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MOT History from tests of diesel LANDROVER DEFENDERs year 1971

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Pass percent:69.23%
(The average a diesel LANDROVER DEFENDER year 1971 passes without issue)
Based on:52 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment4
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively3
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b|2
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|1
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the offside |3.7.C.2|1
Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Front Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Hazard warning lamps inoperative |1.4.B.1b|1
Offside Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped |3.6.B.1|1
Nearside Front Drag link end loose |2.2.B.1d|1
Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush |2.7.4|1
Offside Front Coil spring not correctly located |2.4.C.2|1
Nearside Inner Front Axle swivel joint has excessive movement between a swivel joint and its housing |2.5.A.1b|1
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|1
Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |3.6.C.3|1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| adversely affected by the operation of another lamp |1.1.A.3f|1
Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel |steering box fitted| |2.2.A.1a|1
Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength floor/bulkhead (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength floor (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Nearside Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively damaged significantly reducing structural strength floor/battery tray (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn radius arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))1
Registration plate lamp issues1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.4.A.3|1
Horn not working |1.6.2a|1
Horn not loud enough to be heard by another road user |1.6.2b|1
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3|1
Steering box has a significant oil leak |2.2.D.2e|1
Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Nearside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded |5.2.6|1
Offside Front Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded |2.2.C.1h|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b|1
Offside Rear Statutory seat belt missing Seatbelt catch missing |5.1.1|1
Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Rear position lamp|s| incorrect colour Light lens faded |1.1.A.3e|1
Offside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|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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