MOT History from tests of diesel LAND ROVER DEFENDERs year 2006

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Pass percent:67.01%

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

Based on:64,734 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4145
Brake pipe excessively corroded	3807
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3421
Registration plate lamp issues	2662
Registration plate issues	946
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	520
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
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
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	363
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	352
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	351
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
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	277
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	246
Windscreen washer not working	228
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
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	218
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	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 Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	193
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	178
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	177
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	175
Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	175
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	172
Nearside Front Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	170
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	158
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	156
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	154
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	150
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	146
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 Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	136
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	132
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	132
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	126
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	126
Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a))	123
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	122
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	119
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	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))	110
Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))	109
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	109
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	106
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	105
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	104
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	103
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	101
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	100
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	99
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	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 Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	95
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	93
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	91
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	88
Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	86
Service brake efficiency below requirements \|1.2.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	82
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	82
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	82
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	80
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	80
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	79
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	77
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
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	75
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	75
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	73
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))	73
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	71
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	71
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush \|5.3.2 \|c\|\|	70
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	69
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	69
Offside Front Axle swivel joint has excessive play \|2.5.A.3b\|	67
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	66
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))	66
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	66

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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