Land Rover Defender (diesel) — MOT patterns in the open DVSA sample

Open DVSA MOT sample for Land Rover Defender (diesel): about 22.6% fail rate in the 12+ years band (n=195146). Not a score for your car.

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This page summarises anonymised MOT tests from the DVSA open-data sample (dvsa-mot-results-2024-v1). It describes other cars like this make, model, and fuel — not the registration you are buying.

In the 12+ years band, about 22.6% of Land Rover Defender (diesel) tests in the sample failed at MOT (n=195,146). Common failure themes in the sample include Suspension (20.4%), Brakes (16.7%), Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment (16.2%).

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Dataset dvsa-mot-results-2024-v1 · Source: DVSA open MOT tests