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LAND ROVER DEFENDER XDYNAMIC HSE D MHEV A - Model Report

Reliability, mileage, fuel mix, safety, and defect profile from AutoRank.

Reporting Period: Last 5 years Report Date: Generated today Filters: All years, fuels and engines autorank.co.uk/models/land-rover/defender-xdynamic-hse-d-mhev-a

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Land Rover

Model: Defender Xdynamic Hse D Mhev A

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 7,022 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

91.6%

Share of this model's 7,022 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

32.8 mpg

CO2 emission

226 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£360/yr

Average vehicle miles

36,160

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

Not enough data

Not enough older-vehicle data for an expectancy estimate.

Average vehicle age

3.2

Shorter age profile in the current analysed pool.

Vehicles represented

20,935

3,955 valid MOT, 16,980 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

7,022

7,022 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

20,935On the road

Insight summary

Land Rover Defender Xdynamic Hse D Mhev A is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 20,935 represented vehicles and 0.05% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 91.6% from 7,022 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 54. The current pool shows an average of 36,160 miles and an average age of 3.2 years. Diesel leads the fuel split, followed by hybrid electric, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, tyre condition and registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements. The practical read is that the Land Rover Defender Xdynamic Hse D Mhev A looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
DIESEL	20,922
HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN)	7
ELECTRIC DIESEL	6

Euro NCAP Safety

NCAP rating

5 / 5

Adult

85%

Children

85%

Pedestrian

71%

Safety systems

79%

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	115
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	41
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	37
Front Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))	31
Rear Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))	31
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	27
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	27
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	23
Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	23
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	22
Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	22
Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	19
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	18
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	17
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	16
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	15
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	14
Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	13
Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	11
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	10
Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))	9
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	9
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	9
Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	9
Nearside Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	9

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 577 defects across this top 25 set

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

115

Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Front Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))

Rear Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))

Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Nearside Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

Land Rover Defender Xdynamic Hse D Mhev A reliability and MOT data