What does a 2023 Land Rover Defender cost to run?

110 Standard AWD, 18 mpg

$2,133a year in fuel

17.8 cents a mile.
Price plus energy over 6 years: $66,200.
Median SUV: $1,600 a year (167 models, 2023).
12,000 miles a year. Gas $3.20.

Blue: price. Orange: energy over 6 years. Median: middle price and middle energy cost.

Cost by trim

2023 Land Rover Defender: cost to run by trim
Trim	MSRP	Rating	Energy a year	Per mile	Total over 6 years
110 Standard AWD	$53,400	18 mpg	$2,133	$0.18	$66,200
110 AWD	$53,500	18 mpg	$2,133	$0.18	$66,300
110 Standard (2023.5) AWD	$53,500	18 mpg	$2,133	$0.18	$66,300
90 S AWD	$55,100	19 mpg	$2,021	$0.17	$67,226
110 S AWD	$58,300	18 mpg	$2,133	$0.18	$71,100
110 S (2023.5) AWD	$58,300	18 mpg	$2,133	$0.18	$71,100
90 SE AWD	$66,100	20 mpg	$1,920	$0.16	$77,620
130 S AWD	$68,000	19 mpg	$2,021	$0.17	$80,126
90 X-Dynamic SE AWD	$69,100	20 mpg	$1,920	$0.16	$80,620
110 SE AWD	$69,300	20 mpg	$1,920	$0.16	$80,820
110 X-Dynamic SE AWD	$72,300	20 mpg	$1,920	$0.16	$83,820
110 X-Dynamic SE (2023.5) AWD	$72,300	20 mpg	$1,920	$0.16	$83,820
110 30th Anniversary Edition AWD	$75,000	18 mpg	$2,133	$0.18	$87,800
130 SE AWD	$78,300	19 mpg	$2,021	$0.17	$90,426
130 X-Dynamic SE AWD	$81,400	19 mpg	$2,021	$0.17	$93,526
130 First Edition AWD	$84,700	19 mpg	$2,021	$0.17	$96,826
90 X AWD	$88,400	20 mpg	$1,920	$0.16	$99,920
90 75th Edition AWD	$90,500	20 mpg	$1,920	$0.16	$102,020
110 X AWD	$90,900	20 mpg	$1,920	$0.16	$102,420
110 X (2023.5) AWD	$90,900	20 mpg	$1,920	$0.16	$102,420
110 75th Edition AWD	$93,000	20 mpg	$1,920	$0.16	$104,520
110 75th Limited Edition AWD	$93,000	20 mpg	$1,920	$0.16	$104,520
130 X AWD	$99,900	19 mpg	$2,021	$0.17	$112,026
90 V8 AWD	$107,900	16 mpg	$2,400	$0.20	$122,300
110 V8 AWD	$111,300	16 mpg	$2,400	$0.20	$125,700
110 V8 (2023.5) AWD	$111,300	16 mpg	$2,400	$0.20	$125,700
90 Carpathian Edition AWD	$115,000	16 mpg	$2,400	$0.20	$129,400
110 Carpathian Edition AWD	$118,400	16 mpg	$2,400	$0.20	$132,800
110 Carpathian Edition (2023.5) AWD	$118,400	16 mpg	$2,400	$0.20	$132,800
110 SE (2023.5) AWD	N/A	20 mpg	$1,920	$0.16	Not established
90 75th Limited Edition AWD	N/A	20 mpg	$1,920	$0.16	Not established
90 Carpathian Edition (2023.5) AWD	N/A	16 mpg	$2,400	$0.20	Not established
90 S (2023.5) AWD	N/A	19 mpg	$2,021	$0.17	Not established
90 SE (2023.5) AWD	N/A	20 mpg	$1,920	$0.16	Not established
90 V8 (2023.5) AWD	N/A	16 mpg	$2,400	$0.20	Not established
90 X (2023.5) AWD	N/A	20 mpg	$1,920	$0.16	Not established
90 X-Dynamic SE (2023.5) AWD	N/A	20 mpg	$1,920	$0.16	Not established

What this cannot tell you

Insurance, upkeep and resale are not included.

Your own mpg will differ.

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