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1994 LAND ROVER DEFENDER2.5L Diesel

M101 GAP

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1994 LAND ROVER DEFENDER? It's a Diesel with a 2495cc engine showing 261,400 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 13/03/2026

Tax

No data

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Mileage: 261,400
Fuel: Diesel
Year: 1994
Engine: 2495cc

Expert AI · Mechanic's Insight

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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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Stolen

Locked

Finance

Locked

Write-off

Locked

Salvage

Locked

Imported

Locked

Exported

Locked

Scrapped

Locked

Destruction

Locked

V5C Logbook

Locked

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: 31 Jul 2026, 06:03

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1994 Land Rover Defender (M101 GAP), we found 5 MOT results in the period of March 2023 to February 2025.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 60% pass rate, with 3 passes and 2 failures recorded. 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: Lighting (5 issues), Suspension (4 issues), Steering (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 7 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: “Steering box drop arm likely to become detached (2.1.3 (a) (ii))”; “Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))”; “Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY