1987 Land Rover Defender 3.5L Petrol · D200 KPW
1987 Land Rover Defender (3.5L, petrol). First registered 30 Apr 1987. Recorded mileage 201,706 miles. MOT expired on 31 Oct 2026.
- Make & Model
- LAND ROVER DEFENDER
- Year / Origin
- 1987 · Chester
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 31 Oct 2026
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 201,706 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Check Required (Pre-Euro 4 Petrol)
- Fuel & Engine
- Petrol · 3.5L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
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D200 KPW Key Findings
- 4 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 18/10/2025
- 201,706 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.
D200 KPW 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 1987 Land Rover Defender (D200 KPW) between October 2022 and October 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.
D200 KPW Mileage History
- 22/10/2022197,220 mi
- 14/10/2023197,454 mi+234 mi
- 26/10/2024198,018 mi+564 mi
- 18/10/2025201,706 mi+3,688 mi
Average of roughly 1,501 miles per year across 4 recorded odometer readings.
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Known faults for Land Rover Defender (Classic L316)
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MOT Roadworthiness: Average
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