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1998 LAND ROVER FREELANDER1.8L Petrol

S255 BNT

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Considering this 1998 LAND ROVER FREELANDER? It's a Petrol with a 1795cc engine showing 196,372 miles. MOT is not recorded and it's not currently taxed. View the full DVLA history below.

MOT
Expired
Expires 27/03/2023
Tax
SORN
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Fuel
Petrol
Year
1998
Engine
1795cc
Expert AI · Mechanic's Insight
The Land Rover Freelander passed its most recent MOT on 29 March 2022 at 196,372 miles with no defects recorded, indicating a stable roadworthiness trend at the close of the available history. Two prior failures on 22 March 2022 at 196,367 miles and 19 November 2020 at 194,928 miles were logged without any specified defects, which suggests administrative or presentation issues at the test centre rather than mechanical faults. The vehicle shows no escalating advisories or recurring component failures across the five-year record. Mileage accumulation is modest for a 1998 vehicle. The odometer moved from 193,335 miles at the October 2019 test to 196,372 miles by March 2022, a total of 3,037 miles over roughly 29 months, equating to under 1,300 miles per year in that span. This is well below the lifetime average of circa 7,013 miles per year and points to light recent use or extended periods off the road. The sparse record with four tests in five years and no advisories limits insight into consumable wear but confirms no flagged corrosion, brake, or suspension concerns. A buyer should still commission an in-person inspection of structural integrity and underbody corrosion given the vehicle's 28-year age and low recent mileage, as standing vehicles commonly develop rust on chassis members and suspension mounting points. The drivetrain and viscous coupling units on early Freelanders warrant physical checks for binding or fluid leakage, since MOT entries omit these details. Verify the actual condition of tyres, brake discs, and suspension bushes despite the clean advisories, as the 2020 and 2022 failures with no recorded defects may reflect incomplete test documentation rather than a fully verified mechanical state.

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! Average MOT pass rate (50%)
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Full MOT History

Live data last synced with DVSA: 30 Jul 2026, 04:14
Expert AI · Mechanic's Insight
The Land Rover Freelander passed its most recent MOT on 29 March 2022 at 196,372 miles with no defects recorded, indicating a stable roadworthiness trend at the close of the available history. Two prior failures on 22 March 2022 at 196,367 miles and 19 November 2020 at 194,928 miles were logged without any specified defects, which suggests administrative or presentation issues at the test centre rather than mechanical faults. The vehicle shows no escalating advisories or recurring component failures across the five-year record. Mileage accumulation is modest for a 1998 vehicle. The odometer moved from 193,335 miles at the October 2019 test to 196,372 miles by March 2022, a total of 3,037 miles over roughly 29 months, equating to under 1,300 miles per year in that span. This is well below the lifetime average of circa 7,013 miles per year and points to light recent use or extended periods off the road. The sparse record with four tests in five years and no advisories limits insight into consumable wear but confirms no flagged corrosion, brake, or suspension concerns. A buyer should still commission an in-person inspection of structural integrity and underbody corrosion given the vehicle's 28-year age and low recent mileage, as standing vehicles commonly develop rust on chassis members and suspension mounting points. The drivetrain and viscous coupling units on early Freelanders warrant physical checks for binding or fluid leakage, since MOT entries omit these details. Verify the actual condition of tyres, brake discs, and suspension bushes despite the clean advisories, as the 2020 and 2022 failures with no recorded defects may reflect incomplete test documentation rather than a fully verified mechanical state.

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AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Checking the history for this 1998 Land Rover Freelander (S255 BNT), we found 2 MOT results in the period of March 2022 to March 2022.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 50% pass rate, with 1 pass and 1 failure recorded. A lower-than-average pass rate suggests the vehicle may have had periods of deferred maintenance.

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

There are 10 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 3 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))”; “Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))”; “Exhaust Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.2.1.2 (c))”.

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