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Exterior lightingPart report

2026 Land Rover Defender Exterior lighting Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
17%of 6 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 exterior lighting of the 2026 Land Rover Defender, 17% of the 6 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.

“My instrument cluster will dim to a nearly unreadable level at random times during the day. This appears to be a common and documented issue with Land Rover Defenders. I have seen a multitude of forum posts going back several years about this issue. There are no settings in the system that allow me to adjust this or prevent it from happening.”

NHTSA complaint #11766434, filed 2026-09

Exterior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026117%
202427%
20231011%
20221418%
20211638%
20202136%

Other parts of the 2026 Land Rover Defender

Electrical system
2 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints
Air bags
1 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Engine
1 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2026 Land Rover Defender

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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