2026 Land Rover Defender Transmission and drivetrain 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 transmission and drivetrain 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.
“The transmission has failed twice while the vehicle was in motion, causing loss of gear control and, on one occasion, loss of parking brake function. Incident 1 — March 24, 2026: While driving on the highway, the transmission failed and the vehicle entered a safety mode. The vehicle was in dealer service for 8 days at Findlay Land Rover. …”
NHTSA complaint #11749201, filed 2026-07Related service bulletins
- 11038296Oct 7, 2026Diagnostic Trouble Code stored in the Powertrain Control Module(PCM). The DTC may be unable to be cleared and may return to a confirmed status after three drive cycles.
- 11033270May 26, 2026Amber MIL being displayed on the Instrument Panel Cluster on vehicles equipped with a Gen4 transmission.
- 11033267May 21, 2026Amber MIL being displayed on the Instrument Panel Cluster on vehicles equipped with a Gen4 transmission.
- 11033264May 12, 2026Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) is illuminated on the instrument panel.
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2026 Land Rover Defender
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsExterior lighting
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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