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LAND ROVER DEFENDER1989 · 2.5L DIESEL

F446 VCX

Vehicle Insight Summary

Free vehicle summary for F446 VCX: 1989 LAND ROVER DEFENDER (BLUE, DIESEL). Mileage: 210,692. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.

MOT

Expired

Expires 23/04/2007

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/10/2007

Mileage: 210,692
Fuel: DIESEL
Year: 1989
Engine: 2495cc

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.

Free vehicle health score

/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

! Average MOT pass rate (50%)

! Older vehicle

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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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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 24, 2026, 06:08 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Registered in 1989, this Land Rover Defender with plate F446 VCX has undergone 2 MOT inspections since April 2006.

With 1 passes and 1 failures, the lifetime MOT pass rate stands at 50%. Given the frequent MOT failures, it is worth checking if major repairs have been properly addressed.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Lighting (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

A total of 4 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Front Torque/reaction arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)”; “Nearside Front Torque/reaction arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)”; “Ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)”.

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