2025 Land Rover Defender Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 8%of 13 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 engine of the 2025 Land Rover Defender, 8% of the 13 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.
“The DC converter went bad and within 30 seconds while driving on the highway I got a battery warning and then the car went into neutral and stopped and went into park and the car turned off in the middle of the road and couldn’t be moved at all. Luckily some cops came and protected the car from behind until a tow truck came. The part needed is out of stock and may not be in stock for months!”
NHTSA complaint #11717995, filed 2026-02Related service bulletins
- 11033241May 1, 2026Arduous customer drive cycles have been found to accelerate the degradation of engine oil, leading to generation of engine oil sludge deposits in high pressure engine oil…
- 11027539Dec 20, 2025Coolant fan may continue running at high speed after ignition shut-off
- 11021642Jul 11, 2025The low coolant light may be illuminated/there may be a coolant leak from the engine area.
- 11019062May 19, 20254.4 NC11 Engine Oil Cooler Pipe Leak
- 11019061May 19, 20254.4 NC11 Engine Oil Cooler Pipe Leak
- 11017768Apr 28, 2025Engine Will Crank, No Start When At Operating Temperature
- 11017767Apr 28, 2025Engine Will Crank, No Start When At Operating Temperature
- 11017762Apr 17, 2025Engine Oil Cooler Pipe Leak
- 11017741Apr 11, 2025Engine replacement under warranty.
- 11016652Mar 14, 2025Low coolant lamp comes on and/or leak of coolant from engine area.
Engine: other model years
Other parts of the 2025 Land Rover Defender
7 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2025 Land Rover Defender
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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