2016 Land Rover Defender 2.2L Diesel · OPJ 3
2016 Land Rover Defender (2.2L, diesel). First registered 01 Mar 2016. Recorded mileage 5,548 miles. MOT expired on 03 Aug 2026.
- Make & Model
- LAND ROVER DEFENDER
- Year / Origin
- 2016 · Oxford
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 03 Aug 2026
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 5,548 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- ULEZ Compliant (Euro 6 Diesel)
- Fuel & Engine
- Diesel · 2.2L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
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OPJ 3 Key Findings
- 4 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 04/08/2025
- 5,548 miles recorded at latest MOT
- No defects recorded at the latest MOT
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OPJ 3 MOT History
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4 MOT tests are recorded for this 2016 Land Rover Defender (OPJ 3) between February 2022 and August 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.
OPJ 3 Mileage History
- 06/02/20222,882 mi
- 06/03/20232,953 mi+71 mi
- 01/08/20244,741 mi+1,788 mi
- 04/08/20255,548 mi+807 mi
Average of roughly 764 miles per year across 4 recorded odometer readings.
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MOT Roadworthiness: Average
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