2021 Land Rover Defender vs 2022 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: 2022 Defender has fewer recorded recall campaigns (6 vs 9), and no recorded owner complaints for either. Neither has NHTSA crash ratings, and neither has EPA fuel-economy data in our dataset.
| Metric | 2021 Land Rover Defender | 2022 Land Rover Defender |
|---|---|---|
| Recall campaigns | 9 | 6 |
| Owner complaints | 0 | 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.