Total Complaints
1 filings
Land Rover Defender 110 · model year
1994 Land Rover Defender 110
1 NHTSA complaints. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
- Complaints
- 1
- Recalls
- 0
The 1994Land RoverDefender 110 carries 1 consumer safety complaint in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 1994 Defender 110 is power train:axle assembly with 1 filings. Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.
NHTSA currently has 11 investigation files overlapping the 1994 Defender 110, and 2 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.
1
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
F
PlainCars Safety Score
0/100
1994 Land Rover Defender 110
PlainCars' own composite of NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings and rollover-risk assessment, each dimension normalized against the federal scale or the full national model-year corpus. Not an official NHTSA figure, and not a substitute for a specific vehicle's VIN-level recall check.
NHTSA Overall Rating N/A
Not rated
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program overall crash-test rating.
Front Crash N/A
Not rated
Frontal barrier crash-test rating.
Side Crash N/A
Not rated
Side barrier and pole crash-test rating.
Rollover Resistance N/A
Not rated
Static stability factor + dynamic rollover test rating.
Rollover Risk N/A
Not reported
NHTSA single-vehicle rollover probability, dynamic test.
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20001213POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
COMPRISES A STANDARD SOLID BEAM AXLE WITH A FLANGE WELDED ONTO END OF THE AXLE TUBE ,TO SUPPORT THE BACKING PLATE, ROTOR, HUB, INNER AXLE SHAFT, WHEEL AND TIRE. THE FLANGE ON RIGHT HAND SIDE SEPARATED FROM THE AXLE TUBE AT THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL WELD SEAM BETWEEN FLANGE AND AXLE TUBE. OF THE 12+ INCHES OF SEAM, THERE WERE ONLY ABOUT 1" OF SPOT WELDING AND LITTLE WELD PENETRATION AT THAT. IN LOOKING AT THE SEPARATED FLANGE, IT HAD TO HAVE BEEN DIVINE INTERVENTION THAT IT DIDN'T SEPARATE WHILE ROLLING IT OUT OF THE SHOWROOM 8 YEARS AGO. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD BROUGHT ON BY CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT WORKMANSHIP. THE WERE APPROX 6000 DEFENDER 90'S SHIPPED TO THIS COUNTRY, AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS DISCOVERY AND RANGE ROVER MODELS, ALL AXLES BEING EITHER SIMILAR OF MANUFACTURE OR NEAR SIMILAR IN DESIGN, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, BUILT AT THE SAME PLANT IN ENGLAND USING THE SAME TECHNIQUES. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN THE FLANGE S
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 1994 Land Rover Defender 110 have?▼
The 1994 Land Rover Defender 110 has 1 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1994 Land Rover Defender 110?▼
The most-complained component for the 1994 Land Rover Defender 110 is POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY with 1 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include various components.
Is the 1994 Land Rover Defender 110 safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 1994 Land Rover Defender 110; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.