2020 Land Rover Defender: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

18 builds left the factory as a 2020 Defender, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 12 main configurations sell for $899–$52,999 today.

  • 12 main configurations
  • 5,273 vehicles built
  • 197 for sale right now
  • $899–$52,999 typical price range

Which Defender is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

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What actually differs

110 SE · Mild hybrid · AWD 110 HSE · Mild hybrid · AWD SALE9EEU-L 110 HSE · Mild hybrid · AWD SALE97EU-L 110 S · AWD
Engine 3L 6-cyl 3L 6-cyl 3L 6-cyl 2L 4-cyl
Power 395 hp 395 hp 395 hp 296 hp
Seats 6 7 6 6
Typical price today $36,993 $37,466 $38,789 $35,399
For sale right now 48 25 26 25
Vehicles built 978 875 755 516
Same on every 2020 Defender
  • Drivetrain All-wheel drive
  • Transmission Automatic
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
  • Doors 5-door

What people actually pay

230 price observations · updated Sep 6, 2026
110 SE · Mild hybrid · AWD
$36,993
110 HSE · Mild hybrid · AWD SALE9EEU-L
$37,466
110 HSE · Mild hybrid · AWD SALE97EU-L
$38,789
110 S · AWD
$35,399
$872 $14,301 $27,731 $41,160 $54,589
Price trend

Median down $4,750 over the last 12 months.

2020 Defender price history →
Cost to run

18/21 mpg city/highway. Roughly $2,450/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2020 Defender

Safety, in plain English

Driver assistance — varies by configuration
  • Warns you before a crash
  • Brakes for you in an emergency
  • Watches your blind spot
  • Warns when you drift from your lane
  • Steers you back into the lane
  • Keeps distance on the highway (optional)
Decoded from NHTSA build records.

What SALE97EU-L means

SAL E97EU · L
SAL
the World Manufacturer Identifier Land Rover registered — the manufacturer and plant group
E97EU
together encode the Defender line — Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), 3L 6cyl, All-wheel drive — as Land Rover filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
L
in position 10 — model year 2020
9, 11–17
vehicle-specific fields: check digit, plant code and production sequence
6 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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