Land Rover Defender Petrol · 294 kW (400 hp)
Measured by the on-board fuel meters of 131 cars · 2024 data
Real-world consumption is 25% above official. 544 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 13.2 and 15.5 L/100 km. The most economical tenth stays under 12.4; the thirstiest tenth uses more than 17.3.
Each bar is a 0.5 L range; its height and the figure above it show what share of cars fall in that range.
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What it costs to fuel
| Country | At official | At real | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| EU weighted average 2.01 €/L | €3,476 | €4,342 | +€865 |
| Austria 1.86 €/L | €3,226 | €4,028 | +€803 |
| Belgium 1.98 €/L | €3,419 | €4,270 | +€851 |
| Bulgaria 1.65 €/L | €2,852 | €3,562 | +€710 |
| Croatia 1.80 €/L | €3,118 | €3,894 | +€776 |
| Cyprus 1.76 €/L | €3,044 | €3,802 | +€758 |
| Czechia 1.86 €/L | €3,215 | €4,015 | +€800 |
| Denmark 2.66 €/L | €4,597 | €5,741 | +€1,144 |
| Estonia 1.92 €/L | €3,321 | €4,147 | +€827 |
| Finland 2.32 €/L | €4,011 | €5,009 | +€998 |
| France 2.21 €/L | €3,826 | €4,778 | +€952 |
| Germany 2.21 €/L | €3,829 | €4,782 | +€953 |
| Greece 2.20 €/L | €3,803 | €4,750 | +€947 |
| Hungary 1.75 €/L | €3,034 | €3,789 | +€755 |
| Ireland 1.98 €/L | €3,430 | €4,283 | +€854 |
| Italy 2.02 €/L | €3,495 | €4,365 | +€870 |
| Latvia 1.94 €/L | €3,360 | €4,197 | +€836 |
| Lithuania 1.93 €/L | €3,329 | €4,158 | +€829 |
| Luxembourg 1.88 €/L | €3,245 | €4,052 | +€808 |
| Malta 1.34 €/L | €2,318 | €2,894 | +€577 |
| Netherlands 2.46 €/L | €4,258 | €5,318 | +€1,060 |
| Poland 1.57 €/L | €2,715 | €3,391 | +€676 |
| Portugal 2.11 €/L | €3,649 | €4,558 | +€908 |
| Romania 1.90 €/L | €3,283 | €4,100 | +€817 |
| Slovakia 1.85 €/L | €3,193 | €3,987 | +€795 |
| Slovenia 1.76 €/L | €3,046 | €3,804 | +€758 |
| Spain 1.79 €/L | €3,096 | €3,866 | +€771 |
| Sweden 1.69 €/L | €2,926 | €3,655 | +€728 |
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% |
| Mercedes-Benz G-Class Petrol · 310 kW (421 hp) | 1,717 | 14.9 | 16.9 | +13% |
| Porsche Cayenne Petrol · 338 kW (460 hp) | 1,709 | 13.2 | 14.2 | +7% |
| Porsche Panamera Petrol · 353 kW (480 hp) | 599 | 12.4 | 13.7 | +10% |
| Porsche Cayenne Petrol · 324 kW (441 hp) | 430 | 11.9 | 12.9 | +8% |
| Land Rover Range Rover Petrol · 294 kW (400 hp) | 159 | 11.0 | 14.0 | +28% |
| Maserati Levante Petrol · 316 kW (430 hp) | 151 | 12.3 | 14.4 | +17% |
| Maserati Levante Petrol · 257 kW (349 hp) | 128 | 12.2 | 14.8 | +22% |
By reporting year
| cars | Official (WLTP) | Real world | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 265 | 11.6 | 14.7 | +27% |
| 2022 | 405 | 11.6 | 14.1 | +22% |
| 2023 | 398 | 11.6 | 14.0 | +21% |
| 2024 | 131 | 11.5 | 14.4 | +25% |
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 | 131 (2024) |
|---|---|
| Names in the registration data | DEFENDER, DEFENDER 110, DEFENDER 90, DEFENDER 110 P400, DEFENDER 110 P400 X AWD AUT, DEFENDER 110 3.0 I6 P400 X AWD |
| Registration years | 2021 |
| Engine size | 2,996 cm³ |
| Average mass in running order | 2,406 kg |
| Average distance on the meter | 43,841 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.