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2003 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 110 TD52.5L DIESEL

RL03 LLL

Vehicle Insight Summary

Considering this 2003 LAND ROVER DEFENDER 110 TD5? It's a DIESEL with a 2495cc engine showing 162,469 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT

Expired

Expires 05/08/2025

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

£8.99

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Mileage: 162,469
Fuel: DIESEL
Year: 2003
Engine: 2495cc

Expert AI · Mechanic's Insight

This 2003 Land Rover Defender 110 TD5 passed its most recent MOT on 12 July 2024 at 162,469 miles. However, it had previously failed the same day due to excessive exhaust smoke, which was clearly rectified to achieve the pass. The key outstanding items from that test were two advisories: a slight play in the offside front steering linkage ball joint and an oil leak that was not yet considered excessive. The dominant recurring theme in this vehicle's MOT history is fluid leaks, specifically oil, which were noted in the 2022, 2023, and 2024 tests. The most serious failure related to this was a diesel leak in 2023, which was subsequently fixed. The current advisory for an oil leak suggests this remains an ongoing issue that may require monitoring or repair, though it has not yet reached a level that causes an MOT failure. The overall condition trend appears stable, not worsening. The vehicle has been presented for its MOT regularly each summer. While it failed in 2023 and briefly in 2024, those failures were addressed and the car secured a pass. There is a pattern of addressing failures between tests, which is positive.

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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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Finance

Locked

Write-off

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Salvage

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Imported

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Exported

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Scrapped

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Destruction

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V5C Logbook

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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: 15 Jun 2026, 17:21

Expert AI · Mechanic's Insight

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AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Land Rover Defender 110 Td5 (RL03 LLL) from 2003 show a total of 5 MOT tests between July 2022 and July 2024.

Across its entire MOT history, this Land Rover has a 60% success rate (3 passes and 2 fails). This is an average MOT record. Some attention to recurring issues may be beneficial.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Lighting (4 issues), Windscreen (2 issues), Brakes (2 issues), Suspension (1 issue), Exhaust & Emissions (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 9 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 7 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a non-turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))”; “Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt REAR AXLE STABAIZER BALL JOINT BOOT SP”; “Fluid leak harmful to the environment or a risk to other road users DIESEL LEAK (8.4.1 (a) (i))”.

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ADVISORY