2014 Land Rover Defender 2.2L Diesel · JD11 DOC

The 2014 Land Rover Defender presents a clean roadworthiness status with a stable maintenance trend. The most recent test on 1 December 2025 at 43,570 miles passed with no defects recorded, continuing an unbroken run of five consecutive passes since January 2022. No advisories or mechanical faults appear anywhere in the DVSA history, which indicates the vehicle has been presented for test in sound condition each time. The odometer shows 43,570 miles against roughly twelve years of age, equating to about 3,631 miles per year. The records confirm light use: the car covered only 1,930 miles between the January 2022 test at 33,662 miles and the November 2023 test at 37,959 miles, then 5,611 miles across the following two years to the December 2025 figure. No gaps exceed twelve months and no rapid accumulation occurs, so the low mileage is genuine rather than masked by a late test. A clean sheet across five tests means no recurring suspension bushes, coil spring, brake caliper, or corrosion issues have been flagged for the buyer to chase. The absence of advisories does not, however, certify structural integrity or hidden rust on a Defender of this vintage. Long periods of standing implied by the low annual mileage can allow damp to settle in chassis rails and bulkhead seams even when surface presentation looks fair. On inspection the buyer should still commission an underbody check for structural corrosion, verify brake disc thickness and handbrake function after the car's idle spells, and confirm fluid intervals were kept despite the sparse mileage. The MOT record alone shows no cause for rejection, but it cannot substitute for a physical appraisal of a twelve-year-old 4x4.