2021 Land Rover Defender: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

18 builds left the factory as a 2021 Defender, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 17 main configurations sell for $35,098–$77,515 today.

  • 17 main configurations
  • 4,321 vehicles built
  • 185 for sale right now
  • $35,098–$77,515 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 S · AWD 110 X-Dynamic HSE · Mild hybrid · AWD 90 1ST Edition · Mild hybrid · AWD
Engine 3L 6-cyl 2L 4-cyl 3L 6-cyl 3L 6-cyl
Power 395 hp 296 hp 395 hp 395 hp
Doors 5-door 5-door 5-door 3-door
Typical price today $38,598 $36,905 $44,999 $38,494
For sale right now 24 14 19 16
Vehicles built 620 419 367 324
Same on every 2021 Defender
  • Drivetrain All-wheel drive
  • Transmission Automatic
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Body Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
  • Seats 5

What people actually pay

212 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
110 SE · Mild hybrid · AWD
$38,598
110 X-Dynamic HSE · Mild hybrid · AWD
$44,999
110 X-Dynamic SE · Mild hybrid · AWD
$42,995
$34,045 $45,494 $56,943 $68,392 $79,841
Price trend

Median down $2,403 over the last 12 months.

2021 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 2021 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
Decoded from NHTSA build records.

What SALE3ERU-M means

SAL E3ERU · M
SAL
the World Manufacturer Identifier Land Rover registered — the manufacturer and plant group
E3ERU
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
M
in position 10 — model year 2021
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
Real VINs from this run SALE3ERU 0M2047791
1 rare configuration — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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