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LAND ROVER DISCOVERY1996 · 2.5L DIESEL

N243 HTW

Vehicle Insight Summary

With 171,152 miles recorded, this GREY 1996 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY runs on DIESEL with a 2495cc engine. MOT is not on record and tax is unpaid.

MOT

Expired

Expires 07/11/2013

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 171,152
Fuel: DIESEL
Year: 1996
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

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

! Older vehicle

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Finance

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jun 5, 2026, 09:24 AM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Registered in 1996, this Land Rover Discovery with plate N243 HTW has undergone 5 MOT inspections since October 2010.

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: Lighting (8 issues), Brakes (5 issues), Windscreen (2 issues), Suspension (2 issues), Bodywork (2 issues). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 8 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 9 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (3.6.C.3)”; “Offside Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded (5.2.6)”; “Offside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY