2023 Land Rover Defender Suspension Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 1%of 89 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the suspension of the 2023 Land Rover Defender, 1% of the 89 complaints for this model year.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While driving the dashboard suddenly showed a message saying Battery Charging Fault error” a few minutes later the car stopped driving while I was on a busy freeway. It had no power and it displayed several messages saying suspension system is disabled, battery issue, cameras disabled. I had try to navigate my rolling car to a side lane to call roadside assistance. It was a very dangerous incident and needs to be addressed. Land Rover in White Plains NY, diagnosed my vehicle saying the Dc to Dc converter needs to be replaced and they don’t have any in stock. …”
NHTSA complaint #11721872, filed 2026-03Related service bulletins
- 11030968Mar 13, 2026Rear driveline click - noise
- 11030967Mar 13, 2026Rear driveline click - noise
- 11022476Aug 15, 2025There is a noise in the front suspension.
- 11022427Aug 4, 2025A number of warranty return front lower control arms where the ball joint shows signs of damage due to over-articulation of the arm during removal and installation.
- 11022425Aug 4, 2025A number of warranty return front lower control arms where the ball joint shows signs of damage due to over-articulation of the arm during removal and installation.
Suspension: other model years
Other parts of the 2023 Land Rover Defender
43 complaintsEngine
14 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
14 complaintsExterior lighting
10 complaintsSteering
7 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
7 complaintsLane departure
6 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsForward collision avoidance
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2023 Land Rover Defender
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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