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I am now on my 4th windshield on my 2025 Land Rover Defender 110. I have had 5 chips/cracks on these windshields. Only 1 crack was from a rock that you might expect glass breakage, the others were all caused by small pebble sized road gravel that was more like insect splatter. Safelite was repairing 1 very small chip and the windshield cracked during this common repair. Clearly the provided glass is substandard and should be upgraded for all Land Rover Defenders. I now never drive this car without the thought of another windshield break thatâs about to occur.

LAND ROVER DEFENDER 2025 VISIBILITY/WIPER

30 years of car ownership have never had a chipped or cracked windshield. 2025 Land Rover Defender has had 3 rock chips in a year and now a 20" crack from very minor impact from a pebble. This windshield has a design flaw and is extremely fragile.

Driving down the road and my windshield spontaneously cracked. No road debris, no rock, no trauma or accident.

While driving on Back Rd in New Hampshire at approximately 30 mph on Saturday, Feb 14, the vehicle suddenly lost power steering assist and simultaneously shifted into neutral. I received warning messages and immediately lost propulsion. Luckily, there was no traffic on the road with me, but that is not always the case on this particular road.  I had to manually steer the vehicle without power assist and muscle it to the side of the roadway. The vehicle was disabled in the road and required towing.  The vehicle has approximately 5,400 miles and is a 2025 model year, purchased in late June of 2025.  The dealer has indicated the likely cause is a failed DC-DC converter, and I have been told the part is on backorder with extended delays. I've look online at forums, and it sounds like this is a widespread known issue that effects Land Rover cars with model years of 2022 and potentially prior as well.  This sudden loss of steering assist and propulsion created a safety hazard in traffic, and it is possible that Land Rover has known about this issue for awhile.

LAND ROVER DEFENDER 2025 STEERING

The DC converter went bad and within 30 seconds while driving on the highway I got a battery warning and then the car went into neutral and stopped and went into park and the car turned off in the middle of the road and couldnât be moved at all. Luckily some cops came and protected the car from behind until a tow truck came. The part needed is out of stock and may not be in stock for months!

LAND ROVER DEFENDER 2025 POWER TRAIN

2025 Land Rover Defender 90 — vehicle data sourced from FuelEconomy.gov.

The 2025 Land Rover Defender 90 is a certified safe, standard sport utility vehicle built for adventure. With its robust 4-wheel drive system and powerful 2.0L petrol engine, it's ready to tackle any terrain.

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Engine Capacity	3.9L	3.9L	4L	2L	2L	5L	2.0 L
Fuel Type	Premium	Premium	Premium	Premium Gasoline	Premium Gasoline	Premium Gasoline	Premium Gasoline
Transmission	Manual 5-spd	Manual 5-spd	Automatic 4-spd	Automatic (S8)	Automatic (S8)	Automatic (S8)	8 speed automatic
Body Type	Special Purpose Vehicles	Special Purpose Vehicles	Special Purpose Vehicles	Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD	SUV

Land Rover Defender 90 (2025) Specifications