1997 Land Rover Defender 2.5L Diesel · R284 CCA
1997 Land Rover Defender (2.5L, diesel). First registered 29 Oct 1997. Recorded mileage 80,150 miles. MOT expired on 15 Sept 2026.
- Make & Model
- LAND ROVER DEFENDER
- Year / Origin
- 1997 · Reading
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 15 Sept 2026
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 80,150 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Non-Compliant (Pre-Euro 6 Diesel)
- Fuel & Engine
- Diesel · 2.5L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
R284 CCA Key Findings
- 4 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 08/09/2025
- 80,150 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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R284 CCA Mileage History
- 16/09/202278,374 mi
- 05/09/202378,840 mi+466 mi
- 10/09/202479,572 mi+732 mi
- 08/09/202580,150 mi+578 mi
Average of roughly 596 miles per year across 4 recorded odometer readings.
R284 CCA 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 1997 Land Rover Defender (R284 CCA) between September 2022 and September 2025.
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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