Land Rover lighting problems
Across all Land Rover models in NHTSA's complaint database, 145 complaints involve lighting. The Defender accounts for the largest share (43%). The single worst model year is the 2020 Defender with 19 lighting complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 145 about lighting, all Land Rover models
- Most affected
- Defender 43% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 47,000 miles 44 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Land Rover models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Defender | 62 | 43% |
| Freelander | 29 | 20% |
| Range Rover | 14 | 10% |
| Range Rover Sport | 10 | 7% |
| Range Rover Evoque | 9 | 6% |
| Discovery | 8 | 6% |
| Range Rover Velar | 8 | 6% |
| Defender 90 | 1 | 1% |
| Discovery II | 1 | 1% |
| Discovery Sport | 1 | 1% |
Worst model years for lighting
- 2020 Land Rover Defender19 complaints
- 2021 Land Rover Defender16 complaints
- 2002 Land Rover Freelander16 complaints
- 2022 Land Rover Defender14 complaints
- 2023 Land Rover Defender10 complaints
Lighting complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 |
| 2002 | 16 |
| 2003 | 11 |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 23 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2022 | 16 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 44 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 46,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.