MOT History from tests of diesel LAND ROVER DEFENDERs year 2009

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Pass percent:69.44%

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

Based on:45,572 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment	3244
Brake pipe excessively corroded	2632
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2336
Registration plate lamp issues	1712
Registration plate issues	610
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	506
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
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	353
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
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
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	265
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	229
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	229
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	220
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))	212
Windscreen washer not working	208
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel \|3.1.6b\|	199
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	190
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	172
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	170
Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	157
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to significantly weakened the webbing \|5.2.2a\|	154
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	153
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	141
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	136
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	134
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play \|2.2.B.1f\|	130
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	128
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	125
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	124
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	119
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	115
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	114
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	112
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	112
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	111
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	109
Nearside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	107
Nearside Rear position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	107
Offside Headlamp insecure \|1.7.3\|	106
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	103
Offside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	92
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	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
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	88
Centre Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	86
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	86
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
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	83
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))	83
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	82
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.C.1b\|	82
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	81
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	80
Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))	79
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	79
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	78
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	75
Service brake efficiency below requirements \|1.2.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	69
Windscreen has damage	67
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))	65
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
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	63
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	59
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (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
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	55
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))	54
Offside Rear reflector missing \|1.5.1a\|	54
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))	54
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	54
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))	54
Offside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	51
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	51
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	49
Offside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))	49
Windscreen wiper not operating automatically when switched on \|8.2.1b\|	49
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	48
Stop lamp not working \|1.2.1b\|	48
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	48
Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated \|3.6.G.2\|	48
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	48
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	47
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))	47
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	46
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))	45
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	45
Nearside Stop lamp\|s\| not working \|4.3.1 \|a\| \|ii\|\|	44
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	44
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))	44
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	44
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush \|5.3.2 \|c\|\|	44
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	43
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))	43
Exhaust emissions exceed default limit of 1.5m-1 (8.2.2.2 (b))	43
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))	42
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	42
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	42

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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