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MOT History from tests of diesel LAND ROVER DEFENDERs year 2021

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Pass percent:75.95%
(The average a diesel LAND ROVER DEFENDER year 2021 passes without issue)
Based on:158 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment6
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively5
Registration plate lamp issues4
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))3
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))2
Offside Rear Other passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))2
Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii))2
Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))2
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))2
Windscreen washer not working 1
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))1
Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Brake pipe excessively corroded1
Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Registration plate issues1
Offside Front Seat belt damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i))1
Offside Front Seat belt webbing significantly weakened (7.1.2 (b) (ii))1
Rear fog lamp obviously incorrectly positioned (4.5.4 (a))1
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1
Offside Rear Passengers seat insecure back (6.2.6 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn panard (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Brake performance not tested (1.2.1 (g))1
Nearside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Offside Front Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))1
Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))1
Horn sound not in accordance with requirements Single tone. works intermittently (7.7 (c))1
Central Lower Oil leaking excessively from transmission (8.4.1 (a) (i))1
Central Front Lower Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))1
Drag link end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt drop arm ball joint (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Rear Stop lamp(s) remains on when the brakes are released top stop lamp (4.3.2 (a) (iii))1
Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e))1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Offside Front Fuel system component leaking fuel filter (6.1.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Drag link end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Fuel system component leaking (6.1.3 (b) (i))1
Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn panhard rod loose (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn MARKED (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))1
Horn not working (7.7 (a))1
Central Rear Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Top Axel ball joint cover. (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))1
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))1
Drivers seat insecure (6.2.5 (a) (ii))1
Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i))1
Passengers seat insecure (6.2.6 (a) (ii))1
Electrical wiring insecure and in contact with sharp edges (4.11 (a) (ii))1
Electrical wiring likely to touch hot or rotating parts (4.11 (a) (iii))1
Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))1
Offside Front Brake pipe likely to become detached or damaged Catching spring mount on full lock (1.1.11 (d) (ii))1
Nearside Front Brake pipe likely to become detached or damaged Catching spring mount on full lock (1.1.11 (d) (ii))1
Offside Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))1
Offside Front Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt steering box drop arm (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Nearside Front Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j))1
Offside Front Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j))1
Nearside Rear Valve stem seriously damaged (5.2.3 (j))1
Nearside Rear Hazard warning lamps inoperative (4.4.1 (e))1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Front Upper Fuel system component leaking LEAKING FROM AROUND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AREA/// FUEL DRIPS ONTO FLOOR CONTINOUSLY WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING (6.1.3 (b) (i))1

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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