1985 Land Rover Defender 2.5L Diesel · C833 YUM
1985 Land Rover Defender (2.5L, diesel). First registered 01 Aug 1985. Recorded mileage 125,709 miles. MOT expired on 24 Jan 2026.
- Make & Model
- LAND ROVER DEFENDER
- Year / Origin
- 1985 · Cardiff
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 24 Jan 2026
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 125,709 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Non-Compliant (Pre-Euro 6 Diesel)
- Fuel & Engine
- Diesel · 2.5L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
C833 YUM Key Findings
- 3 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 25/01/2025
- 125,709 miles recorded at latest MOT
- No defects recorded at the latest MOT
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MOT Roadworthiness: Average
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C833 YUM Mileage History
- 05/03/2022124,506 mi
- 19/01/2024124,705 mi+199 mi
- 25/01/2025125,709 mi+1,004 mi
Average of roughly 416 miles per year across 3 recorded odometer readings.
C833 YUM MOT History
Interpretation generated from the recorded test data above — not an official DVSA statement and not a substitute for an independent inspection.
3 MOT tests are recorded for this 1985 Land Rover Defender (C833 YUM) between March 2022 and January 2025.
The record contains 3 passes and 0 failures.
No failures or advisories appear anywhere in the recorded tests, so the documented MOT record is relatively clean.
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