Land Rover wipers, windshield & visibility problems
Across all Land Rover models in NHTSA's complaint database, 296 complaints involve wipers, windshield & visibility. The Defender accounts for the largest share (20%). The single worst model year is the 2002 Freelander with 34 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 296 about wipers, windshield & visibility, all Land Rover models
- Most affected
- Defender 20% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 42,000 miles 127 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 3
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Land Rover models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Defender | 59 | 20% |
| Freelander | 56 | 19% |
| Discovery | 51 | 17% |
| Range Rover Evoque | 45 | 15% |
| Range Rover | 34 | 12% |
| LR3 | 13 | 4% |
| Range Rover Sport | 13 | 4% |
| LR2 | 8 | 3% |
| Range Rover Velar | 7 | 2% |
| Discovery II | 4 | 1% |
Worst model years for wipers, windshield & visibility
- 2002 Land Rover Freelander34 complaints
- 2016 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque15 complaints
- 2022 Land Rover Defender14 complaints
- 2023 Land Rover Defender14 complaints
- 2017 Land Rover Discovery14 complaints
Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 8 |
| 1996 | 14 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 2001 | 3 |
| 2002 | 37 |
| 2003 | 16 |
| 2004 | 9 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2008 | 8 |
| 2010 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 15 |
| 2017 | 27 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 21 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 18 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 11 |
Among the 127 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 42,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.