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Land Rover Defender Hybrid: MPG and annual fuel cost, 2026

At 20 MPG combined, the Land Rover Defender Hybrid sits 2.5 MPG below the standard SUVs median of 22.5, which makes it tied for 61st of 90 standard SUVs, in the lower half.

Where it stands

Compared only with the hybrid models of its class it is tied for 18th of 25 hybrid standard SUVs, in the lower half. The median of that narrower group is 23 MPG, against 22.5 MPG for all standard SUVs together.

Among all hybrid models of the year, regardless of size, it is tied for 76th of 88 hybrid models, in the bottom quarter.

Within the 6 Land Rover models rated for 2026 it is tied for 4th on combined rating; the median of the make's line-up is 20.5 MPG.

In its class, just ahead of it is the Bentley Bentayga Plug-in hybrid at 21 MPG and just behind it is the Audi Q8 at 19 MPG.

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Fuel cost and CO2

At 15,000 miles a year with 55% of them in the city, with premium gasoline at $5.48 per gallon, the annual fuel bill of the most efficient version is about $4,100. That is $725 more than the standard SUVs median of $3,375, which makes it tied for 66th of 90 standard SUVs, in the lower half.

It emits 453 g of CO2 per mile from the tailpipe; the standard SUVs median is 387, a difference of 66 g/mile.

Rated versions

Its city rating is 18 and its highway rating 22: the highway figure is 4 higher. 7 versions are rated for 2026. The most efficient, Defender 110 MHEV: 3.0 L, 6 cyl hybrid, Automatic (S8), 4WD, gets 20 MPG; the least efficient listed, Defender 110 Trophy MHEV: 3.0 L, 6 cyl hybrid, Automatic (S8), 4WD, gets 17 MPG, a gap of 3 MPG. With the file's assumptions that gap is worth about $750 a year in fuel.

Rated versions of the Land Rover Defender Hybrid for model year 2026
VersionCombined MPGCity MPGHighway MPGAnnual fuel costCO2 g/mile
Defender 110 MHEV: 3.0 L, 6 cyl hybrid, Automatic (S8), 4WD201822$4,100453
Defender 90 MHEV: 3.0 L, 6 cyl hybrid, Automatic (S8), 4WD201823$4,100448
Defender 130 P300 MHEV: 3.0 L, 6 cyl hybrid, Automatic (S8), 4WD191721$4,350468
Defender 130 Outbound: 3.0 L, 6 cyl hybrid, Automatic (S8), 4WD181719$4,550500
Defender 130 P400 MHEV: 3.0 L, 6 cyl hybrid, Automatic (S8), 4WD181620$4,550491
Defender 110 MHEV: 4.4 L, 8 cyl hybrid, Automatic (S8), 4WD171519$4,850534
Defender 110 Trophy MHEV: 3.0 L, 6 cyl hybrid, Automatic (S8), 4WD171718$4,850512

Year by year

The Land Rover Defender Hybrid is in the data for 7 of the 8 model years from 2019 to 2026. Between 2020 and 2026 the best combined rating rose by 1 MPG, from 19 to 20. The number of rated versions grew from 2 to 7. Fuel cost for the best version is $4,100 in the latest data against $4,350 in 2020, although the file applies today's fuel prices to every model year, so that change comes from the rating, not from prices.

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Best rating by model year.
Ratings of the Land Rover Defender Hybrid by model year
Model yearVersionsBest MPGLowest MPGFuel costCO2 g/miClass median
202672017$4,10045322.5
202561917$4,35047922.5
202452017$4,10045322
202342019$4,10044421
202221919$4,35046221
202121919$4,35046220.5
202021919$4,35046221

Similar models

Models closest to the Land Rover Defender Hybrid in combined rating within its class
ModelPowertrainCombined MPGAnnual fuel costModel year
Dodge DurangoGasoline20$3,3502026
Audi Q8Hybrid19$4,3502026
Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class HybridHybrid21$3,9002026
Bentley Bentayga Plug-in hybridPlug-in hybrid21$3,9002026
Jeep Grand WagoneerGasoline19$3,5502026

Rated almost identically and covered by this page:

  • Land Rover Defender 20 MPG, $4,100 a year, 5 versions, last rated 2026

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Rankings: Standard SUVs, Hybrid, Land Rover, Hybrid standard SUVs.

Data: US EPA and DOE, as prepared in methods and data.