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MOT History from tests of diesel LAND ROVER DEFENDERs year 2012

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mot history
Pass percent:73.15%
(The average a diesel LAND ROVER DEFENDER year 2012 passes without issue)
Based on:43,133 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment2988
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1886
Brake pipe excessively corroded1702
Registration plate lamp issues1007
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))555
Registration plate issues468
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))467
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))417
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))372
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))346
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|344
Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))328
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|225
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))225
Windscreen washer not working 224
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))208
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|203
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))199
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))194
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))194
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))192
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|184
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))183
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))181
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|158
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|147
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))137
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||129
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))125
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|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 Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))113
Offside Front Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|110
Brakes imbalanced across an axle108
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))105
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7|105
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))103
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))103
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|100
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))99
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
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))89
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))89
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))88
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))87
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))83
Reversing lamp inoperative |4.6.1 |a||76
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))75
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))72
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))69
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c||69
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))69
Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|66
Horn not working (7.7 (a))65
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))63
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))62
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 efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))55
Service brake efficiency below requirements |1.2.2 |a| |i||54
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|54
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))54
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|53
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))53
Nearside Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))53
Brake hose excessively deteriorated53
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))52
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))50
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))50
Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))49
Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))49
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))49
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))48
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))47
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||47
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))46
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))46
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))45
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))45
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))44
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened43
Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))43
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))41
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))41
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||41
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))41
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))39
Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|38
Rear Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))37
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))36
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))36
Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))36
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|35
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|35
Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))35

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.

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