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Best and worst years for the Land Rover Defender

Of the 5 model years of the Land Rover Defender with enough data to compare, the 2023 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (114), and the 2024 has the fewest (47).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Land Rover Defender 0 75 150 1990: 0 '90 1993: 0 '93 1995: 0 '95 1999: 0 '99 2001: 1 '01 2002: 4 '02 2003: 3 '03 2020: 59 '20 2021: 48 48 '21 2022: 99 99 '22 2023: 114 114 '23 2024: 47 47 '24 2025: 17 '25 2026: 9 '26
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
View the numbers
Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
19900
19930
19950
19990
20011
20024
20033
202059
202148
202299
2023114
202447
202517
20269

What stands out

The 2023 stands out, with about 1.9 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 2022.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2023 and 2022. Or the years with the fewest: 2024 and 2021.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
202699
20251717
20244747
2023114114
20229999
20214848
20205975
200333
200244
200111
199901
199501
199302
199001