Land Rover Defender 90: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy

Year-by-year data table

Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.

Defender 90 sub-models & family

Variants & trims on record

Body, powertrain and trim variants of the Defender 90 on the federal record. Variants folded into this nameplate are counted in this page's data; the rest have too thin a record for a page of their own yet.

What goes wrong on the Land Rover Defender 90

Across every Defender 90 model year in our index, owners report these component groups most often. The cost beside each one is the representative repair for that group at a US independent shop, re-priced to your country.

• Electrical System53 complaints across all Defender 90 years · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement$540–$1,310
• Engine16 complaints across all Defender 90 years · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair$1,040–$2,220
• Visibility/Wiper14 complaints across all Defender 90 years · typical job: Wiper motor, linkage or windscreen replacement$490–$1,200
• Steering12 complaints across all Defender 90 years · typical job: Electric power-steering rack or column motor replacement$1,020–$2,500
• Power Train9 complaints across all Defender 90 years · typical job: Transmission service or clutch-pack repair$1,290–$4,040
• Exterior Lighting6 complaints across all Defender 90 years · typical job: Headlamp assembly or lighting-module replacement$360–$1,380

Flat-rate labour hours x local shop rate plus a parts band. An estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote. Formula.

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