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Land Rover Defender extended warranty value

A model-level view of repair exposure and submitted NHTSA records, followed by separate pages for every model year in the database.

7model years
284submitted complaints
42recall campaigns
Gasoline and HybridEPA powertrain choices
Animated diagnostic illustration for the Land Rover Defender

Model-level reading

What changes the warranty calculation

Our model-level view joins 7 years of Land Rover Defender records. Together they contain 284 submitted complaints, while the median annual count is 38.

2023 supplies the file's high point at 80 complaints. Treat that as a pointer to the year page, not proof that owners face a known percentage risk.

Engine replacement or major internal repair sets the upper parts midpoint for this powertrain at $7,000. Before buying protection, find the component in the contract and check when the manufacturer stops paying.

EPA configuration facts

The versions hiding behind one model name

FuelEconomy.gov lists 54 matched Land Rover Defender configurations across the model years shown here. Trim, engine and drive layout can change which repairs belong in a warranty comparison.

Vehicle classStandard SUV
Fuel choicesGasoline and Hybrid
Drive layoutsFour-wheel drive
Engine range2 to 5 L; 4 to 8 cylinders
EPA efficiency range16 to 20 mpg
Transmission typesAutomatic

These are ranges across EPA configurations, not the specification of every trim. The VIN and original window sticker settle the exact equipment. Source: FuelEconomy.gov vehicle data, dataset updated 2026-08-07.

Repair exposure

Large repair scenarios for this powertrain

Parts benchmarks and Dallas independent labor provide one consistent comparison across models.

RepairEstimated range
Engine replacement or major internal repair$5,860 to $16,847
Transmission replacement$3,492 to $11,122
Hybrid high voltage battery replacement$4,986 to $5,316
Transfer case replacement$2,044 to $8,129
Supercharger assembly replacement$3,473 to $3,955
Turbocharger replacement$1,520 to $6,465
Check warranty worthinessAll Land Rover models

Symptoms, recalls and source documents

Research Land Rover Defender problems before choosing coverage

A complaint count cannot tell you which part to replace or whether a contract will pay. FixCatalogue adds a separate route into symptom descriptions, documented conditions and the original recall or manufacturer sources.

Campaign 26V389000 · 2020

Recall source file 26V389000

Check the VIN and the campaign remedy. A listed model year does not establish that your individual vehicle has an open recall.

Source evidence label
Official safety recall
Explicit covered years
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Source reviewed
2026-08-03
Jurisdiction
United States

Source labels are not our independent diagnosis. Check the cited document's exact application.

Campaign 26V248000 · 2020

Recall source file 26V248000

Check the VIN and the campaign remedy. A listed model year does not establish that your individual vehicle has an open recall.

Source evidence label
Official safety recall
Explicit covered years
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source reviewed
2026-08-03
Jurisdiction
United States

Source labels are not our independent diagnosis. Check the cited document's exact application.

Campaign 26V389000 · 2021

Recall source file 26V389000

Check the VIN and the campaign remedy. A listed model year does not establish that your individual vehicle has an open recall.

Source evidence label
Official safety recall
Explicit covered years
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Source reviewed
2026-08-03
Jurisdiction
United States

Source labels are not our independent diagnosis. Check the cited document's exact application.

Campaign 26V248000 · 2021

Recall source file 26V248000

Check the VIN and the campaign remedy. A listed model year does not establish that your individual vehicle has an open recall.

Source evidence label
Official safety recall
Explicit covered years
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source reviewed
2026-08-03
Jurisdiction
United States

Source labels are not our independent diagnosis. Check the cited document's exact application.

Campaign 21V668000 · 2021

Recall source file 21V668000

Check the VIN and the campaign remedy. A listed model year does not establish that your individual vehicle has an open recall.

Source evidence label
Official safety recall
Explicit covered years
2021
Source reviewed
2026-08-03
Jurisdiction
United States

Source labels are not our independent diagnosis. Check the cited document's exact application.

Campaign 21V424000 · 2021

Recall source file 21V424000

Check the VIN and the campaign remedy. A listed model year does not establish that your individual vehicle has an open recall.

Source evidence label
Official NHTSA safety recall
Explicit covered years
2021
Source reviewed
2026-08-02
Jurisdiction
United States

Source labels are not our independent diagnosis. Check the cited document's exact application.

16 indexed model-year file links across 5 distinct file labels. Separate campaigns can share a label, so every displayed campaign keeps its own source URL. Source-link snapshot: 2026-09-03. Labels are derived from public URLs; the source file controls the details.

Keep an existing fault out of future-coverage math

Get the current problem diagnosed and check factory coverage or recall remedies first. A new vehicle service contract generally excludes pre-existing conditions. Compare protection for future eligible failures only after separating those costs.

Open model research source on FixCatalogue

The source layer includes FixCatalogue's public index and factual metadata for 1,221 canonical issue records, retrieved 2026-09-03. It does not copy full articles, images, owner counts or private APIs. Recall and complaint counts remain our separately dated NHTSA snapshot and may differ from live results.