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2002 LAND ROVER DEFENDER2.5L Diesel

J28 MXE

Vehicle Insight Summary

2002 LAND ROVER DEFENDER — Diesel, 2495cc. This vehicle has 200,893 miles on record. MOT status: valid. Tax: paid. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT

Valid

Expires 25/02/2027

Tax

Taxed

Expires 01/05/2027

£8.99

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Mileage: 200,893
Fuel: Diesel
Year: 2002
Engine: 2495cc

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/ 100 · Average

Public record health check: Average.

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✓ Valid MOT

✓ Taxed

! 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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Destruction

Locked

V5C Logbook

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: 5 Aug 2026, 01:00

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 2002 Land Rover Defender (J28 MXE), we found 5 MOT results in the period of January 2024 to February 2026.

Across its entire MOT history, this Land Rover has a 60% success rate (3 passes and 2 fails). The pass rate is roughly in line with national averages for vehicles of this age.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Suspension (2 issues), Brakes (1 issue), Lighting (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 3 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 5 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has excessive play (5.1.3 (a) (i))”; “Offside Front Axle swivel joint so worn or insecure in a stub axle that directional stability is impaired (5.1.2 (b) (ii”; “Offside Rear Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY