly not working at all. The steering wheel was not locked. With very significant effort I could turn the wheel. After searching online I found that this is apparently a widespread problem with Land Rover Defenders since ..."

"The Land Rover Defender has a center touchscreen that displays the cameras (rear back up camera, forward facing camera, Birds Eye camera). There have been two instances now when, upon turning on the vehicle, the center touchscreen remained blank (did not power on). Turning the vehicle on/off did not..."

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