2022 Land Rover Defender

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2022 Land Rover Defender, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Electrical system27
• Exterior lighting14
• Visibility/wiper13
• Unknown or other9
• Engine7
• Steering4
• Power train3
• Air bags3
• Structure3
• Service brakes3

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 1 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 3 2022 Defender vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 1 person died inside them, and 1 of the vehicles rolled over. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 2022 Land Rover Defender failed the safety check 0.52% of the time — 39% less often than the average 2022 passenger car (0.85%). Median odometer at inspection: 17,406 miles.

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

Registered new in Europe in 2022

7,930 new Land Rover Defender cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2022; the largest markets were Germany (3,224), Italy (1,417), Spain (446).

Average mass

2,537 kg

Average CO₂

222 g/km (WLTP)

Average power

222 kW

Fuel type recorded

Diesel 60% · Petrol 22% · Petrol/electric 17%

European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · averages weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value; fuel type as recorded at registration, where many non-plug-in hybrids appear as petrol · re-use permitted with acknowledgement

Real-world fuel consumption

4,737 Land Rover Defender cars first registered in Europe in 2022 report their fuel use through the on-board meter. Diesel hybrid versions use 10.2 l/100 km on the road against 9.0 in the WLTP test (+14%).

Litres per 100 km from the cars' own fuel meters (OBFCM), collected in 2024; the year is the year of first registration. All years together · European Environment Agency · CC BY 4.0

Engines

The most common engines in 2022 Land Rover Defender cars on Dutch roads are the 2.0 hybrid (221 kW, 296 hp), 3.0 hybrid (294 kW, 394 hp) and 5.0 petrol (386 kW, 518 hp).

RDW Open Data (CC0): registered passenger cars and their fuel data · engine size rounded to 0.1 litre, net maximum power · versions with at least 20 cars

In the Netherlands

658 first registered in 2022 are on Dutch roads; 54% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €110,805.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde90
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld49
• Band onvoldoende profiel28
• Stadslicht werkt niet (goed)18
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht17
• Band beschadigd13
• Mistlicht voor onjuist afgesteld13
• Bandenspanning op 1 as niet gelijk9

Colours

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

8,143 cars built in 2022 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 174 more were declared off the road (SORN).

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

In New Zealand

448 2022 cars are on the New Zealand register; 11% arrived as used imports, 89% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Recalls in Canada

8 Transport Canada recalls for the 2022 Land Rover Defender.

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Land Rover told its dealers about the 2022 Land Rover Defender: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)