1985 Land Rover Defender 2.0L Diesel · B532 TAH
1985 Land Rover Defender (2.0L, diesel). First registered 16 Jan 1985. Recorded mileage 109,640 miles. MOT expired on 11 Sept 2026.
- Make & Model
- LAND ROVER DEFENDER
- Year / Origin
- 1985 · Birmingham
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 11 Sept 2026
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 109,640 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Non-Compliant (Pre-Euro 6 Diesel)
- Fuel & Engine
- Diesel · 2.0L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
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B532 TAH Key Findings
- 3 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 12/09/2025
- 109,640 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.
B532 TAH 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 1985 Land Rover Defender (B532 TAH) between December 2021 and September 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.
B532 TAH Mileage History
- 23/12/2021109,453 mi
- 28/12/2022109,517 mi+64 mi
- 12/09/2025109,640 mi+123 mi
Average of roughly 50 miles per year across 3 recorded odometer readings.
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MOT Roadworthiness: Average
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