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Land rover DEFENDER - 2020

59.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Land rover DEFENDER, model year 2020. Sample size: 5,925 cars, 14,535 tests and 8,613 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 5,925 cars

The 2020 Land Rover Defender has an overall defect rate of 59 per 100 vehicles, which is significantly lower than the yearly average of 90 per 100, indicating a 34% improvement. Although tyre wear is noted as a common issue, the Defender excels in several categories, especially in steering, where it shows a 55% lower defect rate than average, and in visibility and body structure, with respective improvements of 41% and 63%. Mileage-related trends indicate that the defect rate increases with distance driven, peaking in the 93,000 to 124,000 mile range, but even at higher mileages, the Defender performs better than the average car. Overall, the Defender stands out positively in critical safety and structural areas, making it a reliable choice within its category.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 5,925 cars

More model years for Land rover DEFENDER

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 17.7% better
41.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 60.0% better
0.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • Excessive wear or play in a universal joint or a flexible coupling excessively deteriorated
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
  • Attachment of steering column: defective
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
  • A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 41.1% better
8.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window excessively tinted: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
Lights & Electrics
▲ 40.2% better
6.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
  • Lamp: multiple light source up to a half not functioning
  • An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 43.7% better
54.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 62.5% better
0.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
Equipment
▼ 13.3% worse
1.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
Other
▲ 2.7% better
3.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 100 tests
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 273 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,366
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,358
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,207
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 593
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 389
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 316
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 200
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 177
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
PRS
Occurrences: 170
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 160

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 200
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 145
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 144
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 106
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 67
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 47
An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 37
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 34
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 28