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#BS-2024-LANDEF-104F2024 Land Rover Defender
Based on reports from 28 owners and 4 recalls for this exact model.
Preliminary Verdict
Proceed with Caution
Based on 28 complaints, 0 crashes, 3 fires, and 4 recalls.
Top reported problems
cracked windshield
1 complaints • Severity 4/10
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Mechanic Inspection Checklist
7 owners reported electrical issues — failures commonly reported around 5K miles.
30,000-Mile Cost Projection
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Top cost driver: Electrical (7 reports).
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Where the complaints fall
2024 Land Rover Defender: Known Issues & Problem Areas
Electrical Issues
Electrical complaints account for 25% of all reports filed for the 2024 Land Rover Defender, with 7 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. The median mileage at time of complaint is 4,500 miles, suggesting issues tend to surface around the 5K-mile mark.
Steering Issues
Steering complaints account for 18% of all reports filed for the 2024 Land Rover Defender, with 5 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to steering-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Lights Issues
Lights complaints account for 7% of all reports filed for the 2024 Land Rover Defender, with 2 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to lights-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Back Over Prevention: Rearview System Braking Issues
Back Over Prevention: Rearview System Braking complaints account for 7% of all reports filed for the 2024 Land Rover Defender, with 2 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to back over prevention: rearview system braking-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Data sourced from NHTSA owner complaints and community reports. The full report analyzes severity, repair costs, and failure patterns for each category.
Complaint trend by year
Complaints filed with NHTSA by year for the 2024 Land Rover Defender. Recent trend: increasing.
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Recall History (4 recalls)
EQUIPMENT
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020-2025 Land Rover Defender vehicles equipped with Raised Air Intake (RAI) aftermarket accessory equipment, with part number VPLEP0543. The raised air intake may not be secured properly, which can allow the intake to detach from the vehicle.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION:FILTER/SCREEN
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Defender, 2024 Discovery, Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, and Range Rover Velar vehicles. The oil filter housing can crack and leak oil into the engine compartment.
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2024 Defender, Discovery Sport, Range Rover, Range Rover Evoque, Range Rover Velar, and Range Rover Sport vehicles. The Near Field Sensing Module (NFSM) may overheat and cause the 3D surround camera images, including the rearview camera image, not to display.
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:VIDEO (TOUCH)SCREEN/MONITOR/UNIT
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2023 Discovery Sport, 2023-2024 Defender, and 2023 Range Rover Evoque vehicles. The touchscreen in the center console may go blank at vehicle startup, resulting in the rearview camera image not displaying as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Recall severity analysis & seller scripts
The full report rates each recall's severity and gives you scripts for asking the seller about recall completion.
2024 Land Rover Defender vs. Class Average (Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD)
This vehicle
28
Class avg
27
Complaint volume is roughly in line with other standard sport utility vehicle 4wd vehicles from 2024.
Complaint counts correlate with sales volume — popular vehicles naturally generate more reports. The full report normalizes for this.
About this data
NHTSA Complaints
Federal database of owner-filed safety complaints. 28 records for this vehicle.
NHTSA Recalls
Manufacturer-issued safety recalls. 4 recalls found for this vehicle.
Repair Cost Data
Real-world repair costs from owner reports and independent databases.
Other Land Rover Defender Model Years
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