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MOT History from tests of diesel LAND ROVER DEFENDERs year 2012

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mot history
Pass percent:73.88%
(The average a diesel LAND ROVER DEFENDER year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:34,529 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment2404
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1568
Brake pipe excessively corroded1267
Registration plate lamp issues817
Registration plate issues381
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))370
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|344
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))303
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))286
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))253
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|225
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))219
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|203
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|184
Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))181
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|158
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|147
Windscreen washer not working 145
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))144
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||129
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))128
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))125
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))120
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|120
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))120
Nearside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|117
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||115
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))111
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|110
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))106
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))105
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|105
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|100
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b|95
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c||90
Brakes imbalanced across an axle89
Reversing lamp inoperative |4.6.1 |a||76
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))76
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))70
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c||69
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))69
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))68
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|66
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))61
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))60
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))59
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|59
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|57
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|55
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))55
Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i||54
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|54
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|53
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))51
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))50
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||47
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))45
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))42
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))42
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||41
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))41
Horn not working (7.7 (a))40
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))40
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))40
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|38
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))37
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|35
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|35
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened34
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))34
Brake hose excessively deteriorated33
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|33
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))32
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))32
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c||32
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))32
Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))31
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|31
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|30
Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))30
Offside Headlamp insecure |1.7.3|29
Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))29
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))29
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|28
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii||28
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))28
Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))28
Nearside Rear reflector missing |1.5.1a|28
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c||28
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))28
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||28
Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||28
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))28

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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