2020 Land Rover Defender vs 2021 Land Rover Defender
Two adjacent model years of the Land Rover Defender, side by side. Every figure is a raw NHTSA/EPA count — not normalised by how many were sold.
Side by side: 2020 Defender has fewer recorded recall campaigns (7 vs 9), and 2021 Defender has fewer recorded owner complaints (0 vs 48). Neither has NHTSA crash ratings, and neither has EPA fuel-economy data in our dataset.
| Metric | 2020 Land Rover Defender | 2021 Land Rover Defender |
|---|---|---|
| Recall campaigns | 7 | 9 |
| Owner complaints | 48 | 0 |
| NHTSA investigations | 0 | 0 |
| NHTSA crash rating | Not rated | Not rated |
| EPA fuel economy | — | — |
How to read this
- A green check marks the lower raw count — fewer recorded issues, not a declared winner.
- Complaint totals are not normalised by vehicle population; a big-seller shows more of everything.
- Where a rating or EPA record is absent, that is missing data — not evidence of safety.