YouTube channel The Fast Lane Car bought a brand new Land Rover Defender and found out to their personal and considerable cost just how useless and unreliable a modern Land Rover has become. Just 48 hours and 167 miles in and the Defender’s Check Engine light flashes up. Turns out the 4-cylinder, 2.0-litre engine had some bad fuel injectors.

Bad fuel injectors usually require replacing in high-mileage vehicles. It’s also a sign of Land Rover’s high-quality engineering. Then the Defender had some software issues. The Defender spent more time in the dealership being repaired than on the road. But the guys over at The Fast Lane Car seemed to have a calm but frustrated demeanor. 

It just goes to show that despite the initial press launches, and positive press coverage owning a Land Rover for real is a different experience altogether. There is an Australian saying:

“if you want to go to the outback get a Land Rover, if you want to come back get a Land Cruiser “