2025 Land Rover Defender owner complaints
Most named: visibility and wipers
7 of 13 complaints
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Owner complaints to the US safety agency (NHTSA), 2025 models.
Components named most often
A complaint can name more than one component.
| Component | Complaints | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Visibility and wipers | 7 | 54% |
| Transmission and drivetrain | 3 | 23% |
| Electrical system | 2 | 15% |
| Chest clip, buckle, harness | 1 | 8% |
| Engine | 1 | 8% |
| Fuel system | 1 | 8% |
Complaints by model year
Rivals, 2025
| Rival | Complaints |
|---|---|
| Ford Expedition | 36 |
| Toyota Land Cruiser | 32 |
| Volvo XC90 | 29 |
| Nissan Armada | 21 |
| Lincoln Aviator | 16 |
| Jaguar F PACE | 0 |
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