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1996 LAND ROVER DEFENDER2.5L Diesel

N985 ESL

Vehicle Insight Summary

1996 LAND ROVER DEFENDER — Diesel, 2495cc. This vehicle has 208,186 miles on record. MOT status: no valid MOT. Tax: not taxed. Review the complete history and specs.

MOT

Expired

Expires 04/08/2026

Tax

No data

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Mileage: 208,186
Fuel: Diesel
Year: 1996
Engine: 2495cc

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/ 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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Full History Report

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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: 15 Apr 2026, 16:56

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1996 Land Rover Defender (N985 ESL), we found 5 MOT results in the period of June 2023 to August 2025.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 fails. A decent overall history, though the failure record warrants a closer look for any patterns.

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