2026 model year · Second generation (L663)

Land Rover Defender payload capacity

Payload, 2026550–800 kg

Maker1,213–1,764 lb

The 2026 Land Rover Defender carries 550–800 kg of payload, depending on wheelbase, body style, engine and option package.

Ratings: GVWR 2,950–3,380 kg; front axle 1,380–1,610 kg; rear axle 1,775–2,070 kg.

These are Land Rover’s UK-market figures, in metric units.

Land Rover Defender Technical Specification 2025 (UK insert 1L6632600000GBEN01P, 26MY)

Model years: 2022–2027
Configurations: 40
GVWR: 2,950–3,380 kg

2020 Land Rover Defender 110, front three-quarter view — Photo: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized.

01 / Tables

Defender payload capacity by model year

Payload is the weight of people and cargo the vehicle may carry, a trailer’s tongue weight included. It is the GVWR less the weight of the vehicle as built, so every option that adds weight lowers it. GAWR is the most each axle may carry. Every 2026 Defender has the Automatic. Figures in metric units; model years printed the same share one table, and a package that changes a figure gets its own row.

2027 Land Rover Defender

Second generation (L663): full specs · figures for 0 of the 55 configurations we list

Payload and weight ratings

Makermetric units

2027 Land Rover Defender payload and weight ratings by configuration
Configuration	GVWR^{source 1}kg	Front GAWR^{source 1}kg	Rear GAWR^{source 1}kg
Defender 90D250 · S, X-Dynamic SE, X-Dynamic HSE	not in our data	not in our data	1,775
Defender 90D250 · S, X-Dynamic SE, X-Dynamic HSE	not in our data	1,380	1,775
Defender 90D350 · 5 trims	not in our data	not in our data	1,775
Defender 90D350 · X-Dynamic HSE, X	not in our data	1,380	1,775
Defender 130D350 · 5 trims	not in our data	not in our data	2,070
Defender 90P380 · 4 trims	not in our data	1,400	1,775
Defender 130P380 · 4 trims	not in our data	not in our data	2,070
Defender 110P540 · OCTA, OCTA Black	3,230	1,610	1,830

“Not published”: the maker doesn’t print it. —: not in the documents we hold yet. A number by a column’s name is the source of its figures that have none of their own. Scroll the table sideways for every column.

2026 Land Rover Defender

Second generation (L663): full specs

Payload and weight ratings

Makermetric units

2026 Land Rover Defender payload and weight ratings by configuration
Configuration	Payload^{source 2}kg	GVWR^{source 2}kg	Front GAWR^{source 1}kg	Rear GAWR^{source 1}kg
Defender 90 · 5 seatsD250	650	2,970	1,380	1,775
Defender 90 · 6 seatsD250	700	3,050	1,400	1,775
Defender 90 · Hard Top, 2 seatsD250	650	2,950	1,380	1,775
Defender 90 · Hard Top, 3 seatsD250	680	3,005	1,380	1,775
Defender 110 · 5 seatsD250	750	3,200^{source 3}	1,530	1,800
Defender 110 · 5+2 seatsD250	750	3,280^{source 3}	1,530	1,900
Defender 110 · 6 seatsD250, D350	750	3,220	1,560	1,800
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 2 seatsD250	690	3,260^{documents disagree †}	1,530	1,800
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 2 seatsD250, D350with Air suspension	750	3,220	1,530	1,900
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 3 seatsD250, D350	710	3,190	1,560	1,800
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 3 seatsD250, D350with Air suspension	770	3,260^{source 1}	1,560	1,900
Defender 90 · 5 seatsD350	650	2,970	1,380	1,775
Defender 90 · 6 seatsD350	700	3,050	1,400	1,775
Defender 90 · Hard Top, 2 seatsD350	590	2,950	1,380	1,775
Defender 90 · Hard Top, 3 seatsD350	640	3,005	1,380	1,775
Defender 110 · 5 seatsD350	750	3,200	1,530	1,800
Defender 110 · 5+2 seatsD350	750	3,280	1,530	1,900
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 2 seatsD350	690	3,150	1,530	1,800
Defender 130 · 5 seatsD350	750	3,380^{source 1}	1,530	2,070
Defender 130 · 7 seatsD350, V8 P500	650	3,380^{source 1}	1,480	2,070
Defender 130 · 8 seatsD350, P425	700	3,380^{source 1}	1,480	2,070
Defender 90 · 5 seats, 6 seatsP425	700	3,040	1,480	1,775
Defender 110 · 5 seats, 6 seatsP425	800	3,230^{source 1}	1,590	1,800
Defender 110 · 5+2 seatsP425	750	3,230^{source 1}	1,590	1,900
Defender 130 · 5 seatsP425	750	3,380^{source 1}	1,560	2,070
Defender 130 · 7 seatsP425	700	3,380^{source 1}	1,480	2,070
Defender 130 · 5 seatsV8 P500	650	3,380^{source 1}	1,560	2,070
Defender 130 · 8 seatsV8 P500	600	3,380^{source 1}	1,480	2,070
Defender 90 · 5 seatsV8 P525	550	3,040	1,480	1,775
Defender 110 · 5 seatsV8 P635	700	3,230	1,610	1,830
Defender 110 · 5 seatsP300e	650	3,300	1,540	1,900
Defender 110 · 6 seatsP300e	650	3,320	1,570	1,900

Defender 110 · Hard Top, 2 seats, GVWR: Land Rover’s documents disagree: 3,260 kg (spec book) vs 3,150 kg (owner’s manual).

2025 Land Rover Defender

Second generation (L663): full specs

Payload and weight ratings

Makermetric units

2025 Land Rover Defender payload and weight ratings by configuration
Configuration	Payload^{source 4}kg	GVWR^{source 4}kg	Front GAWR^{source 1}kg	Rear GAWR^{source 1}kg
Defender 90 · 5 seatsD250	650	2,970	1,380	1,775
Defender 90 · 6 seatsD250	700	3,050	1,400	1,775
Defender 90 · Hard Top, 2 seatsD250	650	2,950	1,380	1,775
Defender 90 · Hard Top, 3 seatsD250	680	3,005	1,380	1,775
Defender 110 · 5 seatsD250	750	3,200^{source 5}	1,530	1,800
Defender 110 · 5+2 seatsD250	750	3,280^{source 5}	1,530	1,900
Defender 110 · 6 seatsD250, D350	750	3,220	1,560	1,800
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 2 seatsD250	690	3,150^{documents disagree †}^{source 6}	1,530	1,800
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 2 seatsD250, D350with Air suspension	750	3,220	1,530	1,900
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 3 seatsD250, D350	710	3,190	1,560	1,800
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 3 seatsD250, D350with Air suspension	770	3,260^{source 6}	1,560	1,900
Defender 90 · 5 seatsD350	650	2,970	1,380	1,775
Defender 90 · 6 seatsD350	700	3,050	1,400	1,775
Defender 90 · Hard Top, 2 seatsD350	590	2,950	1,380	1,775
Defender 90 · Hard Top, 3 seatsD350	640	3,005	1,380	1,775
Defender 110 · 5 seatsD350	750	3,200	1,530	1,800
Defender 110 · 5+2 seatsD350	750	3,280	1,530	1,900
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 2 seatsD350	690	3,150	1,530	1,800
Defender 130 · 5 seatsD350	750	3,380^{source 1}	1,530	2,070
Defender 130 · 7 seatsD350, V8 P500	650	3,380^{source 1}	1,480	2,070
Defender 130 · 8 seatsD350, P425	700	3,380^{source 1}	1,480	2,070
Defender 90 · 5 seatsP425	750	3,040	1,480	1,775
Defender 90 · 6 seatsP425	700	3,040	1,480	1,775
Defender 110 · 5 seats, 6 seatsP425	800	3,230^{source 1}	1,590	1,800
Defender 110 · 5+2 seatsP425	750	3,230^{source 1}	1,590	1,900
Defender 130 · 5 seatsP425	750	3,380^{source 1}	1,560	2,070
Defender 130 · 7 seatsP425	700	3,380^{source 1}	1,480	2,070
Defender 130 · 5 seatsV8 P500	650	3,380^{source 1}	1,560	2,070
Defender 130 · 8 seatsV8 P500	600	3,380^{source 1}	1,480	2,070
Defender 90 · 5 seatsV8 P525	550	3,040	1,480	1,775
Defender 110 · 5 seatsV8 P635	700	3,230	1,610	1,800
Defender 110 · 5 seatsP300e	650	3,300	1,540	1,900
Defender 110 · 6 seatsP300e	650	3,320	1,570	1,900

Defender 110 · Hard Top, 2 seats, GVWR: Land Rover’s documents disagree: 3,150 kg (press kit) vs 3,260 kg (spec book).

2024 Land Rover Defender

Second generation (L663). Show the table

Payload and weight ratings

Makermetric units

2024 Land Rover Defender payload and weight ratings by configuration
Configuration	Payload^{source 7}kg	GVWR^{source 7}kg	Front GAWR^{source 1}kg	Rear GAWR^{source 1}kg
Defender 90 · 5 seatsD250, D300	up to 700	2,970	1,380	1,775
Defender 90 · 6 seatsD250, D300	up to 700	3,050	1,400	1,775
Defender 90 · Hard Top, 2 seatsD250	up to 650	2,950	1,380	1,775
Defender 90 · Hard Top, 3 seatsD250	up to 690	3,005	1,380	1,775
Defender 110 · 5 seatsD250	up to 750	3,200	1,530	1,800
Defender 110 · 5+2 seatsD250, D300	up to 800	3,280	1,530	1,900
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 2 seatsD250, D300	up to 720	3,150	1,530	1,800
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 2 seatsD250, D300with Air suspension	up to 760	3,220	1,530	1,900
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 3 seatsD250, D300	up to 730	3,190	1,560	1,800
Defender 110 · Hard Top, 3 seatsD250, D300with Air suspension	up to 780	3,260	1,560	1,900
Defender 90 · Hard Top, 2 seatsD300	up to 590	2,950	1,380	1,775
Defender 90 · Hard Top, 3 seatsD300	up to 640	3,005	1,380	1,775

Showing 12 of 31 rows. Every configuration is on the 2024 Defender (Second generation (L663)) specs page.

2022 Land Rover Defender

Second generation (L663). Show the table

Payload and weight ratings

Makermetric units

2022 Land Rover Defender payload and weight ratings by configuration
Configuration	GVWR^{source 1}kg	Front GAWR^{source 1}kg	Rear GAWR^{source 1}kg
Defender 90D250 · HSE, X-Dynamic SE, X-Dynamic HSE	not in our data	not in our data	1,775
Defender 90D300 · X	not in our data	not in our data	1,775
Defender 90P400 · XS Edition, X	not in our data	not in our data	1,775
Defender 90V8 P525 · V8, V8 Carpathian Edition	3,040	1,480	1,775
Defender 110V8 P525 · V8, V8 Carpathian Edition	3,230	1,590	1,800
Defender 110P400e · 5 trims	not in our data	not in our data	1,900

SourcesMakerThe small number by a figure says which document it is from.

Documents last checked Oct 9, 2026. How we read them and what the marks mean: how we source the numbers. A figure doesn’t match its document? Report a wrong number.

02 / Over the years

How the Defender payload capacity moved

The lowest and highest payload Land Rover prints for each model year, newest first, across Second generation (L663).

The top figure fell by 50 kg, from 850 kg in 2024 to 800 kg in 2025.

Land Rover Defender payload capacity by model year
Model years	Lowest	Highest	Configurations	Full specs
2026Second generation (L663)	550 kg	800 kg	40	Second generation (L663) specs
2025Second generation (L663)	550 kg	800 kg	40	Second generation (L663) specs
2024Second generation (L663)	550 kg	850 kg	36	Second generation (L663) specs

03 / Most and least

Which Defender leads and trails

Named as exactly as the maker’s table names it: model year, cab, bed, engine, drive and package.

Highest in 2026: 800 kg; 2026 Defender 110 5 seats, 6 seats, Automatic, P425.
Lowest in 2026: 550 kg; 2026 Defender 90 5 seats, Automatic, V8 P525.
Highest of any year, 2024: up to 850 kg; 2024 Defender 110 5 seats, Automatic, P300. One more configuration is the same.

04 / What changes it

What moves the Defender payload capacity

Land Rover’s own 2026 figures, split by the option that changes them.

By wheelbase

Defender 90550–700 kg
Defender 130600–750 kg
Defender 110650–800 kg

By body style

5 seats550–800 kg
Hard Top, 2 seats590–690 kg
8 seats600–700 kg
Hard Top, 3 seats640–710 kg
6 seats650–800 kg
7 seats650–700 kg
5+2 seats750 kg

By engine

V8 P525550 kg
D350590–750 kg
V8 P500600–650 kg
D250650–750 kg
P300e650 kg
P425700–800 kg
V8 P635700 kg

Option packages

Air suspension+60 kg

05 / Next

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06 / FAQ

Questions people ask

What is the payload capacity of the 2026 Defender?

The 2026 Land Rover Defender carries 550–800 kg of payload, depending on wheelbase, body style, engine and option package. Ratings: GVWR 2,950–3,380 kg; front axle 1,380–1,610 kg; rear axle 1,775–2,070 kg.

Which 2026 Defender carries the most?

The 2026 Defender 110 5 seats, 6 seats, Automatic, P425, at 800 kg.

Which 2026 Defender carries the least?

The 2026 Defender 90 5 seats, Automatic, V8 P525, at 550 kg.

What changes the Defender’s payload capacity?

Wheelbase, body style, engine and option package, by Land Rover’s own figures for 2026. By wheelbase: Defender 90 550–700 kg; Defender 130 600–750 kg; Defender 110 650–800 kg. By body style: 5 seats 550–800 kg; Hard Top, 2 seats 590–690 kg; 8 seats 600–700 kg; Hard Top, 3 seats 640–710 kg. By engine: V8 P525 550 kg; D350 590–750 kg; V8 P500 600–650 kg; D250 650–750 kg.

Has the Defender’s payload capacity changed over the years?

2026: 550–800 kg; 2025: 550–800 kg; 2024: up to 550–850 kg. The top figure fell by 50 kg, from 850 kg in 2024 to 800 kg in 2025.

What is the GVWR of the 2026 Defender?

2,950–3,380 kg by configuration. GVWR is the most the vehicle may weigh with everything aboard; payload is what is left after the vehicle’s own weight.

These are Land Rover’s published figures for the models it describes, not a weighbridge or a tape measure; your own vehicle’s options change them. Found a figure that doesn’t match the document? Tell us.