>

MOT History from tests of diesel LANDROVER DEFENDERs year 1988

Review the list of common LANDROVER DEFENDER failures below or to perform a specific mot history check on your LANDROVER then use our popular KnowYourCar service

mot history
Pass percent:35.29%
(The average a diesel LANDROVER DEFENDER year 1988 passes without issue)
Based on:17 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Registration plate lamp issues3
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|2
Steering box has a significant oil leak |2.2.D.2e|2
Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|2
Nearside Front Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Central Front Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt drop arm (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Central Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases centre box (6.1.2 (a))1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced tow bar (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Offside Rear Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced tow bar (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Nearside Rear Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced X member (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Nearside Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Outrigger (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
Offside Front Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Outrigger (6.1.1 (c) (i))1
All position lamps not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a|1
Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam |1.7.5a|1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working |1.3.2b|1
Offside Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a|1
Rear fog lamp tell tale not working |1.3.1b|1
Central Front Oil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Rear Seat belt affected by an insecure seat fixing |5.2.1b|1
Offside Rear Seat belt affected by an insecure seat fixing |5.2.1b|1
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle |6.2.B.1c|1
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position |8.4.1|1
Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play |2.2.B.1f|1
Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings insecure at steering box |2.2.B.1h|1
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Dipswitch does not operate immediately when selected on main beam (4.1.3 (b))1
Exhaust system insecure rear section (6.1.2 (a))1
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases down pipe holed (6.1.2 (a))1
Upper Steering column universal joint has excessive wear or play (2.2.2 (c))1
Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength rear of tiebar (5.3.6 (a) (i))1
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))1
Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))1
Offside 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))1
Power steering inoperative |2.1.5 |c| |i||1
Driver`s door likely to open inadvertently or not remain closed |6.2.3 |b| |ii||1
Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark |1.1.10 |d| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour |4.4.3 |a||1
Offside Rear reflector missing |4.8.2 |a| |ii||1
Offside Stop lamp|s| not working |4.3.1 |a| |ii||1
Power steering component leaking steering box |2.1.5 |a||1
Steering linkage deformed track rod bent |2.1.3 |c| |i||1
Steering linkage fouling track rod fouling bracket |2.1.4 |a||1
Offside 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
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i||1
Offside 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||1
Central Rear Suspension component ball joint excessively worn top of axle |5.3.4 |a| |i||1
Central Rear Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt top of axle |5.3.4 |b| |ii||1
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake calliper leaking |1.1.16 |b| |i||1
Offside Towbar component defective support strut missing |6.1.6 |a||1
Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b|1
Offside Rear fog lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance |1.3.2d|1
Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b|1
Offside Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c|1
Service brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1a|1
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the nearside |3.7.C.2|1
Offside Front brake disc contaminated by grease |3.5.1h|1
Nearside Front Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b|1
Offside Front Side repeater missing |1.4.A.2b|1
Exhaust emissions hydrocarbon content excessive |7.3.B.1b|1
Rear fog lamp missing |1.3.2a|1
Access panel cannot be secured in the closed position |6.4.1|1
Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))1
Fuel pipe union leaking leak off pipes (6.1.3 (b) (i))1
Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Offside Side repeater incorrect colour |1.4.A.2f|1
Direction indicators not working |1.4.A.2c|1
Windscreen has damage1
Intermediate drop arm damaged and unserviceable |2.2.C.1d|1
Brake pedal anti-slip provision missing |3.3.A.1b|1
Hazard warning switch faulty |1.4.B.1d|1
Nearside Rear Service brake grabbing severely (1.2.1 (c))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.

Got suggestions? We’re improving this section all the time. If you have any suggestions, please let us know.

Find us on Facebook

© KnowYourCar™ 2019. All rights reserved
Except where otherwise noted, content on our MOT statistics pages are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
You are free to redistribute the material in any medium or format as long as credit is given to KnowYourCar

WARNING: We have placed hidden watermarks in our data. We will take action against our data being used outside of these terms.

MOT Data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

By using our site you are agreeing to our terms and conditions
Terms & Conditions  Privacy Policy