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J.Christopher Member Since: 24 May 2021 Location: London Posts: 9 |
I’ve had my 110 p300 for just over 2 and a half years, 30,000 just come up. Used every day mainly as a van, in and around London. Fits all my crap, tools etc in boot, which is sometimes opened 20 times a day (never had low battery warning) my wife drives it wk ends to visit family on longer drives and often gets 30mpg. Recently, we literally drove it up a thousand foot mountain on a friends farm in wales, 6 of us crammed in, no track to follow, done it easily. Had a few issues with Pivi at beginning, and a few creeks from door seals (they seem to have settled now) but over the air updates sorted it. Apart from that it’s been faultless. Easily Best vehicle I’ve ever owned. I change the oil and filters every 8 to 10000 miles, and only use premium fuel, can’t hurt. Hopefully I’ve not cursed it!
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13th Sep 2023 10:31pm |
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nickp Member Since: 17 May 2012 Location: Surrey Posts: 19 |
Hi, I have 70 plate 110 se bought sept 2020, the 4 cylinder variant and have had a number of fairly major issues, thankfully all under warranty.
1. Turbo blown - 2.5 years 2. Injectors failed, seal failed - 2.5 years 3. Both front light modules failed - 2 years 4. A frame pillars replaced 5. Air compressor failed 6. Front seat staining, replaced under warranty 7. Plus a number of other issues with pivi pro I have put all these down to poor quality control on the first models coming out in 2020, currently in talks with JLR about a way forward. It’s an amazing car but these are not small issues and not good enough from a car that less than 3 years old and cost circa 65k. Cheers |
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15th Sep 2023 8:25am |
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Nicofender Member Since: 16 Jan 2023 Location: Southern Posts: 51 |
I know it’s not an excuse for a car that expensive but the old rule of „don’t buy when a new model gets freshly on the market“ still counts. Big companies don’t reward early adopters. Sadly.
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15th Sep 2023 8:35am |
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silent_fury Member Since: 28 Aug 2022 Location: Romania Posts: 23 |
So, I am not the only one with injector failed
Sorry about the problems, but JLR resolve the issues in your case @nickp. Currently, my car is somewhere in 'pending without resolution zone' |
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15th Sep 2023 8:38am |
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Muehae Member Since: 17 Jun 2023 Location: Erding Posts: 19 |
D250, 90, basic + all LR off-road stuff
With more than 100k km on the odo we have no issues to report. Regular service visits, nothing more Great machine this |
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15th Sep 2023 9:11am |
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lrsg Member Since: 07 Dec 2021 Location: Cambridgeshire Posts: 19 |
D200 (3 liter engine) 110, base model, 2021, now close to 48,000 miles. No issues at all, apart from the remote app not working properly the first few months.
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15th Sep 2023 11:38am |
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silent_fury Member Since: 28 Aug 2022 Location: Romania Posts: 23 |
Update: nothing
Is been 2 months and no words from JLR about my injector. Wonderful! |
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26th Sep 2023 10:46am |
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stevemfr Member Since: 18 Sep 2022 Location: Strasbpurg Posts: 137 |
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26th Sep 2023 9:26pm |
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silent_fury Member Since: 28 Aug 2022 Location: Romania Posts: 23 |
Already done that!
There is no JLR Romania, just a certified importer -> Tiriac AUTO. The local dealer is super ok, try to resolve the problem, but there is no answer from JLR UK or Europe...I don t know. We try our best here, but seems that JLR don't care about post service parts. OFF record, JLR sold the entire Range Rover production on 2024...so...he just don't care. 99% is the first and the last car from JLR. I Have a BMW X5, VW Touareg 7p, and a lot af history with the mentioned brand, but the JLR is the worst. We will see...! |
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26th Sep 2023 10:08pm |
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silent_fury Member Since: 28 Aug 2022 Location: Romania Posts: 23 |
Update 2: after aprox 2 months, My Defender is now back in business.
But 2 months for one injector, is too much. So..keep my eye on him. Defender L663 110 D300 // G06 2023 xDrive 4.0i // ex G05 2021 xDrive 4.0i // VW Touareg 7P 2016 // ex G02 2020 2.0D xDrive // ex G30 2017 540D xDrive // ex F26 2017 2.0D xDrive // ex F30 2.0D 2012 // ex F30 2.0D 2014 // ex F25 2015 2.0D xDrive // ex F10 2016 525D xDrive |
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30th Sep 2023 10:40am |
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DFNDER Member Since: 02 Oct 2023 Location: Perth WA Posts: 123 |
Only 6700km on the MY23.5 P400SE but no issues so far that I'd consider as a reliability one. Been back to the dealer once to check rear bumper fit up.
Had a MY11 D4 SDV6SE 3.0, did 120,000km in that and that car always got us home. Whilst we owned it, it had the following 3 issues: -both turbo chargers replaced within 2 years of each other, this was with over 160000km on the car, one covered under warranty, the other one I had to pay for. -injector fault that put the car in limp mode,(a software update sorted that one). - throttle body inlet o ring failure, loss of boost pressure. The rest was just regular and preventative maintenance, I changed out the LCAs and EAS struts at 200,000km as they were tired by then. I've always found LR to be reliable, and our local dealer (Perth WA) very capable and service oriented. That was one of the main reasons to order the L663. |
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5th Oct 2023 12:13am |
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dsstephens Member Since: 06 Jul 2022 Location: Hartwell Posts: 16 |
Dare I 'say' it out loud, but 55000 miles on my 2020 p400... both headlights replaced under warranty and a small coolant leak that I cant find (which likely means its in one of the side auxiliary radiators)...other than that nothing but maintenance. Oh, and first rear brake pads last week.
I didn't know that the seat staining was a warranty item, but I covered them with some M&M covers so can't see them anyway. 2020 SE First Edition 2004 Disco2 1986 110 V8 1971 Series IIa 88” |
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17th Oct 2023 10:56pm |
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Moo Member Since: 01 Oct 2021 Location: UK Posts: 1338 |
19,000 miles since October 2022. Only issue was software in first two weeks and then its been boringly reliable.
Biggest issue though was the damage caused by the supplying dealer to my roof. Eiger Grey MY23 D250 SE with bits. Known as Noddy. |
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17th Oct 2023 11:27pm |
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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753 |
My D250 continues to be 100% reliable mechanically and still hasn’t needed to go into the dealership for anything to be looked at. I envisage that the next visit to them will be in March 2024 when I’ll take it in for an oil and filter change and maybe I’ll treat it to the 2024 rear seats and boot mods now available as an “accessory” to make it a bit more practical to load up. Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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18th Oct 2023 8:38am |
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