MOT History from tests of diesel LAND ROVER DEFENDERs year 2005

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Pass percent:66.25%

(The average a diesel LAND ROVER DEFENDER year 2005 passes without issue)

Based on:73,030 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Brake pipe excessively corroded	4436
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4435
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3923
Registration plate lamp issues	3376
Registration plate issues	1197
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	890
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	884
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	874
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	801
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	794
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	682
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	657
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	624
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	610
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	607
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	599
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	576
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	552
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	470
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	396
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	388
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	365
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	358
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	355
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	349
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	336
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	302
Windscreen washer not working	284
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	283
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	237
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	235
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	226
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	223
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	221
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	218
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	218
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	199
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	199
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	195
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	194
Windscreen has damage	190
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	189
Offside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	189
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	180
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	177
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	176
Nearside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	175
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	166
Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	165
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	161
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	158
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))	154
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	150
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	149
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	148
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	142
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	140
Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	136
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	134
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	133
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	130
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	128
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	128
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	124
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	122
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	120
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	120
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	120
Offside Front Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	119
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	118
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	117
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	115
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	113
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	113
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	113
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))	111
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	111
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	111
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	109
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	107
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing \|3.3.A.1b\|	106
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	104
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	103
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	103
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	102
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	99
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	98
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	94
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	93
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	91
Nearside Front Axle swivel joint has excessive play \|2.5.A.3b\|	91
Offside Front Axle swivel joint has excessive play \|2.5.A.3b\|	90
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	90
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	89
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	86
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	84
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	83
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	83
Brake pedal anti-slip provision incomplete \|3.3.A.1b\|	81
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	81
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	77
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	77
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	77
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	75
Front Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	75
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	75
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	74
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))	74
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	74
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	74

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 2005

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