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MOT History from tests of c LAND ROVER DEFENDERs year 1997

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Pass percent:29.41%
(The average a c LAND ROVER DEFENDER year 1997 passes without issue)
Based on:17 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded2
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength shocker mounting (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Central Exhaust silencer likely to become detached (8.1.1 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength chassis (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Braking system leaking |3.6.A.1|1
Power steering component|s| leaking from a failed seal |2.3.3b|1
Front Front drive shaft coupling is excessively worn |2.5.C.1c|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|1
Offside Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view |8.2.1c|1
Offside Front Valve stem seriously damaged |4.1.D.1e|1
Registration plate issues1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |7.1.2|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|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 Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Centre Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings |6.1.B.2|1
Nearside Rear Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases |6.1.2 |a||1
Service brake has no recorded effort at a wheel both rear low effort |1.2.1 |a| |ii||1
Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt both inner arm rubbers split and play in track rod ends |2.1.3 |g| |ii||1
Nearside Front Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded to the extent that control of the vehicle is likely to be adversely affected |5.3.6 |a| |ii||1
Rear Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Offside Front Radius arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded and its strength is seriously reduced |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside Front Radius arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded and its strength is seriously reduced |2.4.G.1|1
Nearside Rear Radius arm attachment bracket/mounting corroded and its strength is seriously reduced |2.4.G.1|1
Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Nearside Rear Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.C.3c|1
Offside Rear Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened |2.4.C.3c|1
Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Rear Electrical wiring deteriorated and bare wires exposed |1.9.2c|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded tie bar mounting |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded tie bar mounting |2.4.A.3|1
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded trailing arm mounting |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded trailng arm mounting |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Fuel tank insecure |7.2.1|1
Offside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Rear Shock absorbers likely to become detached Upper mounting not tightened |5.3.2 |a| |ii||1
Headlamp aim out of alignment1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced near the trailing arm mounting |6.1.1 |c| |i||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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