NHTSA lists 13 complaints for the 2025 Land Rover Defender, 0 of them mention a crash and 1 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-09.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as LAND ROVER DEFENDER.
At a glance
Complaints
13
With crash
0
With fire
1
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
1
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
250,857
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
188
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
Top systems
System
Complaints
Share of this vehicle's complaints
VISIBILITY/WIPER
7
53.8%
POWER TRAIN
3
23.1%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
15.4%
Buckle
1
7.7%
Chest Clip
1
7.7%
Chest Clip, Buckle, Harness
1
7.7%
ENGINE
1
7.7%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
7.7%
Harness
1
7.7%
STEERING
1
7.7%
Top subsystems
System
Subsystem
Complaints
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.
Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.
Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020-2026 Land Rover Defender, 2021-2026 Discovery, and 2022-2026 Range Rover vehicles. The drivera s air bag clockspring connector may corrode, which can cause the air bag not to deploy as intended.
Consequence: An air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will apply a protective lubricant gel to the drivera s air bag connector terminals, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed August 3, 2026. Owners may contact Land Rover's customer service at 800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is D120.
Vehicles on display e.g. in a showroom whilst being supported by a showroom 12v support unit, these vehicles require an additional fuse to be removed to prevent the MHEV (48v) battery draining and causing the cells to drop to a non recoverable level. Failure to follow this process will void the warr
11037117
Date: 2026-08-21. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Air Conditioning Inoperative / Intermittent Operation
11037119
Date: 2026-08-21. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
TCU Activation Failure And InControl App Inoperative After Software Update
11037130
Date: 2026-08-21. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Vehicles on display e.g. in a showroom whilst being supported by a showroom 12v support unit, these vehicles require an additional fuse to be removed to prevent the MHEV (48v) battery draining and causing the cells to drop to a non recoverable level. Failure to follow this process will void the warr
11035735
Date: 2026-07-22. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Intermittent Passive Entry Operation 24MY Or With New Service Smart Key Fob.
11035859
Date: 2026-07-17. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Jump Start Information Label Missing
11035882
Date: 2026-07-17. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Blanking Connector - Install
11035677
Date: 2026-07-08. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
A printed circuit board fault within the smart key may be present. The printed circuit board fault can cause a smart key battery drain which affects the functionality of the smart key.
11035730
Date: 2026-07-07. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Wireless Device Charger Inoperative Post Software Update
Notes on this record
Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.