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C370 CPW

1986 Land Rover Defender

Green Diesel 2496cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires4 Jan 2027
Tests32 (21 pass, 11 fail)
Pass rate65.6%

Mileage

172,882 mi
Last recorded172,882 miles
Recorded on5 Jan 2026
Typical for 1986 Land Rover Defender124,952 mi

Above average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationC370 CPW
MakeLand Rover
ModelDefender
Year1986
ColourGreen
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine2,496cc

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MOT History

21 pass 11 fail
Pass 5 Jan 2026 172,882 miles

Nearside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))

Offside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))

Pass 19 Dec 2024 170,950 miles

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Non obligatory mirror damaged ()

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Fail 10 Dec 2024 170,926 miles

Nearside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Non obligatory mirror damaged ()

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Pass 4 Jan 2024 168,850 miles

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Pass 13 Dec 2022 166,412 miles

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

Pass 5 Jan 2022 164,263 miles

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt drop arm (2.1.3 (g) (i))

Pass 13 Oct 2020 162,415 miles

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Front floor holed

Nearside Front outrigger holed

Nearside Rear body mount support tube holed

Offside Front Seat belt slightly damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

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

Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))

Offside Rear chassis holed

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

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

Prop shaft bearing has slight play front prop front uj has more play then desired but less than excessive (6.1.7 (b) (i))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material brake pipes coverd in mud (1.1.11 (c))

steering ram mounting bush worn

Fail 6 Oct 2020 162,347 miles

Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt drop arm (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Front floor holed

Nearside Front outrigger holed

Nearside Rear body mount support tube holed

Offside Front Seat belt slightly damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

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

Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))

Offside Rear chassis holed

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

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

Play in drop arm ball joint

Prop shaft bearing has slight play front prop front uj has more play then desired but less than excessive (6.1.7 (b) (i))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material brake pipes coverd in mud (1.1.11 (c))

steering ram mounting bush worn

Pass 23 Oct 2019 160,238 miles

Bolt loose in front engine cover

Front Prop shaft joint worn, but not excessively Front prop front joint (6.1.7 (c) (i))

Nearside Front Bulk head holed and corroded

Nearside Front Outrigger corroded

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Rear outrigger hold and corroded

Offside Front Seat belt slightly damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

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

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

Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Rear bump stop loose

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

Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases rear box (6.1.2 (a))

Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases tail pipe (6.1.2 (a))

Rear Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))

Steering ram bush worn

Fail 22 Oct 2019 160,237 miles

Nearside Rear Coil spring insecure (5.3.1 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Coil spring mounting corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt drop arm (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Steering ram bush worn

Bolt loose in front engine cover

Front Prop shaft joint worn, but not excessively Front prop front joint (6.1.7 (c) (i))

Nearside Front Bulk head holed and corroded

Nearside Front Outrigger corroded

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear outrigger hold and corroded

Offside Front Seat belt slightly damaged (7.1.2 (b) (i))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

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

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

Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Rear bump stop loose

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

Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases rear box (6.1.2 (a))

Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases tail pipe (6.1.2 (a))

Rear Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))

Pass 19 Oct 2018 157,276 miles

All tyres cracked and perished.

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

Nearside Front Outrigger holed and corroded

Nearside Rear Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect (5.3.2 (b))

Nearside Rear chassis bracket corroded

Offside Front slight play in osf swivel

Offside Rear Bump stop bracket/chassis corroded.

Offside Rear rear Chassis jacking area corroded

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

Oil leak, but not excessive fluid leak around power steering box area (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

Rear Rear diff pinion seal leaking

Rear Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated A frame ball joint. (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Vehicle in such a condition that some chassis/brakes/steering components can not be checked correctly.

Pass 9 Oct 2017 154,151 miles

Front Propshaft universal joint worn front prop rear uj ()

Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)

Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b)

Pass 2 Nov 2016 151,424 miles

Front Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Offside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive small hole in chassis behind the spring (2.4.A.3)

Rear Propshaft universal joint worn rear joint ()

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

fuel filler neck is deteriorated around breather

several engine and transmission fluid leaks

unable to inspect front center seat belt due to cubby box

underside muddy

Fail 17 Oct 2016 151,326 miles

Fuel tank insecure rear fuel tank out rigger holed (7.2.1)

Power steering component(s) leaking resevoir (2.3.3b)

Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) leaking (2.3.3b)

Centre Front unable to check seat belt fully

Front Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin nearside and offside calipers (3.5.1g)

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

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

several engine and transmission oil leaks

underside very muddy

Rear Propshaft universal joint worn rear joint ()

Pass 29 Oct 2015 148,968 miles

Centre Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)

Rear Brake pipe slightly chafed (3.6.B.2c)

Vehicle structure has slight corrosion (6.1.A.1)

Fail 26 Oct 2015 148,922 miles

Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)

Centre Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)

Rear Brake pipe slightly chafed (3.6.B.2c)

Vehicle structure has slight corrosion (6.1.A.1)

Pass 14 Oct 2014 145,949 miles

Ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)

Rear Coil spring mounting corroded but not seriously weakened (2.4.C.3c)

Pass 15 Oct 2013 142,828 miles

Vehicle structure has slight corrosion (6.1.A.1)

Pass 17 Oct 2012 139,439 miles

Vehicle structure has slight corrosion (6.1.A.1)

Fail 5 Oct 2012 139,328 miles

Ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)

Nearside Front Tyre has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)

Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)

Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)

Nearside Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)

Nearside front brake binding (3.7.B.1)

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)

Vehicle structure has slight corrosion (6.1.A.1)

Pass 1 Nov 2011 136,245 miles

Both rear suspension rubber bump stops missing.

Brake pedal rubber worn.

Front prop shaft universal joints defective.

Oil leak

Steering drop arm ball joint rubber gaiter deteriorated.

Fail 1 Nov 2011 136,245 miles

Both rear suspension rubber bump stops missing.

Brake pedal rubber worn.

Front prop shaft universal joints defective.

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

Oil leak

Steering drop arm ball joint rubber gaiter deteriorated.

Pass 19 Oct 2010 131,196 miles

Oil leak

rear bump stops gone

rear u j worn

Pass 3 Nov 2009 126,252 miles

Oil leak

Fail 3 Nov 2009 126,252 miles

Oil leak

Rear registration plate has a feature which changes the appearance or legibility of the characters (6.3.4c)

Pass 21 Oct 2008 120,335 miles
Fail 14 Oct 2008 120,258 miles

Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Pass 3 Nov 2007 115,380 miles

Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)

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

Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b)

brake pedal rubber worn

offside track rod end dust cover insecure

rear number plate slightly deteriorated

Fail 30 Oct 2007 115,379 miles

Nearside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

Offside Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped (3.6.B.1)

Offside Rear Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Rear Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)

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

Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b)

brake pedal rubber worn

offside track rod end dust cover insecure

rear number plate slightly deteriorated

Pass 20 Oct 2006 109,077 miles

ADVISE : CENTRE AND REAR EXHAUST SECTIONS BLOWING.

ADVISE : FRONT BRAKE PADS WORN LOW.

ADVISE : FRONT FLEXIBLE BRAKE HOSES CRACKING.

ADVISE : FRONT PROPELLERSHAFT FRONT UNIVERSAL JOPINT WORN.

ADVISE : FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS WEAK AND SEAPING.

ADVISE : REAR AXLE A FRAME BALL JOINT WORN.

ADVISE : REAR AXLE TRAILING ARM MOUNTIG PLATE BUSHES WORN.

ADVISE : REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS GETTING WEAK.

ADVISE : STEERING BOX DROP ARM BALL JOINT WORN.

Fail 20 Oct 2006 109,077 miles

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)

Pass 2 Nov 2005 103,410 miles

ADVISE : CORROSION IN STEEL BRAKE PIPE SECTIONS.

ADVISE : REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS GETTING WEAK.

ADVISE : SLIGHT WEAR IN NEAR SIDE DRAG LINK STEERING JOINT.

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
43
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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C370 CPW is a 1986 Land Rover Defender in Green with a 2,496cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 32 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 65.6%.

Across all 1986 Land Rover Defender models, the average MOT pass rate is 68.7% with a typical mileage of 124,952 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 C370 CPW, 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 40 years old, this Land Rover Defender is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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C370 CPW is a 1986 Land Rover Defender, first registered on 20 June 1986.

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