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L14 OVR

1993 Land Rover Defender

Grey Diesel 2495cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires4 May 2027
Tests28 (18 pass, 10 fail)
Pass rate64.3%

Mileage

139,845 mi
Last recorded139,845 miles
Recorded on29 Apr 2026
Typical for 1993 Land Rover Defender118,574 mi

Above average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationL14 OVR
MakeLand Rover
ModelDefender
Year1993
ColourGrey
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine2,495cc

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MOT History

18 pass 10 fail
Pass 29 Apr 2026 139,845 miles

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

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

Pass 25 Apr 2025 138,318 miles

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

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

Nearside Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced Battery box (6.1.1 (c) (i))

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

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

Fail 25 Apr 2025 138,318 miles

Hazard warning switch inoperative (4.4.2 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Cross member (6.1.1 (c) (i))

Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))

Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) DANGEROUS

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

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

Nearside Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced Battery box (6.1.1 (c) (i))

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

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

Pass 8 Apr 2024 137,188 miles

Nearside Integral body structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced Battery box (6.1.1 (c) (i))

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

Pass 5 May 2023 136,247 miles

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

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

Rear Hydraulic leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

under bulk head correded lower but not holed

under chassis correded but not holed

Pass 27 Apr 2022 134,689 miles

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

Nearside Front Inner Vehicle structure is modified but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced step (6.1.1 (d) (i))

Nearside Front Vehicle structure is modified but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced outer (6.1.1 (d) (i))

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

Rear Vehicle structure is deformed but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced outer cross member (6.1.1 (a) (i))

under body correded but not holed

Pass 8 Apr 2021 133,296 miles

Front Hydraulic leak, but not excessive gearbox (8.4.1 (a) (i))

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

Front Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))

Front Vehicle structure is fractured but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (a) (i))

Rear Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))

underbody correded

Fail 7 Apr 2021 133,284 miles

Battery insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (4.13 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Vehicle structure is fractured and structural rigidity is significantly reduced bulk head bottem (6.1.1 (a) (i))

Offside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Rear Rear fog lamp not working (4.5.1 (a) (ii))

Service brake efficiency below requirements (1.2.2 (a) (i))

Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Rear Brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Front Hydraulic leak, but not excessive gearbox (8.4.1 (a) (i))

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

Front Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))

Front Vehicle structure is fractured but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (a) (i))

Rear Vehicle structure is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))

underbody correded

Pass 7 Jan 2020 132,223 miles

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

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

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre worn on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))

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

Rear Fluid leak, but not excessive diff (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Fail 7 Jan 2020 132,211 miles

Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength chassis corroded (5.3.6 (a) (i))

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

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

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge tyre worn on inner edge (5.2.3 (e))

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

Rear Fluid leak, but not excessive diff (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Steering box has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.3 (a) (i))

Pass 9 Jan 2019 130,172 miles

Central Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

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

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

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

Pass 18 Jan 2018 127,865 miles
Pass 26 Oct 2016 125,121 miles

Brake pipe slightly corroded across rear axle (3.6.B.2c)

Centre Brake pipe slightly corroded front to rear (3.6.B.2c)

Fail 25 Oct 2016 125,115 miles

Hazard warning switch faulty (1.4.B.1d)

Offside Front Panhard rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)

Steering arm has relative movement at its fixings (2.2.B.1h)

Brake pipe slightly corroded across rear axle (3.6.B.2c)

Centre Brake pipe slightly corroded front to rear (3.6.B.2c)

Pass 16 Oct 2015 121,620 miles
Fail 13 Oct 2015 121,608 miles

Nearside Headlamp insecure (1.7.3)

Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play to steering box (2.2.B.1f)

Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)

Rear Brakes imbalanced across an axle Axle 2 (3.7.B.5b)

Pass 6 Nov 2014 120,454 miles

Nail in offside front tyre

Fail 29 Oct 2014 120,454 miles

Nearside Headlamp not working on main beam (1.7.5a)

Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)

Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g)

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)

Nail in offside front tyre

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

Pass 24 May 2013 114,514 miles

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

Oil leak

Fail 24 May 2013 114,514 miles

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

Offside Obligatory mirror insecure (8.1.1)

Oil leak

Steering box insecure (2.2.B.1a)

Pass 24 May 2012 107,728 miles

Nearside Headlamp damaged but light output not reduced (1.7.5a)

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

Pass 20 Jan 2011 91,706 miles
Fail 20 Jan 2011 91,706 miles

Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)

Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)

Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3)

Pass 20 Nov 2009 86,402 miles
Pass 20 Nov 2008 844,453 miles
Fail 19 Nov 2008 844,453 miles

Nearside Driver's door does not latch securely closed (6.2.B.1a)

Nearside Front Brake pipe inadequately clipped (3.6.B.1)

Offside Rear Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)

Rear Anti-roll bar missing (2.4.G.1)

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

Fail 26 Jan 2006 82,501 miles

Brake pipe inadequately clipped (3.6.B.1)

Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

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

Offside Headlamp not in a clean condition affecting beam image (1.2.4a)

Pass 26 Jan 2006 82,501 miles

Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

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

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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L14 OVR is a 1993 Land Rover Defender in Grey with a 2,495cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 28 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 64.3%.

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 L14 OVR, 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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L14 OVR is a 1993 Land Rover Defender, first registered on 15 December 1993.

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