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LAND ROVER DISCOVERY1997 · 2.5L Diesel

R577 LFX

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 1997 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY? It's a Diesel with a 2495cc engine showing 176,172 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 22/08/2014

Tax

No data

Mileage: 176,172
Fuel: Diesel
Year: 1997
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.

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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

A score of 45 doesn't mean it's safe to buy. Private markers don't appear in public data.

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Finance

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Write-off

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Salvage

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Imported

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Scrapped

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: Jul 24, 2026, 01:36 PM

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Land Rover Discovery (R577 LFX) from 1997 show a total of 5 MOT tests between March 2011 and August 2014.

Historically, this vehicle has passed 60% of its MOT tests, totaling 3 passes against 2 fails. While not perfect, the history shows a relatively typical pattern of MOT passes and fails.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Lighting (3 issues), Steering (2 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (2 issues), Windscreen (1 issue), Suspension (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 2 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 16 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.”; “Rear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)”; “Centre Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)”.

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PASS

FAIL

ADVISORY