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1985 LAND ROVER DEFENDER2.5L Diesel

C905 BYP

Vehicle Insight Summary

With 109,923 miles recorded, this Red 1985 LAND ROVER DEFENDER runs on Diesel with a 2495cc engine. MOT is not on record and tax is unpaid.

MOT

Expired

Expires 29/04/2025

Tax

No data

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Mileage: 109,923
Fuel: Diesel
Year: 1985
Engine: 2495cc

Vehicle Public Record vs. Hidden Financial Risk

/ 100 · Poor

DVSA MOT History: Verified

Public MOT roadworthiness: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

✗ Poor MOT pass rate (40%)

! Older vehicle

Hidden Legal & Financial Status: PENDING

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

Locked

Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

Locked

Destruction

Locked

V5C Logbook

Locked

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: 16 May 2026, 02:04

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1985 Land Rover Defender (C905 BYP), we found 5 MOT results in the period of November 2022 to July 2025.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 40% pass rate, with 2 passes and 3 failures recorded. Given the frequent MOT failures, it is worth checking if major repairs have been properly addressed.

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