1987 Land Rover Defender 2.5L Diesel · Q775 RGC
1987 Land Rover Defender (2.5L, diesel). First registered 10 Dec 1987. Recorded mileage 99,677 miles. MOT expired on 27 Mar 2026.
- Make & Model
- LAND ROVER DEFENDER
- Year / Origin
- 1987
- Safety Recall
- Unknown
- MOT Status
- Expired on 27 Mar 2026
- Road Tax
- —
- Recorded Mileage
- 99,677 mi
- ULEZ Compliance
- Non-Compliant (Pre-Euro 6 Diesel)
- Fuel & Engine
- Diesel · 2.5L
- Reliability Guide
- Common Faults
Q775 RGC Key Findings
- 4 MOT tests recorded
- Latest MOT passed on 03/03/2025
- 99,677 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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Q775 RGC Mileage History
- 27/04/202297,051 mi
- 25/04/202398,249 mi+1,198 mi
- 28/03/202498,807 mi+558 mi
- 03/03/202599,677 mi+870 mi
Average of roughly 921 miles per year across 4 recorded odometer readings.
Q775 RGC MOT History
Interpretation generated from the recorded test data above — not an official DVSA statement and not a substitute for an independent inspection.
4 MOT tests are recorded for this 1987 Land Rover Defender (Q775 RGC) between April 2022 and March 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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