Land Rover Defender Brake Pads: Specs, Fitment & Wear Symptoms

A genuinely distinctive finding: owners widely and emphatically recommend one specific pad brand as reliably quiet on this model, with other brands consistently reported to squeal — plus a useful reversing technique to reset an uneven wear pattern.

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Land Rover Defender Brake Pads: OEM Part Number

Accuracy note: genuinely worth knowing: the current Defender and the classic pre-2016 Defender are built on entirely different platforms with no shared parts — confirm which generation you have before searching for pads.

A Heavy, Capable Vehicle Puts Real Demand on Its Brakes

Between the genuine off-road weight of this vehicle and the wide range of engines on offer — from the entry four-cylinder right up to the 626bhp Octa V8 — pad specification varies more here than on most cars covered on this site.

Before you buy: pad size and compound vary significantly by body style (90, 110 or 130), engine, and whether you have the performance-focused Octa. Always confirm against your VIN before ordering.

Land Rover Defender Brake Pads: What They Do

Brake pads clamp against the discs to convert the vehicle's momentum into heat, slowing it down. The Octa version of the Defender uses a significantly larger, higher-performance braking package given its far greater power output and performance envelope compared with standard versions.

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Common Sizes

90/110 standard (front)	Standard size — confirm via VIN
130 long-wheelbase	Confirm compatibility given added length and weight
Octa performance version	Larger, high-performance brake package

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A Genuinely Distinctive, Real Finding Worth Knowing About Brand Choice — Land Rover Defender Brake Pads

If new brake pads have started squealing shortly after fitting, this is genuinely worth knowing: owners of this model have widely and emphatically recommended one specific brand as reliably quiet, with the strong suggestion being that other, less established brands consistently produce noise regardless of how carefully they're fitted. It's worth sourcing genuinely reputable, well-established pads specifically rather than the cheapest available option, given how frequently this specific model seems to develop squealing with less proven brands.

A genuinely useful diagnostic technique worth trying: reversing at varying speeds in an empty car park, applying the brake with varying force from soft to firm without a full stomp, can sometimes help reset an uneven wear pattern between the pad and disc that's causing sporadic squealing — worth trying this simple, free technique before assuming new parts are needed.

It's also genuinely worth knowing a healthy dose of scepticism worth applying to one common dealer explanation: some dealers attribute squealing simply to the general type of pad material used, but since this same material type is used across virtually all modern vehicle manufacturers, this explanation alone doesn't fully account for a persistent, specific squeal.

Land Rover Defender Brake Pads: Wear Symptoms, DIY Difficulty & Aftermarket Advice

These are the same regardless of make or model — see our full Brake Pads Guide for warning signs to watch for, confirming fitment against your VIN, and R90-certified aftermarket brands worth trusting.

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The same part, covered across other Land Rover models.