Expert Review
4.58/5
The Defender 110 is the five-door, family-friendly version of Land Rover's reborn icon. Priced from ₹1.07 crore ex-showroom, on-road figures start around ₹1.27 crore and can stretch past ₹3.1 crore for the ballistic Octa variant. That's a solid ₹20-35 lakh premium over the 90 for two extra doors and actual back seats — which, let's be honest, is the price of admitting you have friends or family.
The 110's natural rivals include the Mercedes-Benz G-Class (if you have another ₹1-2 crore lying around) and the Toyota Land Cruiser 300 (if you want similar capability without the British eccentricity). The Mahindra Thar is sometimes mentioned in the same breath, but let's be honest — that's like comparing a Swiss Army knife to a butter knife. The 110 is the volume seller in India, offering five doors and optional 5+2 seating for those occasional moments when you need to transport small humans in the third row.
Who should buy it? Families who need genuine off-road capability without sacrificing daily usability. Overlanders who actually use their vehicle's potential. Anyone who finds the 90 too impractical and the 130 too bus-like.
What will bug you? The reliability lottery. Owners report engine misfiring, abnormal vibrations, and stalling within weeks of delivery. JLR was ordered to refund ₹1.65 crore to one buyer over a defective Defender. The E20 fuel compatibility has also caused fuel pump failures.
