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Land Rover Defender 2.0L four-cylinder

The AJ120P4 is the most common engine code the VIN decodes to on the 2.0L four-cylinder configurations below; hybrid variants of the same displacement carry their own code. Rated at 296 hp. We decode it on 25,548 VINs across 29 factory builds, and 2,392 listings are reported active. The configuration price reference is $39,900.

Cylinders
4
Power
296 hp
Induction
Naturally aspirated
Fuel
Gasoline
Fitted
2020–2026
Drive
AWD
Gearboxes
Automatic

◷ Updated October 5, 2026 ▤ National asking prices, refreshed nightly

$39,900
Configuration price reference
2,392
On sale today with the 2.0L 4-cyl
2020–2026
Model years it was fitted
29
Factory configurations
25,548
Defender VINs decoded with it

The price reference is the median of configuration medians, not the median of all active cars. Each configuration has equal weight. Configurations with at least 3 priced listings are used when available; otherwise the reference uses the configurations with a recorded price. Model years, mileage and condition vary. Open a model-year report below for its asking prices across all engines.

Where the 2.0L 4-cyl sits in the Defender engine lineup

Every engine family this model was sold with, ordered by size. The bar spans the model years recorded for it; the price is a reference across priced configurations, with each configuration weighted equally. Older engines look cheaper because the cars are older — overlapping years alone do not match the vehicles by age, trim, mileage or condition.

2.0L 4-cyl this page
2020–2026
$39,900
296 hp · 2,392 on sale
3.0L 6-cyl
2020–2027
$54,500
296–395 hp · 5,011 on sale
5.0L 8-cyl
2022–2026
$85,218
493–518 hp · 684 on sale

2020–2026 The 3.0L 6-cyl configuration price reference is about $14,600 more — $54,500 against $39,900. These references cover each family's full set of priced configurations; they are not recalculated for the overlapping years or matched cars.

3 engine families, one nameplate. Open the Land Rover Defender price hub to compare them side by side, or to jump into any of the others.

Which Defender years got a 2.0L 4-cyl engine

Every model year this engine was fitted to, newest first. The bar is how much of the family's VIN volume sits in that year — long bars are the years this engine was everywhere.

Year Share of VINs VINs On sale Builds
2026 6,769 1,624 2 2025 6,576 249 3 2024 4,957 174 3 2023 3,564 176 5 2022 1,652 77 6 2021 1,044 41 6 2020 986 51 4

VIN counts come from our decode of the model's build patterns, not from live listings. A year link opens the full Defender report for that year — every engine of the model, not just this one.

29 factory configurations with this engine

Each one is a distinct build as the VIN decodes it — trim, body, gearbox and equipment. Open a build sheet for its full spec and the VINs recorded on it.

2026

1 build

2025

2 builds

2024

2 builds

2023

4 builds

2022

5 builds

2021

6 builds

2020

4 builds

Showing the 24 most-built configurations of 29. Every 2026 Defender build →

The 2.0L 4-cyl Defender: common questions

Which Defender years have the 2.0L 4-cyl?

2020–2026, without a break — 7 model years in our VIN decode, across 29 factory configurations and 25,548 VINs.

What does a 2.0L 4-cyl Defender cost?

$39,900 is a configuration price reference: the median of configuration medians, with each priced configuration weighted equally. It is not a listing-level median or a valuation of an individual car. The year-by-year ladder shows VIN and inventory counts; its links open model-year price reports covering all engines.

What is the engine code, and does it matter?

AJ120P4 — the code the VIN decodes to on the configurations on this page. It matters when you order parts or read a service history: the same displacement badge on another model can be a different code with different outputs.

2.0L 4-cyl Defender on the market

Individual vehicles carrying this engine, each with its own listing-history page. The sample is pinned to fixed VIN buckets, so it does not reshuffle day to day.