2021 Land Rover Defender owner complaints
Most named: exterior lighting
16 of 42 complaints
Owner complaints to the US safety agency (NHTSA), 2021 models. No crashes, fires or injuries in them.
Components named most often
A complaint can name more than one component.
| Component | Complaints | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Exterior lighting | 16 | 38% |
| Visibility and wipers | 12 | 29% |
| Electrical system | 5 | 12% |
| Other or not specified | 4 | 10% |
| Structure | 3 | 7% |
| Back-over prevention | 1 | 2% |
Complaints by model year
Rivals, 2021
| Rival | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Tahoe | 454 |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee L | 81 |
| Audi Q5 | 74 |
| Lexus RX | 71 |
| Cadillac XT6 | 18 |
| Cadillac XT5 | 14 |
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