2013 Land Rover Defender 2.2L Diesel · CU63 XND

The Land Rover Defender presents as roadworthy following a passed MOT on 3 October 2025 at 99,849 miles with no defects recorded. The maintenance trend is stable across the available history, with every pass and fail showing a clean sheet of advisories or faults. The paired fail and pass entries on the same dates in 2023 and 2025 suggest administrative re-tests rather than mechanical rectification, as no defects were listed on either side of those outcomes. Recorded mileage sits at 99,849 against a 2013 build, averaging roughly 7,681 miles per year, which is typical for the age. The odometer moved only 1,695 miles between the September 2022 test at 98,154 miles and the October 2023 test at 99,314 miles, then just 535 miles to the October 2025 reading at 99,849 miles. Such low annual use in the later years implies extended standing periods, which on a Defender chassis raises the risk of corrosion and degraded rubber suspension bushes from inactivity rather than high-mileage wear. A buyer should still commission an in-person inspection of structural integrity, focusing on chassis outriggers, bulkhead, and spring hangers for hidden corrosion not captured by the MOT. The tester logged no brake, suspension, or exhaust emissions concerns across the record, yet the vehicle's age and low recent use mean caliper seizure, flat-spotted tyres, and perished dampers remain plausible. Verify the 2025 fail-pass was a paperwork correction, and confirm fluid intervals were kept despite the sparse mileage.