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2020 Land Rover Defender lighting problems

19 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2020 Land Rover Defender, which is 25% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
19 25% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

None of the lighting complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

1. Head light escutcheon blocks light in direction of right or left turn. When turning, this leaves the corner in the dark. 2. The touch screen display is "white", and too bright when driving at night. Very distracting. Should have been a black background, with white info.

Reported at 93 miles, October 2020

The cone of light projected forward by the headlights is too narrow. When turning right or left from one dark road onto another dark road, one cannot determine if it is safe to turn. The light cone is blocked by the escutcheon around the headlight, which are set inward too deep.

Reported at 155 miles, November 2020

Lighting problems in other years

  • 2027
  • 2026
  • 2025
  • 2024
  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 1995
  • 1994
  • 1993
  • 1992

Lighting problems across all Land Rover models