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LAND ROVER DEFENDER1988 · 2.5L DIESEL

E404 UAV

Vehicle Insight Summary

Free vehicle summary for E404 UAV: 1988 LAND ROVER DEFENDER (GREEN, DIESEL). Mileage: 107,760. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.

MOT

Expired

Expires 13/11/2020

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 107,760
Fuel: DIESEL
Year: 1988
Engine: 2500cc

Expert AI · Mechanic's Insight

This vehicle has not had an MOT in the past 5 years and may no longer be on the road. Automatic AI analysis has been skipped.

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/ 100 · Poor

Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

✗ 1 dangerous defects found recently

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Finance

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Write-off

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Salvage

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Imported

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Exported

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Scrapped

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jun 11, 2026, 01:13 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1988 Land Rover Defender (E404 UAV), we found 5 MOT results in the period of September 2017 to November 2020.

Across its entire MOT history, this Land Rover has a 60% success rate (3 passes and 2 fails). A decent overall history, though the failure record warrants a closer look for any patterns.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (4 issues), Lighting (3 issues), Steering (2 issues), Bodywork (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 5 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 9 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Nearside Front Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced”; “Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded bulk head offside front (2.1.2 (e) (i))”; “Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded bulkhead offside front (1.1.21 (e) (i))”.

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PASS

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ADVISORY