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2025 Land Rover Defender

HybridGas

Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
11 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-09-11

Safety Signal

92 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

RecallsNHTSA campaigns1

Complaintsowner reports to NHTSA12

Crash ratingNHTSA overall—

Fuel economybest combined, EPA19 mpg

2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020

The 2025 Land Rover Defender is sold in the U.S. as a hybrid and gas midsize or large SUV with 11 EPA-rated configurations. The most efficient version, the Defender 110 MHEV, is EPA-rated at 19 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of A. Owners have filed 12 complaints, most often about the visibility/wiper.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Annual fuel*
Defender 110 MHEV	Hybrid	4WD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo + 48V Li-Ion	18	20	19	$4,100
Defender 130 P400 MHEV	Hybrid	4WD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo + 48V Li-Ion	18	20	19	$4,100
Defender 90 MHEV	Hybrid	4WD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo + 48V Li-Ion	18	21	19	$4,100
Defender 130 Outbound	Hybrid	4WD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo + 48V Li-Ion	16	19	18	$4,300
Defender 130 P300 MHEV	Hybrid	4WD	3.0L 6-cyl turbo + 48V Li-Ion	17	20	18	$4,300
Defender 110 MHEV	Hybrid	4WD	4.4L 8-cyl turbo + 48V Li-Ion	15	19	17	$4,550
Defender 110	Gas	4WD	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	18	20	19	$4,100
Defender 90	Gas	4WD	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	18	21	19	$4,100
Defender 110	Gas	4WD	5.0L 8-cyl	14	18	16	$4,850
Defender 130	Gas	4WD	5.0L 8-cyl	14	19	16	$4,850
Defender 90	Gas	4WD	5.0L 8-cyl	15	19	16	$4,850

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 48643, 48646, 48644, 48647, 48645, 48961, 48130, 48131, 48566, 48567.

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Recalls (1)

Source: NHTSA recall database

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Air Bags

D120

250,857 vehicles

ProblemJaguar 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 driverâ€™s air bag clockspring connector may corrode, which can cause the air bag not to deploy as intended.RiskAn air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury in a crash.FixDealers will apply a protective lubricant gel to the driverâ€™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.

NHTSA campaign 26V389000reported Jun 12, 2026Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

12complaints filed

0 involved a crash · 1 a fire · 0 injuries · 0 deaths reported

Filed per year: 2025: 2 · 2026: 10

Most-cited components

Visibility/Wiper7

Power Train3

Electrical System2

Fuel/Propulsion System1

Unspecified1

Engine1

What owners describe

“The windshield cracked the 1st week owned the car. Land Rover didnâ€™t warranty the windshield and have to buy a new one for 2500. The second windshield got a rock chip and now it expanded into a crack over 3 days.”Jul 14, 2026 · Visibility/Wiper · NHTSA owner report

“I am now on my 4th windshield on my 2025 Land Rover Defender 110. I have had 5 chips/cracks on these windshields. Only 1 crack was from a rock that you might expect glass breakage, the others were all caused by small pebble sized road gravel that was more like insect splatter. Safelite was repairing 1 very small chip a…”May 7, 2026 · Visibility/Wiper · NHTSA owner report

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Other Defender model years

2026 Land Rover Defender

3 recalls · 4 complaints

2024 Land Rover Defender

5 recalls · 25 complaints

2023 Land Rover Defender

8 recalls · 81 complaints

2022 Land Rover Defender

5 recalls · 72 complaints

2021 Land Rover Defender

8 recalls · 38 complaints

2020 Land Rover Defender

6 recalls · 53 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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