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Land Rover Defender

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2 production runs · 3 variants · 12 registers with powertrain counts

Years on record

The first and last year each official register has the Land Rover Defender on record.

Germany
2025–2026
New registrations per year. Our data starts in October 2025.
Netherlands
1972–2026
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.
Finland
1999–2026
Surviving fleet by first-registration year.

Worldwide popularity

Top 10% worldwide

Measured from real registration and fleet counts, not clicks or hype.

Where it's been spotted

Australia Canada Finland Germany Ireland Israel Luxembourg Malaysia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Spain Switzerland Thailand Ukraine United Kingdom United States

Evidence of real vehicles in each country's official register. Grey imports count, because they're real vehicles on real roads.

Production history & variants

2 production runs · 3 variants · 12 registers with powertrain counts

Powertrain counts straight from official registers, each with what that register counts.

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Building on it? The same record is one API call: /api/v1/vehicles/car/land-rover/defender/full

Registration history

2025: 751 vehicles 2026: 3,810 vehicles 3,810 2025 2026
Germany: New registrations per year
1972: 1 vehicle 1976: 1 vehicle 1980: 1 vehicle 1983: 6 vehicles 1984: 9 vehicles 1985: 25 vehicles 1986: 29 vehicles 1987: 5 vehicles 1988: 3 vehicles 1989: 2 vehicles 1990: 3 vehicles 1991: 3 vehicles 1992: 4 vehicles 1993: 5 vehicles 1994: 6 vehicles 1995: 30 vehicles 1996: 93 vehicles 1997: 88 vehicles 1998: 82 vehicles 1999: 107 vehicles 2000: 131 vehicles 2001: 108 vehicles 2002: 141 vehicles 2003: 127 vehicles 2004: 125 vehicles 2005: 104 vehicles 2006: 148 vehicles 2007: 308 vehicles 2008: 303 vehicles 2009: 117 vehicles 2010: 80 vehicles 2011: 29 vehicles 2012: 13 vehicles 2013: 17 vehicles 2014: 6 vehicles 2015: 9 vehicles 2016: 6 vehicles 2020: 206 vehicles 2021: 579 vehicles 2022: 656 vehicles 2023: 821 vehicles 2024: 791 vehicles 2025: 1,116 vehicles 1,116 2026: 592 vehicles 1972 2026
Netherlands: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
1999: 3 vehicles 2000: 7 vehicles 2001: 10 vehicles 2002: 33 vehicles 2003: 34 vehicles 2004: 39 vehicles 2005: 67 vehicles 2006: 33 vehicles 2007: 17 vehicles 2008: 5 vehicles 2009: 3 vehicles 2010: 3 vehicles 2011: 9 vehicles 2012: 5 vehicles 2013: 5 vehicles 2015: 3 vehicles 2016: 4 vehicles 2017: 3 vehicles 2018: 5 vehicles 2019: 4 vehicles 2020: 10 vehicles 2021: 54 vehicles 2022: 111 vehicles 111 2023: 92 vehicles 2024: 59 vehicles 2025: 69 vehicles 2026: 31 vehicles 1999 2026
Finland: Surviving fleet by first-registration year
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Germany
2025 751
2026 3,810
Netherlands
1972 1
1976 1
1980 1
1983 6
1984 9
1985 25
1986 29
1987 5
1988 3
1989 2
1990 3
1991 3
1992 4
1993 5
1994 6
1995 30
1996 93
1997 88
1998 82
1999 107
2000 131
2001 108
2002 141
2003 127
2004 125
2005 104
2006 148
2007 308
2008 303
2009 117
2010 80
2011 29
2012 13
2013 17
2014 6
2015 9
2016 6
2020 206
2021 579
2022 656
2023 821
2024 791
2025 1,116
2026 592
Finland
1999 3
2000 7
2001 10
2002 33
2003 34
2004 39
2005 67
2006 33
2007 17
2008 5
2009 3
2010 3
2011 9
2012 5
2013 5
2015 3
2016 4
2017 3
2018 5
2019 4
2020 10
2021 54
2022 111
2023 92
2024 59
2025 69
2026 31

From official registers, as of 2026.10.3. Bases differ per country, so never compare across panels.

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