Land Rover Defender vs Chrysler Sebring Convertible

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Land Rover Defender	Chrysler Sebring Convertible
Complaints on file	400	987
Model years covered	1990–2026	1996–2005
Worst model year	2020	2002
Best model year	2025	2003
Crashes reported	5	84
Fires reported	8	27
Injuries reported	5	72
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	4.5%	18.7%

Land Rover Defender by year

1 2 1 1 1 4 3 75 45 93 108 43 17 6

90 93 95 99 01 02 03 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 97 24.3%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 59 14.8%

Lights 53 13.3%

Engine & Cooling 41 10.3%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 30 7.5%

Other & Unspecified 27 6.8%

Steering 26 6.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 20 5.0%

Chrysler Sebring Convertible by year

99 98 61 136 97 145 175 41 73 62

96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 173 17.5%

Electrical System 101 10.2%

Airbags 90 9.1%

Seat Belts 90 9.1%

Suspension 78 7.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 70 7.1%

Body & Structure 65 6.6%

Brakes 52 5.3%