1995 Land Rover Defender

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Engine	1		0	1	0

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery96V108000

Filed Jun 20, 19964,254 vehiclesRange Rover Na., Inc.

Defect. THE "HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE LABEL" WARNING WAS NOT INSTALLED ON THE BATTERIES IN THESE VEHICLES.

Risk. PERSONAL INJURY COULD OCCUR IF THESE BATTERIES ARE HANDLED INCORRECTLY.

Remedy. OWNERS WILL BE MAILED A BATTERY WARNING LABEL WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PLACEMENT OF SUCH LABELS AND A LETTER INFORMING THEM THAT THEY CAN ALSO BRING THE VEHICLE TO ANY DEALER AND HAVE THE LABEL INSTALLED FOR THEM FREE OF CHARGE.

Power Train › Axle Assembly95V099000

Filed May 16, 1995155 vehiclesRange Rover Na., Inc.

Defect. AT PORT OF ENTRY, A QUALITY OVERCHECK OF THE DIFFERENTIAL PINION SHAFT TORQUE WAS PERFORMED. THIS CHECK REQUIRED THE REMOVAL OF THE DRIVESHAFTS. WHEN THE DRIVESHAFTS WERE REINSTALLED, THE WRONG SIZED NUTS WERE USED.

Risk. THE NUTS CAN LOOSEN, ULTIMATELY CAUSING THE DISCONNECTION OF ONE OR BOTH OF THE DRIVESHAFTS RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HARDWARE ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WITH HARDWARE OF THE APPROPRIATE SPECIFICATIONS.

What owners reported

Newest filings

EngineFire

Filed Jul 22, 201675,000 milesVA

OIL LINES RUPTURE CAUSING ENGINE FIRES EVEN FOLLOWING LAND ROVER MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. MY SPECIFIC ENGINE FIRE HAPPENED AS I WAS ENTERING A HIGHWAY. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO LOOK IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR, SEE THE HUGE CLOUD OF SMOKE AND STOP ON THE EMERGENCY LANE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH THE 1993, 1994, 1995 AND 1997 NAS DEFENDER-STYLE VEHICLES: HTTP://WWW.EASTCOASTROVER.COM/110OILLINES.HTML

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2023

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2026	4	3	0	Routine
2025	13	2	1	Routine
2024	25	6	1	Routine
2023	81	9	0	Routine
2022	73	6	0	Routine
2021	39	9	0	Routine
2020	55	7	1	Routine
2003	1	0	0	Routine
2002	3	0	0	Routine
2001	1	0	0	Routine
1999	1	0	0	Routine
1995 — this page	1	2	1	Routine
1994	0	1	0	Routine
1993	2	1	1	Routine
1992	0	1	0	Routine
1990	1	0	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jun 20, 1996. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.