Land Rover Defender Petrol · 221 kW (300 hp)
Measured by the on-board fuel meters of 119 cars · 2024 data
Real-world consumption is 12% above official. 137 of the other 618 petrol cars in the data come closer to their official figure.
How much drivers actually use
Half of the cars use between 12.1 and 14.4 L/100 km. The most economical tenth stays under 11.4; the thirstiest tenth uses more than 16.1.
Each bar is a 0.5 L range; its height and the figure above it show what share of cars fall in that range.
Is my consumption normal?
What it costs to fuel
| Country | At official | At real | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| EU weighted average 2.01 €/L | €3,564 | €3,995 | +€431 |
| Austria 1.86 €/L | €3,307 | €3,707 | +€400 |
| Belgium 1.98 €/L | €3,505 | €3,929 | +€424 |
| Bulgaria 1.65 €/L | €2,924 | €3,277 | +€354 |
| Croatia 1.80 €/L | €3,197 | €3,583 | +€387 |
| Cyprus 1.76 €/L | €3,120 | €3,498 | +€378 |
| Czechia 1.86 €/L | €3,296 | €3,695 | +€399 |
| Denmark 2.66 €/L | €4,713 | €5,283 | +€570 |
| Estonia 1.92 €/L | €3,404 | €3,816 | +€412 |
| Finland 2.32 €/L | €4,112 | €4,609 | +€497 |
| France 2.21 €/L | €3,922 | €4,396 | +€474 |
| Germany 2.21 €/L | €3,925 | €4,400 | +€475 |
| Greece 2.20 €/L | €3,899 | €4,371 | +€472 |
| Hungary 1.75 €/L | €3,110 | €3,486 | +€376 |
| Ireland 1.98 €/L | €3,516 | €3,941 | +€425 |
| Italy 2.02 €/L | €3,583 | €4,017 | +€434 |
| Latvia 1.94 €/L | €3,445 | €3,862 | +€417 |
| Lithuania 1.93 €/L | €3,413 | €3,826 | +€413 |
| Luxembourg 1.88 €/L | €3,326 | €3,729 | +€402 |
| Malta 1.34 €/L | €2,376 | €2,663 | +€287 |
| Netherlands 2.46 €/L | €4,365 | €4,893 | +€528 |
| Poland 1.57 €/L | €2,784 | €3,120 | +€337 |
| Portugal 2.11 €/L | €3,741 | €4,194 | +€453 |
| Romania 1.90 €/L | €3,365 | €3,772 | +€407 |
| Slovakia 1.85 €/L | €3,273 | €3,669 | +€396 |
| Slovenia 1.76 €/L | €3,122 | €3,500 | +€378 |
| Spain 1.79 €/L | €3,174 | €3,558 | +€384 |
| Sweden 1.69 €/L | €3,000 | €3,363 | +€363 |
Fuel prices including taxes from the European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin of 12 October 2026. Cost = consumption × price × distance. The default distance is an example; change it to yours.
Other Land Rover Defender engines
| Engine | cars | Official (WLTP) | Real world | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol · 386 kW (525 hp) | 1,160 | 14.7 | 15.9 | +8% |
| Petrol · 294 kW (400 hp) | 131 | 11.5 | 14.4 | +25% |
| Petrol · 221 kW (300 hp) | 119 | 11.8 | 13.3 | +12% |
| Diesel · 183 kW (249 hp) | 655 | 9.0 | 10.3 | +15% |
| Diesel · 147 kW (200 hp) | 573 | 8.9 | 9.7 | +9% |
| Diesel · 221 kW (300 hp) | 333 | 9.1 | 10.6 | +17% |
| Hybrid · 294 kW (400 hp) | 795 | 11.6 | 14.0 | +20% |
| Diesel hybrid · 183 kW (249 hp) | 2,926 | 8.9 | 10.1 | +14% |
| Diesel hybrid · 147 kW (200 hp) | 2,183 | 8.8 | 9.8 | +12% |
| Diesel hybrid · 221 kW (300 hp) | 2,130 | 9.0 | 10.5 | +17% |
| Plug-in hybrid · 221 kW (300 hp) | 3,327 | 3.1 | 10.3 | +229% |
Similar cars from other models
Same powertrain, similar power and weight.
| Model and engine | cars | Official (WLTP) | Real world | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porsche Cayenne Petrol · 250 kW (340 hp) | 2,618 | 11.3 | 13.1 | +16% |
| Volkswagen Touareg Petrol · 250 kW (340 hp) | 774 | 11.1 | 12.2 | +10% |
| Porsche Macan Petrol · 260 kW (354 hp) | 742 | 10.9 | 11.9 | +9% |
| BMW X3 Petrol · 265 kW (360 hp) | 533 | 9.2 | 10.7 | +16% |
| Jeep Wrangler Petrol · 200 kW (272 hp) | 518 | 11.4 | 12.4 | +10% |
| Porsche Panamera Petrol · 243 kW (330 hp) | 353 | 10.6 | 11.4 | +7% |
| Land Rover Range Rover Velar Petrol · 184 kW (250 hp) | 339 | 9.8 | 11.2 | +14% |
| BMW X4 Petrol · 265 kW (360 hp) | 301 | 9.2 | 10.8 | +17% |
By reporting year
| cars | Official (WLTP) | Real world | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 104 | 11.9 | 13.5 | +14% |
| 2022 | 164 | 11.9 | 13.5 | +13% |
| 2023 | 173 | 11.9 | 13.3 | +12% |
| 2024 | 119 | 11.8 | 13.3 | +12% |
The same cars are reported again each year with their lifetime totals, so years are not added together.
About this data
| Cars in the data | 119 (2024) |
|---|---|
| Names in the registration data | DEFENDER, DEFENDER 110, DEFENDER 110 P300 S |
| Registration years | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Engine size | 1,997 cm³ |
| Average mass in running order | 2,277 kg |
| Average distance on the meter | 30,382 km |
Hybrid includes mild hybrids (48 V) as registered by the manufacturer.
Source: European Environment Agency, real-world CO₂ emissions from cars, 2024 data (CC BY 4.0), based on on-board fuel consumption meters (Regulation (EU) 2019/631, Article 12). Grouping by model and engine, averages and percentiles by RealFuelConsumption. Not affiliated with the EEA or the manufacturer.