What Land Rover's NZ warranty says
When we read Land Rover New Zealand's warranty page in November 2026, it listed a manufacturer's warranty of 3 years or 100,000 km, plus roadside assistance for the first 5 years on new models. Your own warranty book is the one that counts, so check it.
Warranty repairs go through Land Rover Approved Service Centres, and you'll be asked for the service history when you claim. That's the reason to keep every invoice, wherever the car is serviced.
Defender or Range Rover: what's underneath
| Defender (L663) | Range Rover (L460) | |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | Air on every 110; the 90 has coil springs or air | Independent air suspension with adjustable ride height |
| Engines | Four- and six-cylinder diesels, petrol, and a plug-in hybrid | Diesel, petrol and plug-in hybrid |
| Worth asking about | The air system on a 110, and the drivetrain if it tows or goes off-road | The air system, and the hybrid system if it has one |
Why air suspension changes who you choose
Air suspension swaps steel coil springs for air springs, fed by a compressor and set by height sensors. When it's healthy, the ride is superb. When a leak or a sensor fault creeps in, the car can settle lower after it's been parked, or a suspension message appears on the dash.
A mechanic who does these cars every week can test the system properly and tell a leaking spring from a tired compressor. Ask how they'd check it before you agree to any parts.
Beach launches, farm tracks and towing are hard on any four-wheel drive's underside too, so mention them when you send the job.
Questions for a Land Rover mechanic
- How many Land Rovers and Range Rovers come through your workshop in a month?
- Can your scan tool read Land Rover's own fault codes, not just the generic ones?
- Will you service it to Land Rover's schedule and record what was done?
- Does the oil you'll use meet the specification in my handbook?
- For a plug-in hybrid, are you trained and equipped for high-voltage work?
Yours to do, and the mechanic's
You can
- Photograph any message on the dash, with the kilometres.
- Notice whether the car still sits level after a night parked.
- Keep the service history together for any warranty claim.
Leave to the mechanic
- Air suspension testing and repairs.
- Fault codes beyond the generic ones.
- Anything on a plug-in hybrid's orange cables.
If it were our Land Rover
We'd keep warranty faults with an Approved Service Centre, and only move the routine servicing once we'd found a mechanic who sees these cars every week. Then we'd ask for a written estimate listing the service items, the oil specification and any air suspension parts, with a reason against each one.