MOT History from tests of diesel LAND ROVER DEFENDERs year 2009

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Pass percent:68.91%

(The average a diesel LAND ROVER DEFENDER year 2009 passes without issue)

Based on:53,291 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3620
Brake pipe excessively corroded	3066
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2575
Registration plate lamp issues	1890
Registration plate issues	717
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	506
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	473
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	401
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	381
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	377
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	352
Offside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	348
Nearside Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	348
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	347
Windscreen washer not working	336
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	331
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	322
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	304
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	285
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	281
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	259
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	230
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	220
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	215
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	199
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	187
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	182
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	176
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	172
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	161
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	157
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	157
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	154
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	153
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	153
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	148
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	141
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))	136
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	136
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	130
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	130
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	130
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	129
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	129
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	128
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	125
Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))	120
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	112
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	111
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	107
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	107
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))	106
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	106
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))	103
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	94
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	92
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	91
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	91
Offside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	90
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	89
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	88
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	88
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	87
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	86
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	85
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	84
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	84
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	83
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	83
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	83
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	83
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	82
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	82
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	81
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	79
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	76
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	75
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	74
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	74
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	74
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b))	73
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	71
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	70
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	70
Offside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))	70
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	69
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	69
Service brake efficiency below requirements \|1.2.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	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
Windscreen has damage	67
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	65
Horn not working (7.7 (a))	64
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush \|5.3.2 \|c\|\|	64
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush \|5.3.2 \|c\|\|	64
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))	63
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))	62
Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	59
Nearside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	58
Nearside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	57
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	56
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	55
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	54
Offside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	54
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))	51
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	51
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	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 2009

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