MOT Status
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154,385 miAbove average mileage for this year
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50+ data pointsMOT History
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Nearside Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Offside Front Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
tyres old
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play front (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play rear (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Nearside Rear Fluid leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Offside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))
Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play front (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play rear (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Nearside Rear Fluid leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Offside Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn (5.1.2 (b) (i))
Offside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))
Offside Rear Suspension arm attachment bracket/mounting insecure (5.3.3 (a) (i))
Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Nearside Headlamp reflector slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Rear Fluid leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Offside Drag link end ball joint has slight play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Nearside Rear Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Nearside Track rod end ball joint has slight play x 2 (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Offside Lower Drag link end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement near and off side (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play front (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
Nearside Rear Fluid leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Offside Front Lower Drag link end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))
Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement near and off side (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play front (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Nearside Rear Fluid leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Offside Front Lower Drag link end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect both (5.3.2 (b))
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play front (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Front Shock absorbers light misting of oil or has limited damping effect both (5.3.2 (b))
Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))
Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play front (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Offside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))
Offside Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Offside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement front (5.3.4 (a) (i))
Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))
Offside Front Upper Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))
Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))
Nearside Rear Hydraulic brake cylinder leaking and braking performance affected (1.1.16 (b) (ii)) DANGEROUS
Front Prop shaft joint worn, but not excessively (6.1.7 (c) (i))
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))
Rear Lower Shock absorbers insecurely attached both (5.3.2 (a) (i))
Windscreen washer jets misaligned and not providing sufficient fluid to the windscreen (3.5 (a))
Central Exhaust mounting defective (6.1.2 (a))
Front Lower Steering pivot point has slight play at box (2.2.B.1g)
Front Propshaft universal joint worn propshaft rear joint
Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil both (2.7.3)
Front registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
Nearside Front Panhard rod has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Offside Front Ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt front (2.2.C.1c)
Offside Front Outer Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Front Panhard rod has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)
Rear Lower Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush both (2.7.4)
Rear Oil leak at diff
Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a)
Vehicle structure slightly corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting (6.6.6)
Front Panhard rod has slight play in a pin/bush all (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Front tyre cut
Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Front passenger door does not latch securely closed (6.2.B.1a)
Front Panhard rod has slight play in a pin/bush all (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Front tyre cut
Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Offside Rear Panhard rod locating pin insecure (2.4.G.3a)
Rear Lower Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)
Exhaust system not adequately supported (7.1.1)
Nearside Front Lower Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Lower Radius arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (1.4.A.2c)
Rear Lower Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)
Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Offside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b)
Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Offside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b)
Oil leak
Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b)
Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Service brake is causing the vehicle to swerve to the offside (3.7.C.2)
Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1a)
Oil leak
Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b)
Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b)
Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b)
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
Offside Front Axle swivel joint has slight play (2.5.A.3b)
Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
Nearside outer track rod end joint cover split/missing
Propshaft component defective
off side front suspension bump stop missing
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Offside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Front Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings (2.2.B.1h)
Nearside Front All position lamps not working (1.1.A.3b)
Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Nearside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
Offside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
knock from steering box when steering wheel is turn
Centre Front Statutory seat belt missing (5.1.1)
Nearside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt (5.2.2a)
Offside Front Seat belt damaged sufficient to obstruct correct operation of the belt (5.2.2a)
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K852 MMA is a 1993 Land Rover Defender in Red with a 2,495cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 35 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 60%.
Across all 1993 Land Rover Defender models, the average MOT pass rate is 67.8% with a typical mileage of 118,574 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 K852 MMA, 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 33 years old, this Land Rover Defender is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.
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K852 MMA is a 1993 Land Rover Defender, first registered on 1 May 1993.
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