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The first mistake you made was buying a Defender witn a 2 litre engine. Look at the weight of the car and do the maths. A 2 litre 4 cylinder in such a big car is a huge mistake. The second mistake you've made is believe the JLR warranty is going to serve you well. There are a lot of exclusions within the small print.

Nice car …fab colour Good luck with it …..shame about the built quality

That interior is for me, very cheap and tacky looking. Switch layout looks like it's just been shoved in a cutout in the dash. Definitely a not for me.

It's a 2020. Mid 2019, LR updated the final issue with them, the timing chain, hence that engine is as close to bullet proof as it's possible to get. It's certainly vastly more reliable that comparative units from BMW etc. As with all engines and especially diesels, change the oil regularly. Ignore the 24 month intervals (marketing) and do it every 10k/12 months max (some say earlier but I think that's probably overkill). City cars will dilute the oil to some extent but they'll also do less miles so 12 months is probably more like 5k which is fine. Motorway cars will run warm and not dilute the oil so 10k/12 months will be fine. It balances out. Pre Mid 2019, yes there's a vastly increased chance of timing chain issues, which wouldn't be the end of the world if they weren't at the back of the engine where they're hard to access. Hence repairs are expensive. But don't ignore any rattles and keep it maintained. Those that say 'avoid' are the usual ignorant haters and like all idiots, are best ignored. I've had my 2019 discovery sport (with the 2.0 Ingenium diesel and its chocolate timing chain) for nearly 5 years now and it's been utterly faultless. No electrical issues, no mechanical issues, just regular maintenance. I may need to replace the chain at some point but will worry about that IF it happens.

I have a 2 litre disco sport with 80.000 on it .had it from new with not a single engine problem.

Most faults ie timing chain quality were updated in 2020 by fitting the better quality Range Rover bits. So not a bad engine now. But prior to this it was a throw of the dice.

Garbage engine - give it time it will blow up - 80k 4 year old car - make a video in another 80K

Thank you for sharing , but We OLD Defender owners never worried about scratches ect , Its a Land Rover ! But Remember its a Foreign built Car ,Not Solihull England - OK they had finish problems LOL but Slovakian Built what do you expect ? But Thanks for being Honest .

6 month ownership, it's been reliable! 😂

Change our oil and oil filter every 6000 miles, and your engine will last an very long time

Your driveway/garage is anxiety inducing 😂

dont change the exhaust

how does a corvette owner buy a ford ?

Is your watch a Christopher Ward Twelve?

Id make sure you get it serviced every 8k miles. At 80k is about when they go but it's down to long service intervals and iefficient DPF

Thanks for the video and very interesting. I think Lexus need not worry regarding competition on build quality 🙂

Key thing with the Ingenium's is.... Change your oil more frequently. That is a MUST. Do not stick to factory service intervals. This engine goes into Regen way more than most diesels, this over fuelling causing diesel contamination in the oil. I recently serviced a 2017 Evoque 2.0D and drained nearly 8L of oil out of it !. Massively contaminated with Diesel. You should change the oil at 8,000 miles max if you want it to last. I have seen some die at just 90k and need engine replacement.

I can't believe that you bought that money pit! Don't get me wrong, I love Range Rovers and Defenders etc, but after owning one, I sank far too much money fixing it. Although I enjoyed the times it worked flawlessly, the money and the time it was broken made me sell it. Never again.

10 reg Freelander beige cloth seats do the same, it does my head in for a "work" vehicle. Agree re the ad blue comment on VW, Cayenne also has it in the boot and it drinks quite a bit.

Great analysis, thank you! I need some advice: I have a SafePal wallet with USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). What's the best way to send them to Binance?

nice car. Not a deer stalker!

Next time at the haberdashery maybe order up a bigger pelt??? Just kidding. Top notch again boys!!!

Love the colour, better than silver or black (he says, with 2 silver cars and a green one). And from working at a German OEM for a decade, I have learned never buy a car from the first or second year, always a 3rd year, or the first year of the facelift :P. Then they worked out all the niggles.

What a refreshing change to hear the praises of your Landrover Defender. Would love one.

80000 miles? You call that high? What a joke. Talk after 500000 km like land cruisers just run in. Modern land rovers and range rovers are sheit.

I’m a bit mad and bought myself a three year old full fat Range Rover 300D Signature. 51,000 miles with running boards and electric deployable hitch. Fully serviced, new tyres, 3 year LR extended warranty and in immaculate condition. £48k inc £2k for the extra two years warranty. I think that is good value and quite a few thousand cheaper than a new Kia Sorento or Honda CRV full spec. Also, relative to the featured Defender, I think that my Range Rover is fair value. Granted the model has been superseded by a new one with rear wheel steering but a new Signature spec is now £130,000

It is painful to watch the quality issues, but on the other hand - it's a Land rover. ;)

I understand that a number of important parts in the Ingenium engine are made from plastic??? Plastic doesn’t like Extreme heat and fossil fuels….. could this be a potential problem??? Yuletide felicitations 🎄 Regards Ian 👨‍🎤🇳🇿🎄🎄🍸🍸

The ingenium family has serious issues with Oil pressure control. The most common issues are the timing chain tensioner not receiving enough pressure and allowing the timing chain to run slack causing rattling and eventually possible slipping. The balance shafts in the bottom of the engine run on small needle roller bearings that require high pressure lubrication, once again this is inconsistant and these bearings wear causaing a deep rumbling noise as they fail. The turbocharger requires high pressure oil and once again the ingenium is inconsistant and this leads to turbo failure. The Injectors can fail in an open state overfuelling that cylinder and the excess heat melts and warps the piston. As people have mentioned all of this is supposed to have been solved in various 2019 updates but the local JLR dealer in my area is still replacing both 4 cylinder and 6 cylinder Ingenium engines at 20-30-40k with scary regularity. If this was a budget brand it would be bad enough but when you are paying premium prices how does JLR get away with this stuff and why do people still buy their products?

The biggest disappointment for me is the the national trust badge nobody should be supporting that company as for build quality I'm surprised it's not worse

The wife had a 2 litre diesel Disco Sport with 40k on it. Nice car, but a good friend who worked at Stratstone in Nottingham told me to get rid ASAP as the timing chain was going. That's a MASSIVE job that no one would touch, except at JLR dealers! I was quoted over £3k to sort. Amyway, I managed to swap it early this year (at a JLR dealer) for a 3.0 V6 F Pace as shes always wanted one of those. As an aside, we've just come back from holiday and I met a chap who worked for JLR. He told me that yes the diesel had loads of issues early on, but a lot had been resolved by later on. However, he would still always go for the petrol version. He said that was a great engine. As with most things I suspect the key is regular servicing.... Great video and Merry Christmas..🎅🎄

These are about the only “modern” LR that are interesting. The V8s have Turned out to be shockingly reliable. The U.S. never got the diesels… or the manual versions. I’d love to cobble together a v8 with a manual which would be a pain in the ass but worth it. Like a cloth manual seat no sunroof “commercial” version with the v8 and three pedals would be dreamy. Edit; oh SHIT, this IS a manual… damn!

From what I've heard the D240 is actually alright because it was significantly beefed up in comparison to the lower powered variants. Would also be interesting to see what a later car looks like quality wise

All cars have problems. My last 3 breakdowns were all in German cars. Meanwhile, my Freelander 2 soldiers on - Now at 138,000 miles. I'm struggling to find a worthy replacement but am looking seriously at the 110 Defender. Great video - thanks.

I have owned a 2023 Defender 90 for 15 months now with the 2.0 gas engine and have had no issues. I was a Jeep owner for 25 years, had 7 different models and I don't think I could go back now, I just love the Defender. I wish I could've gotten the 3.0 gas engine and the air suspension but they were out of my budget and I probably don't need them they just would've nice to have.

Have you pulled an oil sample and sent for testing?

Nice looking car with it own style.

I had the exact same engine and year built Defender. 2020 D240 SE, and I reached 209.000 km before a total engine crash made the insurance to condemn the car. The last failure was a shield inside the engine that broke into 5 pieces. I was following the service program to the point at the local JLR-dealer. For me, the car is the most important thing working as a photographer and filmmaker all over the world, and the Defender is used on long-distance travels. And apart from all the engine problems I experienced, it is such an amazing car. And the fuel economy was great. My next car will also be the Defender, but with the 3 liter, 6 cylinder diesel.

Best colour

Massage seats trivia, standard on a 2017 onwards Audi B9 S4/S5 RS4/5

I've seen a number of 4x4 comparisons with the Defender and it clearly has issues. One comparison I saw they had to leave the vehicle as it blew out 2 tires so was stranded until tires could be sourced. Another it struggled to get up the breakover test from an incline. It's mileage was not great compared to the same engine in the Range Rover sport.

These new Defenders are nice but I can't help but feel JLR missed a trick in not making this a Discovery. Have you tried an Ineos Grendadier?

The cheap nastyness of that car is crazy. Great design and road presence but dog poo build quality.

Those seat stains are very similar to what happens in my Honda Accord Sport. It was explained to me that it is caused by the flame retardant treatment.

I'm sure it's a great driving and comfortable ride, but here in the states I can't think of another brand that is considered to be more unreliable or expensive to own.

What's always worrying is that these days 80k is considered high mileage. My old Saab was on 80k and everyone said it's not even worn in ...

Not had a Defender but had an XF with the D180 Ingenium. Nice motor to drive but vital to keep in the dealer network. I wouldn’t touch one from a non JLR dealer. Think they sorted most of the problems from 2019 on. Probably won’t ever lose the “don’t buy Ingenium” tag. Pity really

Nice car, except for the finish. If you clean that seat again, maybe spray it with a couple of coats of water repellent spray, the stuff you also use for coats and shoes. Maybe it helps.

These are way too expensive in Norway to make any sense, but a very nice car anyway. Btw, what's up with the street parking in th UK? It's out of control! It's a real pain driving in your towns, with already narow streets, and then there's street parking...

Yeah love the camera's on the defender really great idea with it being quite long.