MOT History from tests of diesel LAND ROVER DEFENDERs year 2003

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Pass percent:65.12%

(The average a diesel LAND ROVER DEFENDER year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:101,254 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5746
Brake pipe excessively corroded	5028
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	4652
Registration plate lamp issues	4310
Registration plate issues	1624
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	1331
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1320
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	1247
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	1121
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	1064
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	985
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	983
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	937
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	856
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	830
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	809
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	777
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	741
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	732
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	726
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	697
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	636
Windscreen washer not working	591
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	561
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	513
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	497
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	485
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	482
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	469
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	450
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	438
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	419
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	399
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	366
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	353
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	333
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	325
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	298
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	290
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	278
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	268
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	265
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	261
Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	255
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	248
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	247
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	244
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	240
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	238
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	238
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))	237
Windscreen has damage	236
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	236
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	236
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	231
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	229
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	222
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	218
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	210
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))	208
Offside Front Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	206
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	204
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	193
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	192
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	186
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	184
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	183
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	182
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	180
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	179
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	178
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	176
Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	173
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	170
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	166
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	160
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	158
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	158
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	157
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	156
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	151
Rear brake binding	150
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	146
Offside Front Axle swivel joint has excessive play \|2.5.A.3b\|	146
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	146
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	142
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	141
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	134
Offside Rear Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	132
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	131
Front Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	130
Steering box has a significant oil leak \|2.2.D.2e\|	130
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	130
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	125
Offside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	123
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	122
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	122
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))	122
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	121
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	120
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	119
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	118
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	117
Nearside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	117
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	116
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel \|steering box fitted\| \|2.2.A.1a\|	113
Nearside Front Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	111
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	109
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	109
Nearside rear brake recording little or no effort \|3.7.B.5a\|	109
Service brake efficiency below requirements \|1.2.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	106

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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MOT History from tests of diesel LAND ROVER DEFENDERs year 2003

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