1987 Land Rover Defender 2.5L Diesel · D182 RNT

The Land Rover Defender presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 3 July 2025 at 56,664 miles returned a pass with no defects recorded. This follows a clean pass on 18 July 2024 at 55,446 miles, showing two consecutive annual tests free of advisories or failures. The recorded mileage reflects exceptionally light use for a 39-year-old vehicle. From July 2024 to July 2025 the odometer advanced just 1,218 miles, averaging roughly 1,453 miles per year across its life. The DVSA history supplied covers only the last two tests, so no long-term gaps or rapid accumulation can be judged, but the sparse and clean record implies the keeper used it sparingly and kept it to a basic pass standard. A buyer should still inspect the vehicle in person for age-related corrosion on chassis members and bulkhead, given the model's known structural vulnerability and the lack of advisory detail in the record. The absence of flagged suspension bushes, brake discs, or exhaust emissions issues is reassuring, yet standing periods implied by low mileage can conceal seized calipers, perished seals, and flat-spotted tyres. Verify the VIN and chassis against the physical vehicle, and commission a pre-purchase inspection beneath the tub. Two clean passes do not certify freedom from rot or drivetrain wear on a 1987 Defender.