2005 Land Rover Defender 2.5L Diesel · FV05 EFX
2005 Land Rover Defender (2.5L, diesel). First registered 26 May 2005. Recorded mileage 156,090 miles. MOT expired on 02 Jan 2025.
- Make & Model
- LAND ROVER DEFENDER
- Year / Origin
- 2005 · Lincoln
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 02 Jan 2025
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 156,090 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Non-Compliant (Pre-Euro 6 Diesel)
- Fuel & Engine
- Diesel · 2.5L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
FV05 EFX Key Findings
- 3 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 27/12/2023
- 156,090 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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FV05 EFX Mileage History
- 20/04/2022146,167 mi
- 03/01/2023147,947 mi+1,780 mi
- 27/12/2023156,090 mi+8,143 mi
Average of roughly 5,883 miles per year across 3 recorded odometer readings.
FV05 EFX MOT History
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3 MOT tests are recorded for this 2005 Land Rover Defender (FV05 EFX) between April 2022 and December 2023.
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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