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MOT History from tests of diesel LAND ROVER DEFENDERs year 2015

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mot history
Pass percent:80.85%
(The average a diesel LAND ROVER DEFENDER year 2015 passes without issue)
Based on:50,512 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment2909
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively1932
Brake pipe excessively corroded1224
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))793
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))705
Registration plate lamp issues640
Registration plate issues374
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))372
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))330
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))235
Windscreen washer not working 220
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))219
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))192
Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))178
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))177
Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))171
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))170
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))164
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))145
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))143
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))135
Offside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||127
Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))126
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))119
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))104
Nearside Front Position lamp not working |4.2.1 |a||104
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))100
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))91
Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c))89
Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))79
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))75
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))70
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))70
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))67
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))67
Offside Front Seat belt damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i))61
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))58
Offside Front Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii))56
Horn not working (7.7 (a))54
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e))51
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))49
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))47
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault47
Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))46
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))43
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|42
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c||41
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))41
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||39
Nearside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||39
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush |5.3.2 |c||39
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))39
Brakes imbalanced across an axle38
Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))38
Offside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush excessively worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))38
Front Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))38
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))38
Offside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c))37
Nearside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))37
Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))36
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))35
Nearside Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))34
Offside Rear Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))33
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))33
Offside Front Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))32
Rear Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))31
Offside Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))30
Nearside Rear Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||30
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))30

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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