2001 Land Rover Defender 2.5L Diesel · Y138 AEC
2001 Land Rover Defender (2.5L, diesel). First registered 22 Mar 2001. Recorded mileage 207,272 miles. MOT expired on 12 Apr 2026.
- Make & Model
- LAND ROVER DEFENDER
- Year / Origin
- 2001 · Leeds
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 12 Apr 2026
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 207,272 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Non-Compliant (Pre-Euro 6 Diesel)
- Fuel & Engine
- Diesel · 2.5L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
Y138 AEC Key Findings
- 3 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 14/04/2025
- 207,272 miles recorded at latest MOT
- No defects recorded at the latest MOT
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MOT Roadworthiness: Average
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Y138 AEC Mileage History
- 12/12/2022162,211 mi
- 11/12/2023175,225 mi+13,014 mi
- 14/04/2025207,272 mi+32,047 mi
Average of roughly 19,271 miles per year across 3 recorded odometer readings.
Y138 AEC MOT History
Interpretation generated from the recorded test data above — not an official DVSA statement and not a substitute for an independent inspection.
3 MOT tests are recorded for this 2001 Land Rover Defender (Y138 AEC) between December 2022 and April 2025.
The record contains 3 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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