1987 Land Rover Defender 3.9L Diesel · E525 BAW
1987 Land Rover Defender (3.9L, diesel). First registered 31 Dec 1987. Recorded mileage 280,476 miles. MOT expired on 31 May 2025.
- Make & Model
- LAND ROVER DEFENDER
- Year / Origin
- 1987 · Chelmsford
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 31 May 2025
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 280,476 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Non-Compliant (Pre-Euro 6 Diesel)
- Fuel & Engine
- Diesel · 3.9L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
E525 BAW Key Findings
- 3 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 30/05/2024
- 280,476 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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E525 BAW Mileage History
- 08/10/2021280,200 mi
- 01/06/2023280,446 mi+246 mi
- 30/05/2024280,476 mi+30 mi
Average of roughly 104 miles per year across 3 recorded odometer readings.
E525 BAW MOT History
Interpretation generated from the recorded test data above — not an official DVSA statement and not a substitute for an independent inspection.
3 MOT tests are recorded for this 1987 Land Rover Defender (E525 BAW) between October 2021 and May 2024.
The record contains 3 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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