1985 Land Rover Defender 4.0L Petrol · PYM 808
1985 Land Rover Defender (4.0L, petrol). First registered 01 Oct 1985. Recorded mileage 53,669 miles. MOT expired on 29 Aug 2026.
- Make & Model
- LAND ROVER DEFENDER
- Year / Origin
- 1985 · Carlisle
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 29 Aug 2026
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 53,669 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Check Required (Pre-Euro 4 Petrol)
- Fuel & Engine
- Petrol · 4.0L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
PYM 808 Key Findings
- 4 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 26/08/2025
- 53,669 miles recorded at latest MOT
- No defects recorded at the latest MOT
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MOT Roadworthiness: Average
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PYM 808 Mileage History
- 31/08/202251,221 mi
- 10/08/202351,903 mi+682 mi
- 20/08/202452,931 mi+1,028 mi
- 26/08/202553,669 mi+738 mi
Average of roughly 820 miles per year across 4 recorded odometer readings.
PYM 808 MOT History
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4 MOT tests are recorded for this 1985 Land Rover Defender (PYM 808) between August 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.
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