MOT Check for LAND ROVER DEFENDERs

The LAND ROVER DEFENDER makes up 2,085,301 of the overall 13,262,327 LAND ROVER MOT test results. Select your DEFENDER model year below to find the specific problems.

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Some examples of the most common issues are:
Offside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside  Occurs:837 times
Nearside Front passenger door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle  Occurs:473 times
Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering  Occurs:422 times
Offside Front Brake pipe kinked  Occurs:326 times
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect  Occurs:2,746 times
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated  Occurs:1,943 times
Offside Front Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing  Occurs:4,537 times
Nearside Rear passenger seat cannot be secured in the upright position.  Occurs:306 times
Nearside Front Panhard rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:363 times
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) Occurs:366 times
Offside Front Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement  Occurs:945 times
Trailer electrical socket insecure  Occurs:545 times
Steering damper damaged and unserviceable  Occurs:729 times
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated  Occurs:1,223 times
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle  Occurs:853 times
Offside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) Occurs:1,564 times
Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i)) Occurs:1,987 times
Nearside Rear Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp  Occurs:439 times
Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Occurs:346 times
Offside Headlamp light intensity severely reduced (4.1.4 (a)) Occurs:362 times
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a)) Occurs:687 times
Nearside Front Brake pipe leaking  Occurs:430 times
Offside Front Lower Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i)) Occurs:442 times
Steering linkage ball joint has excessive play drop arm (2.1.3 (b) (i)) Occurs:514 times
Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint  Occurs:339 times
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