MOT History from tests of diesel LAND ROVER DEFENDERs year 2008

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Pass percent:68.98%

(The average a diesel LAND ROVER DEFENDER year 2008 passes without issue)

Based on:63,340 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4567
Brake pipe excessively corroded	3458
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	3175
Registration plate lamp issues	2007
Registration plate issues	819
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	638
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	618
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	602
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	585
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	502
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	497
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	465
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	458
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	454
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	364
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	344
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	344
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	334
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	307
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	277
Windscreen washer not working	263
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	259
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	217
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	209
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	202
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	189
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	176
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	172
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	171
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	169
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	169
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	169
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	169
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	168
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	167
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	163
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	158
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	157
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	157
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	153
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	150
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	148
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	146
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	144
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))	142
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	142
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	140
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	140
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	138
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	137
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	137
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	130
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	130
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	129
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	121
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	121
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	119
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))	119
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	117
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	116
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	115
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	101
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	100
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	98
Offside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	95
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	94
Windscreen has damage	94
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))	93
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	93
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	92
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	90
Nearside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	89
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	88
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	86
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	84
Offside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))	84
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	84
Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	83
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	82
Service brake efficiency below requirements \|1.2.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	81
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	81
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	81
Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	80
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	78
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))	77
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	76
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	75
Steering box has a significant oil leak \|2.2.D.2e\|	74
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	74
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	74
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	72
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	71
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))	69
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))	68
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	68
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	68
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	67
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	66
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	65
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush \|5.3.2 \|c\|\|	65
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	64
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	64
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	63
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	63
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	61
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	61
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	60

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 2008

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