MOT Status
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116,891 miBelow or average mileage for this year
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Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity severely deteriorated
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity severely deteriorated
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
under side under sealed
Front Registration plate missing (0.1 (a))
Nearside Rear Service brake excessively binding (1.2.1 (f))
under side under sealed
Nearside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both rear trailing arm bushes deteriorated (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing all four old and perished (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced chassis has been patched/repaired all over but has corrosion coming through (6.1.1 (c) (i))
Ball joint has excessive play drop arm ball joint (2.2.B.1f)
Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded offside floor/ bulkhead (3.6.C.3)
Driver's door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.B.1b)
Nearside Front Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings outrigger (6.1.B.2)
Offside Rear Seat belt insecurely fixed to the vehicles structure (5.2.1a)
Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
Offside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm drop arm loose (2.2.B.1b)
Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting rear cross member (6.6.6)
Offside Panhard rod has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Front brake disc contaminated by oil (3.5.1h)
Offside Front Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
Offside Front Body has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)
How Reliable is the Land Rover Defender?
Based on 2,960,045 MOT tests across 181,953 vehicles.
Top MOT Failure Points
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F975 ORY is a 1989 Land Rover Defender in Blue with a 2,495cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 17 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 76.5%.
Across all 1989 Land Rover Defender models, the average MOT pass rate is 67.8% with a typical mileage of 127,912 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 F975 ORY, 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 37 years old, this Land Rover Defender is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.
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What year was F975 ORY registered?
F975 ORY is a 1989 Land Rover Defender, first registered on 3 February 1989.
Is F975 ORY safe to buy?
The MOT history for F975 ORY shows 17 tests with a 76.5% pass rate. To check for outstanding finance, stolen markers, write-off history and mileage discrepancies, run a full vehicle check.
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