1996 Land Rover Defender 2.5L Diesel · N494 KGV
1996 Land Rover Defender (2.5L, diesel). First registered 25 Jan 1996. Recorded mileage 120,159 miles. MOT expired on 20 Dec 2025.
- Make & Model
- LAND ROVER DEFENDER
- Year / Origin
- 1996 · Newcastle
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 20 Dec 2025
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 120,159 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Non-Compliant (Pre-Euro 6 Diesel)
- Fuel & Engine
- Diesel · 2.5L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
N494 KGV Key Findings
- 4 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 17/12/2024
- 120,159 miles recorded at latest MOT
- No defects recorded at the latest MOT
Derived directly from the recorded DVSA and DVLA data shown on this page.
MOT Roadworthiness: Average
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N494 KGV Mileage History
- 17/11/2021111,834 mi
- 17/11/2022115,559 mi+3,725 mi
- 21/12/2023118,416 mi+2,857 mi
- 17/12/2024120,159 mi+1,743 mi
Average of roughly 2,700 miles per year across 4 recorded odometer readings.
N494 KGV MOT History
Interpretation generated from the recorded test data above — not an official DVSA statement and not a substitute for an independent inspection.
4 MOT tests are recorded for this 1996 Land Rover Defender (N494 KGV) between November 2021 and December 2024.
The record contains 4 passes and 0 failures.
No failures or advisories appear anywhere in the recorded tests, so the documented MOT record is relatively clean.
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