2020 Land Rover Defender owner complaints
Most named: exterior lighting
19 of 55 complaints
- Crashes
- 1
- Fires
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Deaths
- 0
Owner complaints to the US safety agency (NHTSA), 2020 models.
Components named most often
A complaint can name more than one component.
| Component | Complaints | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Exterior lighting | 19 | 35% |
| Electrical system | 12 | 22% |
| Steering | 8 | 15% |
| Engine | 7 | 13% |
| Visibility and wipers | 6 | 11% |
| Structure | 5 | 9% |
Complaints by model year
Rivals, 2020
| Rival | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Ford Expedition | 419 |
| Tesla Model Y | 280 |
| Chevrolet Suburban | 44 |
| GMC Yukon | 36 |
| Porsche Macan | 27 |
| Toyota Sequoia | 4 |
What this cannot tell you
Counts, not rates. Sales volume differs by model.
Complaints are owner reports, not confirmed defects.
Source: NHTSA complaints data (api.nhtsa.gov), public domain. Collected 2026-10-05.
- Two or more sources agree
- One source
- Model-level or estimate
- Sources differ