1987 Land Rover Defender 3.5L Petrol · D38 VFT
1987 Land Rover Defender (3.5L, petrol). First registered 01 Jan 1987. Recorded mileage 100,960 miles. MOT expired on 25 Sept 2026.
- Make & Model
- LAND ROVER DEFENDER
- Year / Origin
- 1987 · Chester
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 25 Sept 2026
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 100,960 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Check Required (Pre-Euro 4 Petrol)
- Fuel & Engine
- Petrol · 3.5L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
D38 VFT Key Findings
- 5 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 17/09/2025
- 100,960 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.
MOT Roadworthiness: Average
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D38 VFT Mileage History
- 27/08/202199,870 mi
- 22/09/2022100,166 mi+296 mi
- 18/09/2023100,530 mi+364 mi
- 06/09/2024100,667 mi+137 mi
- 17/09/2025100,960 mi+293 mi
Average of roughly 269 miles per year across 5 recorded odometer readings.
D38 VFT MOT History
Interpretation generated from the recorded test data above — not an official DVSA statement and not a substitute for an independent inspection.
5 MOT tests are recorded for this 1987 Land Rover Defender (D38 VFT) between August 2021 and September 2025.
The record contains 5 passes and 0 failures.
No failures or advisories appear anywhere in the recorded tests, so the documented MOT record is relatively clean.
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