a random crack appeared without incident in the front window and proceeded to progress across rapidly where repair was not an option.
2021 Land Rover Defender visibility problems
13 complaints (31% of all complaints for this car).
- owner complaints
- 13
- of this car's complaints
- 31%
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Windshield1
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Land Rover Defender visibility problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2021 Land Rover Defender visibility
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2021 Land Rover Defender owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
The windshield of the vehicle had a crack form from the upper passenger corner down to the middle of the glass then turning towards the middle of the glass. It is about 16 inches long and the temperature was a modest 85 degrees F.
Bought a used 2021 defender with 5k miles and at 12k miles my windshield while driving makes a huge popping sound and i look to see that it cracked right down the middle, startling me while driving at night. There was ABSOLUTELY nothing that hit the windshield. It was a clear night driving with no other drivers on the road nor anything above me that could have fallen out of the sky. Land rover wouldn't take responsibility had to pay 2k out of pocket to fix this at 12k miles only having the car 2 months.
6" hairline crack in windshield, no impact detected.. just appeared one morning.
The windshield spontaneously cracked from the middle of the pillar on the driver's side to the center of the windshield. No rock strikes.
2 complete windshield replacements needed since taking delivery June 2021. This incident was a small chip from a rock on the road that then spread across bottom half of drivers side windshield. These incidents are not isolated, seems other owners are reporting the same thing on this vehicle.
Windshield crack from no none source, appears to be pressure related. Happened at highway speed. Reading Defender forums this has happened to many customers, some 2-3 times
Windshield cracked for no reason. ie no chip caused by rock, etc. Happened while I was driving with no traffic.
Shortly after buying the car a small people hit the windshield while driving on the highway and broke the windshield right in the eyesight of the driver side. It was a little larger than a quarter in size and took 3 months for replacement due to back order. 2 weeks after the replacement the windshield spontaneously cracked while driving from the middle base of the windshield up and towards the passenger side about 20 inches long. Nothing hit the car, it just cracked. No heater or defrost was on. It took 6 months for replacement due to Land Rover ordering the wrong windshield and back orders. During this time the windshield got 3 more chips from pebbles/small rocks while driving. 2 weeks after this replacement a small rock hit the windshield on the driver side and chipped it about the size of a nickel. I am getting this filled tomorrow. This is clearly a defect with the windshield as I have had maybe 2 broken windshields in my life up to this point.
12 inch crack developed overnight. No signs of rock hit or any other impact.
Questions about the 2021 Land Rover Defender visibility
Does the 2021 Land Rover Defender have visibility problems?
Owners have filed 13 complaints about the visibility of the 2021 Land Rover Defender, 31% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2021 Land Rover Defender visibility problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 2021 Land Rover Defender visibility?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Land Rover Defender have the most visibility problems?
The Land Rover Defender model years with the most visibility complaints are 2022 (14 complaints), 2023 (14 complaints) and 2021 (13 complaints).
Other 2021 Land Rover Defender problems
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