MOT History from tests of diesel LAND ROVER DEFENDERs year 2006

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Pass percent:66.78%

(The average a diesel LAND ROVER DEFENDER year 2006 passes without issue)

Based on:73,072 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4572
Brake pipe excessively corroded	4231
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3771
Registration plate lamp issues	2859
Registration plate issues	1054
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	905
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	824
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	818
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	810
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	770
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	620
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	519
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	509
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	504
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	478
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	416
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	401
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	392
Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine \|7.4.B.3b\|	372
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	369
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	363
Windscreen washer not working	353
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	352
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	350
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	325
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	324
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	294
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	289
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	280
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	277
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	260
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	246
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	220
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	220
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	214
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	214
Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	211
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	205
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	202
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	198
Offside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	193
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	183
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	181
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	178
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	177
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	175
Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	175
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	170
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	170
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))	166
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	163
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	158
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	158
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	157
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	156
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	156
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))	155
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	155
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	151
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	146
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	145
Offside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	142
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	141
Nearside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	140
Windscreen has damage	139
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	139
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	137
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	132
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	132
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	127
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	126
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	125
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	122
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	119
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	119
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))	117
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	113
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	113
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	105
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	103
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	102
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	101
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	101
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	100
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	100
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	99
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	98
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	98
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	98
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	98
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	97
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	96
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	95
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	94
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	93
Fuel system component leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i))	93
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))	92
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	88
Offside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))	86
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	86
Service brake efficiency below requirements \|1.2.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	82
Nearside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))	82
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	82
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	82
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	79
Exhaust emissions test not completed because smoke levels are significantly in excess of the specified limit values (8.2.2.2 (f))	78
Offside Front Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	77
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	76
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	75
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	75
Nearside 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))	74
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	73
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	73
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	73

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 2006

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