Land Rover Defender: fuel consumption and running costs
Diesel · Petrol · Plug-in hybrid · Hybrid
Consumption
91–113 mpg
2.5–3.1 L/100 km
Plug-in hybrid
2.5 + 24.2
L/100 km + kWh/100 km
Cost per 100 miles · Plug-in hybrid
£17.05
Electric range
32 mi
CO2
57–71
g/km
New registrations, last 12 months
14,087
Running cost uses today's average Unleaded (E10) price of 171.0p.
Electric running cost uses the average household electricity price of 26.1p per kWh.
New registrations by year
Fuel types registered
- Diesel · 11,860
- Petrol · 1,153
- Plug-in hybrid · 1,069
- Hybrid · 5
Best-selling versions
- DEFENDER XDYNAMIC HSE D MHEV A · 6,740
- DEFENDER X-DYNAMIC SE D MHEV A · 3,536
- DEFENDER S D MHEV AUTO · 843
- DEFENDER X-DYNAMIC HSE PHEV A · 719
- DEFENDER OCTA MHEV AUTO · 512
- DEFENDER X D MHEV AUTO · 419
- DEFENDER X-DYNAMIC SE PHEV A · 228
- DEFENDER X AUTO · 198
- DEFENDER OCTA BLACK MHEV AUTO · 168
- DEFENDER OCTA ED ONE MHEV AUTO · 164
- DEFENDER TR ED SNDGL D MHEV A · 105
- DEFENDER TRO ED KSWCK D MHEV A · 83
WLTP figures come from the EU type-approval data for this model (the same test as in the UK); UK trims can differ slightly.
Technical data
| Length | 5,358 mm |
|---|---|
| Height | 1,970 mm |
| Kerb weight | 2,528 kg |
| Fuel tank | 90 l |
| Boot | 290 l |
| Power | 400 hp |
| 0–100 km/h | 6.6 s |
| Top speed | 119 mph |
| Seats | 5-8 |
Dimensions and weights for the 2027 model from public specifications.
Official WLTP combined figures. Source: Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (Open Government Licence v3.0) and EU WLTP type-approval data.