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MOT History from tests of diesel LAND ROVER DEFENDERs year 1958

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Pass percent:67.69%
(The average a diesel LAND ROVER DEFENDER year 1958 passes without issue)
Based on:65 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment3
Registration plate lamp issues3
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Nearside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively2
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|2
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Exhaust emits dense blue smoke at idle |7.4.A.1|1
Exhaust emits clearly visible black smoke during acceleration |7.4.A2|1
Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1|1
Offside Rear Brake pipe inadequately supported |3.6.B.1|1
Rear brake binding1
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking hydraulic fluid |3.6.A.1|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front passenger door does not latch securely closed |6.2.B.1a|1
Rear passenger door does not latch securely closed |6.2.B.1a|1
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement |7.2.4b|1
Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Nearside Outer Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Inner Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Front Seat belt not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (c))1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively damaged (1.1.11 (c))1
Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength rear cross member (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Brake pipe kinked |3.6.B.2b|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Nearside Stop lamp adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.2.1f|1
Offside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|1
Nearside Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.2.1d|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.1.A.3d|1
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image |1.2.4a|1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b|1
Nearside Front Upper Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt |5.2.2a|1
Offside Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt |5.2.2a|1
Nearside Front Upper Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Front Upper Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Centre Front Upper Windscreen washer control is inaccessible to the driver |8.2.1a|1
Centre Front Lower Drag link end seriously misaligned |2.2.C.1b|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Front Torque/reaction arm has a deteriorated rubber bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Offside Front Torque/reaction arm has a deteriorated rubber bush resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2|1
Nearside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Front Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Dipswitch operation does not deflect all main beam headlamps to make them dipped beams |1.7.4b|1
Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Intermediate drop arm insecure |2.2.B.1a|1
Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Front Ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Nearside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting |6.6.6|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play |2.5.A.3c|1
Nearside Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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