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AO57 RXF

2007 Land Rover Defender

Green Diesel 2395cc

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MOT Status

Valid

Expires12 Mar 2027

Tests19 (13 pass, 6 fail)

Pass rate68.4%

Mileage

128,266 mi

Last recorded128,266 miles

Recorded on13 Mar 2026

Typical for 2007 Land Rover Defender68,492 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationAO57 RXF

MakeLand Rover

ModelDefender

Year2007

ColourGreen

Fuel typeDiesel

Engine2,395cc

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MOT History

13 pass 6 fail

Pass 13 Mar 2026 128,266 miles

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))

Pass 10 Mar 2025 124,001 miles

Brake pedal wearing smooth (1.1.2 (c))

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush split and perished (5.3.2 (c))

Nearside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush split and perished (5.3.2 (c))

Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))

Offside Rear Seat belt buckle slightly damaged cover missing (7.1.2 (d))

Steering box has seepage (2.1.1 (e) (i))

Fail 7 Mar 2025 124,001 miles

Windscreen in such a condition that visibility through swept area is seriously affected (3.2 (c) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Brake pedal wearing smooth (1.1.2 (c))

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush split and perished (5.3.2 (c))

Nearside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush split and perished (5.3.2 (c))

Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))

Offside Rear Seat belt buckle slightly damaged cover missing (7.1.2 (d))

Steering box has seepage (2.1.1 (e) (i))

Pass 11 Mar 2024 119,057 miles

Brake pedal wearing smooth (1.1.2 (c))

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Front Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush split and perished (5.3.2 (c))

Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle slightly damaged cover missing (7.1.2 (d))

Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))

Fail 8 Mar 2024 119,054 miles

Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))

Brake pedal wearing smooth (1.1.2 (c))

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Front Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush split and perished (5.3.2 (c))

Nearside Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle slightly damaged cover missing (7.1.2 (d))

Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))

Pass 13 Mar 2023 112,054 miles

Brake pedal wearing smooth (1.1.2 (c))

Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle slightly damaged cover missing (7.1.2 (d))

Nearside Rear Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))

Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Steering box has seepage (2.1.1 (e) (i))

Pass 28 Apr 2022 102,124 miles

Brake pedal wearing smooth (1.1.2 (c))

Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm bushes split and perished (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush upper and lower (5.3.2 (c))

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush upper and lower (5.3.2 (c))

Fail 19 Apr 2022 102,122 miles

Brake pedal has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))

Brake pedal wearing smooth (1.1.2 (c))

Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm bushes split and perished (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush upper and lower (5.3.2 (c))

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))

Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush upper and lower (5.3.2 (c))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 30 Apr 2021 95,869 miles

Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm bushes spilt and perished (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle slightly damaged cover loose (7.1.2 (d))

Nearside Rear Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Fail 20 Apr 2021 95,854 miles

Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a))

Front Windscreen wiper not working (3.4 (a))

Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))

Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c))

Offside Rear Direction indicator lens defective such that the emitted light is adversely affected white light (4.4.1 (b) (ii))

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm bushes spilt and perished (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Seat belt buckle slightly damaged cover loose (7.1.2 (d))

Nearside Rear Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Offside Front swivel leaking

Offside Rear Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Steering box has seepage (2.1.1 (e) (i))

Pass 17 Apr 2019 86,561 miles

Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))

Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Steering box leaking oil (2.1.1 (e) (i))

Pass 4 May 2018 78,184 miles

Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)

Nearside Rear Seat belt damaged but not affecting the operation of the belt (5.2.2a)

Oil leak steering box area ()

Pass 17 May 2017 68,878 miles

Pass 18 Sep 2015 56,832 miles

Oil leak

Steering box has a slight oil leak (2.2.D.2e)

Pass 6 Sep 2014 46,358 miles

Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)

Offside Drag link end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Fail 5 Sep 2014 46,350 miles

Nearside Front Seat belt retracting mechanism defective (5.2.5b)

Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)

Offside Drag link end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)

Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Pass 30 Aug 2013 36,052 miles

Fail 29 Aug 2013 36,052 miles

Nearside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release (5.2.5a)

Pass 23 May 2012 28,971 miles

How Reliable is the Land Rover Defender?

Based on 2,960,045 MOT tests across 181,953 vehicles.

72.3%

Pass Rate

3,550

Miles/Year

Year Lifespan

181,953

On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush 77,499

Brake pipe excessively corroded 77,229

Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 57,749

position lamp(s) not working 53,914

Stop lamp not working 52,341

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AO57 RXF is a 2007 Land Rover Defender in Green with a 2,395cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 19 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 68.4%.

Across all 2007 Land Rover Defender models, the average MOT pass rate is 75.6% with a typical mileage of 68,492 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

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 AO57 RXF, 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 19 years old, this Land Rover Defender is still in the earlier part of its expected life.

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AO57 RXF is a 2007 Land Rover Defender, first registered on 24 September 2007.

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