Land rover Defender Body Problems
18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 1 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2020. Best year: 2020.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
2020 Land Rover Defender with air intake snorkel was detached from the vehicle driving down the highway during a windy day. I see that Land Rover has recalled the snorkel for 2023 and 2024 models for that very reason. The recall should i...
Windshield cracking for no reason Many occurrences in owners forum. Class action lawsuit filed. Manfature doing nothing. Windshields need to be redesigned .
255/60R20
ON THE 2020 LAND ROVER DEFENDER, A KNOWN PROBLEM IS A RATTLING SOUND OF THE PASSENGER SIDE A-PILLAR. LAND ROVER POSTED A BULLETIN ON HOW TO FIX THE ISSUE AND I BROUGHT IT FOR A FIX IN NOVEMBER, BUT THE SOUND PERSISTED. YESTERDAY WHEN ...
I WAS AT A RED LIGHT AND COULD NOT TURN ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DURING A RAINSTORM. I TOOK A VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT BUT IT IS TOO LARGE TO UPLOAD TO YOUR WEBSITE
WHILE DRIVING ON STRAIGHT HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE'S LANE KEEP ASSIST FEATURE WHICH WAS TURNED OFF (THE DEFAULT POSITION) ACTIVATED AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT OR WARNING AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN AND ABRUPTLY MOVED THE VE...
ON AUGUST 3RD, WHILE DRIVING WEST-SOUTHWEST AT APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH ON INTERSTATE 90 IN MONTANA, THE A-PILLAR COVER BECAME LOOSE AND THE SMALL COVER AT THE BASE OF THE A PILLAR FLEW FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE MOVING. THE TWO REMAINING PIECES...
We have had our vehicle for 3 years and had to replace our windshield twice from random cracks starting from the exterior windshield where it meets the body of the care. It has happened on its own, twice, which impact from any object. T...
The rear backup camera is foggy and it is not possible to see clearly while backing up. It is foggy in any weather condition, during the daylight, and at night. There are halos around lights at night in addition to the general fogginess.
2 windshields cracked within a 2 month period. Second windshield cracked about 45 days after installation with no evidence of any impact causing it. One morning I came out to my vehicle and there was a 6-8 inch crack starting at the bo...
My 2020 Defender has had three incidences of the windshield cracking due to the smallest pebble. The first two cracks, I had professionally sealed. The latest incident involved a pebble so small that I couldn't see it. In fact, the pebbl...
Driver's side A Pillar trim came loose at 75 mph on freeway and blew off the side of the car. Also pulled out mounting bolt for A Pillar Trim.