MOT History from tests of diesel LAND ROVER DEFENDERs year 2007

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Pass percent:68.54%

(The average a diesel LAND ROVER DEFENDER year 2007 passes without issue)

Based on:70,744 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5320
Brake pipe excessively corroded	3854
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3363
Registration plate lamp issues	2465
Registration plate issues	912
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	723
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	709
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	701
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	699
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	643
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	631
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	631
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	613
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	589
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	352
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	351
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	335
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	325
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	318
Windscreen washer not working	310
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	297
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	285
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	280
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	267
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	267
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	263
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	218
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	209
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	206
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	203
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	199
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	198
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	192
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	187
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	186
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	185
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	185
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	182
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	176
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	176
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))	173
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	172
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	166
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	161
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	160
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	155
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	151
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	150
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	149
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	146
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	144
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	140
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))	138
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	135
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	129
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	128
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	125
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	124
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	121
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	121
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	117
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	116
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	115
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	114
Nearside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	114
Windscreen has damage	110
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	109
Offside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	108
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	107
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	107
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	105
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	105
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	104
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	104
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	102
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))	101
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	100
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	96
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	95
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	95
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))	92
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	90
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))	89
Steering box has a significant oil leak \|2.2.D.2e\|	88
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	87
Fuel system component leaking \|7.2.3\|	87
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	85
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	85
Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	84
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	84
Offside Front Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	83
Service brake efficiency below requirements \|1.2.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	83
Nearside Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	83
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	80
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	79
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	77
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	77
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	76
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	75
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	73
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	73
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1a\|	73
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	70
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	70
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	69
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	69
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	67

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 2007

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