Defender OCTA Ownership Review
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Rock Crawling
Joined: Jun 2024
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From: Queensland
Just got the car back from LR. Had a few more things done to it:
- Side trim fixed after the roundabout incident. $900 AUD :0
- Right headlight DRL fixed. Went out about a week ago. Thought they would’ve ironed out that issue by MY25. Good thing they just keep the part in stock now.
- Dual raised air intakes fitted. Looks mad. Exterior photos coming soon. Also makes insane intake whistle accelerating while driving. It’s hard to hear in the video.
- Side trim fixed after the roundabout incident. $900 AUD :0
- Right headlight DRL fixed. Went out about a week ago. Thought they would’ve ironed out that issue by MY25. Good thing they just keep the part in stock now.
- Dual raised air intakes fitted. Looks mad. Exterior photos coming soon. Also makes insane intake whistle accelerating while driving. It’s hard to hear in the video.
4wd Low
Joined: Jul 2022
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From: Canada
Hey leebones - I have a 2025 P400 that I purchased in February 2025 - I have also not received any software updates and my software update screen shows the same as yours. I had a 2022 P300 and received at least 6 updates, about 1 every 6 months, but nothing so far on my 2025 - strange. My dealer also said there was nothing they could do.
Good catch. There was a back-end problem with your VIN (there might be others too, we're looking) causing the back-end system to not Push Campaigns to your vehicle. The engineers in the UK are in the process of fixing the issue and you should start seeing campaigns (software updates) in the next week or two.
Feel free to DM me and I can help connect you to the right person. I
@PNW Rover thanks for your message as well. It prompted me to reach out to JLR to inspect this.
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Rock Crawling
Joined: Jun 2024
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From: Queensland
Just got the update 4.3.3. Car is driving fine. I’m just a bit confused as to when this update exactly came out, as V8’s started to have the issue around January, yet apparently it released in July 2025.
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Joined: Jul 2022
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From: Canada
You can see in the response that I got from JLR:
My VIN issue may have inadvertently unblocked a software campaign release bug, and now the floodgates have opened! I take payments in the form of Tim Horton's coffee, LOL!
I just got the 4.3.3 update tonight - I imagine it will be rolling upgrades to get us to the latest rev. GIDDY UP
there might be others too, we're looking
I just got the 4.3.3 update tonight - I imagine it will be rolling upgrades to get us to the latest rev. GIDDY UP
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