Land Rover Defender

Land Rover Defender — production years, market prices by model year, NHTSA recalls and owner complaints, and live listings for sale on VehiSales.

Generations of the Land Rover Defender

Every body generation side by side — each links to its full story: market prices, facelift changes, recalls and live listings.

Generation Facelift Price today Units for sale Recalls Complaints
NAS 1993–1997 — — 0 4 11
L663 2020–now — $41,990–$89,766 1,702 42 549

Vehicles within one generation share the same platform and body style. Price today — median asking prices across each generation's model years (current market).

Engines used in the Defender

Engine families this model shipped with, by NHTSA VIN build data — each links to every model that shares it.

Engine Years in this model Also used in VIN builds ⓘ
Land Rover 3.0L 6-cylinder 2020–2026 11 models 81
Land Rover 2.0L 4-cylinder 2020–2026 8 models 30
Land Rover 5.0L 8-cylinder 2022–2026 7 models 19

Land Rover Defender fuel economy: every year & engine (EPA) →

Used Land Rover Defender prices by year →

About the Land Rover Defender

The Land Rover Defender is a series of British off-road cars and pickup trucks. They have four-wheel drive, and were developed in the 1980s from the Land Rover series which was launched at the Amsterdam Motor Show in April 1948. Following the 1989 introduction of the Land Rover Discovery, "Land Rover" became the name of a broader marque, no longer the name of a specific model; thus, in 1990, Land Rover renamed them Defender 90, Defender 110 and Defender 130 respectively.

Source: Wikipedia — Land Rover Defender, CC BY-SA.

Market by model year

Year Units for sale Median price Vs newest Avg mileage
2020 12 $42,140 77% 48,144 mi
2021 83 $41,990 77% 50,714 mi
2022 35 $51,500 94% 43,342 mi
2023 100 $54,399 100% 42,207 mi
2024 58 $64,503 118% 25,088 mi
2025 89 $55,785 102% 21,707 mi
2026 1,313 $89,766 165% 94 mi
2027 12 $54,540 100% 5 mi

Inventory and price data refreshed daily; last updated .

Recalls & complaints by year (NHTSA)

Year Recalls Complaints Most reported
1993 1 2 Engine And Engine Cooling
1994 1 1 Power Train
1995 2 4 Engine, Engine And Engine Cooling, Power Train
1996 0 1 Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1997 0 3 Structure, Electrical System, Equipment
1998 0 0 —
1999 0 1 Tires
2000 0 0 —
2001 0 1 Visibility
2020 7 49 Exterior Lighting, Electrical System, Engine
2021 9 68 Visibility/Wiper, Exterior Lighting, Structure
2022 6 134 Electrical System, Visibility/Wiper, Unknown Or Other
2023 9 234 Electrical System, Visibility/Wiper, Engine
2024 6 63 Electrical System, Steering, Back Over Prevention
2025 2 0 —
2026 3 1 Power Train, Service Brakes, Engine
2027 0 0 —

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.

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