MOT Status
ExpiredMileage
124,476 miAbove average mileage for this year
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Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))
Offside Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
slight play in n/s front wheel bearing
Front Steering box has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.3 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Rear Prop shaft joint worn, but not excessively sliding joint (6.1.7 (c) (i))
Front Steering box has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.3 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement hockey stick bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing outer wall (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement hockey stick bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
exhaust rusty poor condition
Nearside Front Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))
Offside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Steering box leaking oil (2.1.1 (e) (i))
Nearside Front Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))
Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))
Offside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Steering box leaking oil (2.1.1 (e) (i))
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
Nearside Obligatory mirror damaged, but not seriously affecting the rear view (8.1.2a)
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
Offside Obligatory mirror damaged, but not seriously affecting the rear view (8.1.2a)
Nearside Front Obligatory mirror damaged, but not seriously affecting the rear view (8.1.2a)
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Front Obligatory mirror damaged, but not seriously affecting the rear view (8.1.2a)
Offside Front chassis rail corroded
Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases rear box section (7.1.2)
Front Front wheel bearing has slight play both offside and nearside (2.5.A.3c)
Front Obligatory mirror damaged, but not seriously affecting the rear view offside and nearside wing mirrors (8.1.2a)
Offside Front Seat belt stitching slightly frayed (5.2.2b)
Offside Front chassis rail corroded
Rear Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush both offside and nearside upper (2.7.4)
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases rear box section (7.1.2)
Front Front wheel bearing has slight play both offside and nearside (2.5.A.3c)
Front Obligatory mirror damaged, but not seriously affecting the rear view offside and nearside wing mirrors (8.1.2a)
Nearside Front Headlamp insecure (1.7.3)
Offside Front Seat belt stitching slightly frayed (5.2.2b)
Offside Front chassis rail corroded
Rear Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush both offside and nearside upper (2.7.4)
Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)
Steering box has a significant oil leak (2.2.D.2e)
Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
front to rear chassis rails slight corroded
o/s front track rod end slight play
slight weeping from steering box
both rear upper shock bushes slightly worn
genaral corrosion under sides chassis, est
rear exhaust tail pipe poor condition
slight play in both front wheel bearings
slight play n/s front rear most track rod end
track rod dust covers perished
Centre Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
front diff slightly leaking poor condition
front tyres on limit
genaral corrosion under sides
o/s front wheel bearing slight play
o/s front wing mirror damaged ok time of test
o/s rear brake drum damp
o/s rear brake pipe forming rust
oil leak
steering idler slight play in ball joint
Fuel system component leaking (7.2.3)
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Offside Front Body or chassis has an unsatisfactory modification, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
front tyres on limit
genaral corrosion under sides
o/s front wheel bearing slight play
o/s front wing mirror damaged ok time of test
o/s rear brake drum damp
o/s rear brake pipe forming rust
oil leak
steering idler slight play in ball joint
both front hockey bushes slight play x4
both front outer track rod ends slight play
drivers dooor mirror poor condition
front to rear chassis rails poor condition
hand brake efficancey on limit only just meeting requirement
handbrake close to stop just at limit
n/s front tractor joint weeping oil
n/s rear bump stop slight corroded
oil leak
powersterring unit weeping oil from seal
Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
Front position lamp(s) slightly affected by the operation of another lamp (1.1.A.3f)
Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Front Steering pivot point has excessive play (2.2.B.1g)
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
Nearside Front Panhard rod has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Axle swivel joint has slight play (2.5.A.3b)
Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a)
rear number plate poor condition
handbrake on limit
n/s front wheel bearing slight play
o/s rear and o/s front chassis rail poor condition
rear exhaust box poor c ondition
steering box idler slight play
Front Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)
Front registration plate character(s) likely to be misread (6.3.4b)
Rear registration plate character(s) likely to be misread (6.3.4b)
Front Ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
Offside Front Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
slight play in steering box
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Top MOT Failure Points
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A800 SFB is a 1983 Land Rover Defender in Green with a 2,496cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 24 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 79.2%.
Across all 1983 Land Rover Defender models, the average MOT pass rate is 68.8% with a typical mileage of 109,986 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.
The most common reason a Land Rover Defender fails its MOT is shock absorber has an excessively worn bush, accounting for 77,499 recorded failures. If you're considering buying A800 SFB, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.
The Land Rover Defender typically stays on UK roads for around 43 years. At 43 years old, this Land Rover Defender is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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A800 SFB is a 1983 Land Rover Defender, first registered on 7 November 1983.
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