MOT History from tests of diesel LAND ROVER DEFENDERs year 2008

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Pass percent:69.22%

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

Based on:55,003 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	4083
Brake pipe excessively corroded	3004
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2871
Registration plate lamp issues	1832
Registration plate issues	704
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
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
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	472
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
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	284
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	277
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	236
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	233
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	217
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	216
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	209
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	206
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	202
Windscreen washer not working	178
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	171
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	169
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	168
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	168
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
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	148
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
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	129
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	129
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	127
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	122
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	122
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	121
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
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	112
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	110
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	109
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	107
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	103
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	103
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	102
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	101
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	100
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
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	94
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
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	89
Nearside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	89
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	87
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))	86
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	84
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	84
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	82
Service brake efficiency below requirements \|1.2.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	81
Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	80
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))	77
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	76
Steering box has a significant oil leak \|2.2.D.2e\|	74
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	74
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	71
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	69
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	69
Offside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	68
Offside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	67
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush \|5.3.2 \|c\|\|	65
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	64
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	63
Offside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	62
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	61
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	58
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))	58
Offside Front Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	58
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	57
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working \|1.3.1b\|	56
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush \|5.3.2 \|c\|\|	55
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	54
Fuel cap/sealing device does not fasten securely maintaining the sealing arrangement \|7.2.4b\|	54
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	53
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	53
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	53
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	53
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	52
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	52
Nearside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	51

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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