2001 Land Rover DefenderProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 1 owner complaint about the 2001 Land Rover Defender, most often about the visibility. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through July 31, 2001. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 2001 Land Rover Defender has problems

1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Visibility10

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

2001 Land Rover Defender recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

2001 vs. every other Defender year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Defender median. How we score

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In owners' words

What Defender owners report

Recent visibility complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE THE SUNROOF GLASS SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED AND BROKE, GLASS WAS PROPELLED ON TOP OF THE CAR AS WELL AS THROUGHTOUT THE INSIDE, THERE WERE NO INJURIRES. NLM
Complaint 562448 · Jul 31, 2001

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