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2025 Land Rover Defender 110

Factory specifications, fluid capacities, torque values, EPA fuel economy and the federal safety record for the 2025 Defender 110.

The 2025 Land Rover Defender 110 presents reliability data consisting of 12 total owner complaints and 2 recalls, with the Visibility/Wiper area emerging as the top complaint focus. This profile compares against a model complaint history spanning 1993 through 2024, where recorded complaints fluctuated from a low of 1 in 1994 to a high of 75 in 2023. This places the current model year well below the recent peak seen in 2023, indicating a lower volume of complaints relative to the immediate past despite the long-term historical range.

Model year202520242023202220212020

Fitment & sizes

Replacement part sizes and factory part numbers — battery, bulbs, filters and belts.

From the factory this vehicle uses a BCI 49 · 720 CCA battery. Each part links to every other vehicle that shares it, so a part you already stock may fit more of your fleet than you'd expect.

Battery groupBCI 49 · 720 CCAOEM · verified

Full specifications

Engine, drivetrain, dimensions and economy.

Dimensions & weight NHTSA vPIC

Overall length187.4 in
Overall width79.1 in
Overall height77.6 in
Wheelbase118.9 in
Curb weight4819 lb
Track (front / rear)67.3 / 66.9 in
Weight distribution (front / rear)49/51

Service quick specs OEM factory data

Capacities, torques and tune-up values from the factory service manual.

Battery & A/C

Standard BCI Group Number49
Standard BCI Cranking Performance720 cca

Reliability & federal safety record

Owner-reported issues, recalls, investigations and service bulletins on record with NHTSA — an unfiltered look at what owners actually experience.

The 2025 Land Rover Defender 110 lands late in the current generation's complaint arc, well past the 2023 peak of 75 complaints and 9 recalls and following 2024's clear pullback to 21 complaints and 6 recalls. TSB volume has declined steadily across the modern run—456 in 2022, 394 in 2023, and 222 in 2024—indicating that manufacturer fixes have been accumulating rather than new systemic issues emerging. Within 2025, the dominant complaint cluster is Visibility/Wiper at 7 reports, with only a handful of lower-volume powertrain/electrical items; this is a much narrower complaint mix than the multi-system noise of 2022–2023, and the year carries no reported crash complaints and no open investigations. One fire complaint is on file for 2025, but the data does not specify its root cause or whether it triggered a recall, so that single report warrants direct verification with a vehicle-history report. The 1993–1994 entries reflect the prior-generation Defender and are not directly comparable, but the modern arc is the relevant one for a used 2025 purchase. On balance, 2025 appears to be a defensible point in the generation to buy—the worst early-cycle friction is fading, the leading complaint is a minor subsystem, and a pre-purchase inspection should specifically verify wiper/visibility operation and confirm the fire complaint's resolution status.

2
Open recalls
NHTSA campaigns
176
Service bulletins
Manufacturer communications
0
ODI investigations
Office of Defects Investigation
12
Owner complaints
0 involved a crash · 1 a fire
Owner complaints by model year NHTSA · this generation & adjacent

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, by component

All 12 complaints on record, top 6 components.

Visibility/Wiper7
Steering,Power Train,Electrical System1
Power Train,Electrical System,Engine1
Unknown Or Other1
Power Train1
Fuel/Propulsion System1

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint database.

Recalls NHTSA · verified

No recall campaigns on record with NHTSA for this vehicle as of the last data refresh.

Technical service bulletins NHTSA · verified

Showing 5 of 176 bulletins on record with NHTSA.

BulletinDateComponentSummary
SSM76462 - 22JUN262026-06-22Unknown Or OtherSoftware Update
N961 Defender 16JUN262026-06-16Unknown Or OtherA junction box blanking connector is missing.
D048 Defender 16JUN262026-06-16Unknown Or OtherJump Start Information Label Missing
SSM76457 - 26MAY262026-05-26Power TrainAmber MIL being displayed on the Instrument Panel Cluster on vehicles equipped with a…
SSM76457 - 21MAY262026-05-21Power TrainAmber MIL being displayed on the Instrument Panel Cluster on vehicles equipped with a…

Common OBD-II trouble codes

The most common OBD-II codes for this vehicle's emissions system. These are standardized SAE J2012 definitions, not vehicle-specific fault reports.

P0420
Catalyst system efficiency below threshold — Bank 1
P0300
Random / multiple cylinder misfire detected
P0171
System too lean — Bank 1
P0455
Evaporative emission system leak detected — large leak
P0128
Coolant thermostat below regulating temperature
P0442
Evaporative emission system leak detected — small leak

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Reference guides

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Frequently asked

Does the 2025 Defender 110 have open recalls?

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaign(s) for this model year. Check your specific vehicle by VIN.