1996 Land Rover Defender 2.5L Diesel · UPV 999
1996 Land Rover Defender (2.5L, diesel). First registered 23 Jan 1996. Recorded mileage 134,957 miles. MOT expired on 03 Nov 2026.
- Make & Model
- LAND ROVER DEFENDER
- Year / Origin
- 1996
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 03 Nov 2026
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 134,957 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Non-Compliant (Pre-Euro 6 Diesel)
- Fuel & Engine
- Diesel · 2.5L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
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UPV 999 Key Findings
- 4 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 04/11/2025
- 134,957 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.
UPV 999 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 1996 Land Rover Defender (UPV 999) between July 2022 and November 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.
UPV 999 Mileage History
- 27/07/2022133,284 mi
- 11/08/2023134,363 mi+1,079 mi
- 23/10/2024134,586 mi+223 mi
- 04/11/2025134,957 mi+371 mi
Average of roughly 511 miles per year across 4 recorded odometer readings.
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MOT Roadworthiness: Average
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