1987 Land Rover Defender 2.5L Diesel · D992 PHL
1987 Land Rover Defender (2.5L, diesel). First registered 16 Jan 1987. Recorded mileage 166,045 miles. MOT expired on 18 Sept 2026.
- Make & Model
- LAND ROVER DEFENDER
- Year / Origin
- 1987 · Chester
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 18 Sept 2026
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 166,045 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Non-Compliant (Pre-Euro 6 Diesel)
- Fuel & Engine
- Diesel · 2.5L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
D992 PHL Key Findings
- 3 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 19/09/2025
- 166,045 miles recorded at latest MOT
- No defects recorded at the latest MOT
Derived directly from the recorded DVSA and DVLA data shown on this page.
MOT Roadworthiness: Average
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D992 PHL Mileage History
- 24/08/202377,859 mi
- 06/09/2024165,907 mi+88,048 mi
- 19/09/2025166,045 mi+138 mi
Average of roughly 42,559 miles per year across 3 recorded odometer readings.
D992 PHL 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 1987 Land Rover Defender (D992 PHL) between August 2023 and September 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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