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LAND ROVER DEFENDER1989 · 2.5L DIESEL

F642 BON

Vehicle Insight Summary

LAND ROVER DEFENDER (1989, DIESEL, 2495cc) — mileage recorded at 165,099. MOT status: not recorded. Road tax: not taxed. Check full history before buying.

MOT

Expired

Expires 20/08/2008

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 165,099
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 · Poor

Public record health check: Poor.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (67%)

✗ 1 dangerous defects found recently

A score of 35 doesn't mean it's safe to buy. Private markers don't appear in public data.

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Full History Report

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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

Locked

Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

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Destruction

Locked

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jun 12, 2026, 05:03 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

This 1989 Land Rover Defender (F642 BON) has a recorded MOT history spanning from July 2006 to August 2007, with 3 MOT tests on record.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 67% pass rate, with 2 passes and 1 failure recorded. 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: Lighting (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

A total of 2 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Rear Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)”; “Intermediate drop arm insecure (2.2.B.1a)”.

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