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Land Rover Defender

Every model year 2020–2026: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side.

YearPowertrainsSafetyRecallsComplaintsCrashBest efficiency
2026HybridGasD34—20 mpg
2025HybridGasA112—19 mpg
2024HybridGasF525—20 mpg
2023HybridGasF881—20 mpg
2022HybridGasF572—19 mpg
2021HybridGasF838—19 mpg
2020HybridGasF653—19 mpg

What changed year to year

  • 2026: best combined mpg 19 → 20; 11 → 12 EPA configurations
  • 2025: best combined mpg 20 → 19; 9 → 11 EPA configurations
  • 2024: 8 → 9 EPA configurations
  • 2023: best combined mpg 19 → 20; 6 → 8 EPA configurations
  • 2022: 4 → 6 EPA configurations

Best Defender years to buy used

  1. 2025 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 12 complaints
  2. 2024 — Safety F, 5 recalls, 25 complaints
  3. 2022 — Safety F, 5 recalls, 72 complaints
  4. 2020 — Safety F, 6 recalls, 53 complaints
  5. 2021 — Safety F, 8 recalls, 38 complaints

Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.