Fair Range (25th-75th)Contact for Price - Contact for Price
Trend N/A
What a Defender Is Actually Worth
True Value$47,900
Fair Range$42,100 - $53,600
Median Recent Sold$45,000
VerdictUNDERVALUED
As of September 2026, CarSearch.Pro's True Value model estimates a typical Land Rover Defender (1993-2016) is actually worth $47,900 (fair range $42,100 to $53,600). Unlike the median asking price shown above, True Value is anchored to 2,080 recent confirmed sales, normalized for mileage, and blends auction hammer prices (grossed up for buyer's premium) with real-world asking behavior.
Undervalued vs trend · direction not yet callable.
As of September 2026, the Land Rover Defender (1993-2016) market has 0 active listings across 14 marketplaces tracked by CarSearch.Pro. The median asking price is Contact for Price, with the middle 50% of listings priced between Contact for Price and Contact for Price.
Current Defender Pricing
A fair price for a Land Rover Defender (1993-2016) in September 2026 is between Contact for Price and Contact for Price (25th to 75th percentile). Prices range from Contact for Price to Contact for Price across 0 active listings.
Price Distribution (0 Active Listings)
Percentile
Price
Meaning
10th
Contact for Price
Budget / project cars
25th
Contact for Price
Below average price
Median (50th)
Contact for Price
Typical market price
75th
Contact for Price
Above average / premium
90th
Contact for Price
Top tier / low miles / rare spec
The average asking price is Contact for Price, which is equal to the median, suggesting pricing is relatively symmetrical across the market.
Defender Price Trends
How Mileage Affects Defender Value
Most price guides assume value falls linearly with mileage. It doesn't. CarSearch.Pro learns the actual price-vs-mileage curve for the Land Rover Defender (1993-2016) from confirmed sales, referenced to a typical example at about 69,911 miles:
Odometer (approx.)
Value Multiplier
Implied Value
294 mi
2.00x
$96,019
4,876 mi
1.46x
$70,124
11,574 mi
1.28x
$61,362
22,253 mi
1.21x
$58,038
40,038 mi
1.11x
$53,145
63,561 mi
1.01x
$48,470
98,759 mi
0.96x
$45,895
148,059 mi
0.90x
$43,123
229,885 mi
0.80x
$38,219
Low-mileage examples carry a real premium in this market: around 294 miles, cars trade at roughly 2.00x the reference value. At the other end, 229,885-mile examples trade at about 0.80x. Implied values here are anchored to this market's True Value.
Defender Price Forecast
Horizon
Direction
Probability
Regime
Past Accuracy
6 months
→ FLAT
50%
stable
insufficient history
12 months
→ FLAT
50%
stable
insufficient history
24 months
→ FLAT
50%
stable
insufficient history
These are probabilistic direction calls, not price targets. The "Past Accuracy" column is this model's real walk-forward record on the Land Rover Defender (1993-2016) — every month we re-run the forecast as if we only knew what was knowable then, and grade it against what actually happened. We publish the hit rate either way. Full methodology & track record →
Defender Buyer's Guide Summary
Fair price range: Contact for Price to Contact for Price. The median is Contact for Price. Anything below Contact for Price is a strong value; above Contact for Price should be premium condition, low miles, or a desirable specification.
Data sourced from 0 marketplaces including eBay Motors, Bring a Trailer, Cars & Bids,
AutoTrader, CarGurus, Cars.com, Facebook Marketplace, Classic.com, and Hagerty Marketplace.
Updated daily by CarSearch.Pro's automated pipeline.
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