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LAND ROVER DEFENDER2001 · 2.5L DIESEL

L28 DEF

Vehicle Insight Summary

Free vehicle summary for L28 DEF: 2001 LAND ROVER DEFENDER (GREEN, DIESEL). Mileage: 140,558. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.

MOT

Expired

Expires 25/03/2022

Tax

Untaxed

Expires 01/12/2021

Mileage: 140,558
Fuel: DIESEL
Year: 2001
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.

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/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

✓ Taxed

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

! Older vehicle

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Finance

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Write-off

Locked

Salvage

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Imported

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Exported

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Scrapped

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Destruction

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Full MOT History

MOT data last updated: 7/20/2026, 12:49:36 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 2001 Land Rover Defender (L28 DEF), we found 5 MOT results in the period of September 2017 to March 2021.

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 (9 issues), Suspension (3 issues), Bodywork (2 issues), Lighting (2 issues), Windscreen (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 18 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 11 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))”; “Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))”; “Rear Registration plate incorrect (0.1 (c))”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY