1985 Land Rover Defender 3.5L Petrol · C184 VJT
1985 Land Rover Defender (3.5L, petrol). First registered 09 Aug 1985. Recorded mileage 83,831 miles. MOT expired on 24 Mar 2026.
- Make & Model
- LAND ROVER DEFENDER
- Year / Origin
- 1985 · Cardiff
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 24 Mar 2026
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 83,831 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Check Required (Pre-Euro 4 Petrol)
- Fuel & Engine
- Petrol · 3.5L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
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C184 VJT Key Findings
- 4 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 26/02/2025
- 83,831 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.
C184 VJT 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 1985 Land Rover Defender (C184 VJT) between March 2022 and February 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.
C184 VJT Mileage History
- 09/03/202280,300 mi
- 01/03/202381,672 mi+1,372 mi
- 28/02/202482,665 mi+993 mi
- 26/02/202583,831 mi+1,166 mi
Average of roughly 1,189 miles per year across 4 recorded odometer readings.
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MOT Roadworthiness: Average
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