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L177 SVC

1993 Land Rover Defender

Blue Diesel 2495cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires13 Nov 2026
Tests29 (20 pass, 9 fail)
Pass rate69%

Mileage

169,185 mi
Last recorded169,185 miles
Recorded on29 Oct 2025
Typical for 1993 Land Rover Defender118,574 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationL177 SVC
MakeLand Rover
ModelDefender
Year1993
ColourBlue
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine2,495cc

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MOT History

20 pass 9 fail
Pass 29 Oct 2025 169,185 miles

Nearside Front Vehicle structure or chassis corroded within 30cm of a mounting, but not seriously affecting overall security OUTTER CHASSIS LEG. (6.2.2 (d) (i))

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

Oil leak, but not excessive ENGINE AREA. (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive GEARBOX AREA. (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Fail 29 Oct 2025 169,185 miles

Nearside Front Vehicle structure or chassis corroded within 30cm of a mounting, but not seriously affecting overall security OUTTER CHASSIS LEG. (6.2.2 (d) (i))

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

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

Oil leak, but not excessive ENGINE AREA. (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Oil leak, but not excessive GEARBOX AREA. (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 13 Nov 2024 166,472 miles

Brake pedal wearing smooth (1.1.2 (c))

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material ...across axle... (1.1.11 (c))

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

Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material ...across axle... (1.1.11 (c))

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

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

Fail 6 Nov 2024 166,456 miles

Horn not working (7.7 (a))

Horn not working (7.7 (a))

Main beam tell-tale not working (4.9.1 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Offside Rear Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))

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

Brake pedal wearing smooth (1.1.2 (c))

Nearside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material ...across axle... (1.1.11 (c))

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

Offside Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material ...across axle... (1.1.11 (c))

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

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

Pass 14 Nov 2023 164,064 miles

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

Steering arm deformed but serviceable slight play at shaft on steering box (2.1.3 (c) (i))

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

advise all chassis and suspension components corrossion and tow bar areas

advise drivers seat belt frayed

advise nsr half shaft weep

Fail 8 Nov 2023 164,036 miles

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

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

Nearside Rear Integral body structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced body mount areas marked yellow (6.1.1 (c) (i))

Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp bulb in wrong way ?? (4.3.3 (b))

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

Offside Rear Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting marked yellow (6.1.6 (i) (i))

Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded to the extent that control of the vehicle is likely to be adversely affected sping mount areas x2 marked yellow (5.3.6 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Nearside Rear Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

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

Steering arm deformed but serviceable slight play at shaft on steering box (2.1.3 (c) (i))

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

advise all chassis and suspension components corrossion and tow bar areas

advise drivers seat belt frayed

advise nsr half shaft weep

Pass 19 Oct 2022 161,962 miles

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

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge and cracks (5.2.3 (e))

advise chassis corrossion

advise corrossion rear suspension areas advise corrossion nsr tow bar area

advise drivers seat belt frayed

advise nsr half shaft leaking

Fail 13 Oct 2022 161,884 miles

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

Nearside Integral body structure or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting marked yellow (6.2.2 (d) (i))

Nearside Rear Vehicle structure excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting marked yellow (6.1.6 (i) (i))

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover insecure so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt x2 marked yellow (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

Steering arm modification unsafe bush on osf steering arm excessive play (2.1.3 (f) (i))

Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded osf front floor area below pedal box marked yellow (2.1.2 (e) (i))

Offside Rear Brake pipe leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.11 (b) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Offside Rear Tyre has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (5.2.3 (d) (ii)) DANGEROUS

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

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge and cracks (5.2.3 (e))

advise chassis corrossion

advise corrossion rear suspension areas advise corrossion nsr tow bar area

advise drivers seat belt frayed

advise nsr half shaft leaking

Pass 5 Nov 2021 160,258 miles
Pass 30 Oct 2020 157,468 miles
Pass 1 Nov 2019 154,989 miles

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

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

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

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

Pass 29 Oct 2018 152,780 miles
Fail 29 Oct 2018 152,780 miles

Nearside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))

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

Offside Rear Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a))

Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

Pass 19 Oct 2017 150,535 miles
Pass 2 Nov 2016 149,943 miles
Pass 2 Nov 2015 147,080 miles
Fail 2 Nov 2015 147,080 miles

Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively x2 (8.2.2)

Fail 4 Nov 2014 145,039 miles

Nearside Front Front position lamp(s) adversely affected by the operation of another lamp (1.1.A.3f)

Offside Rear Rear fog lamp emits a light other than red (1.3.2e)

Pass 4 Nov 2014 145,039 miles
Pass 22 Oct 2013 142,856 miles
Pass 6 Nov 2012 140,920 miles
Fail 24 Oct 2012 140,775 miles

Headlamp switch insecure (1.7.1)

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

Nearside Rear brake disc contaminated by grease (3.5.1h)

Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a)

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

Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1a)

Pass 14 Oct 2011 137,867 miles

n/s & o/s/f slight leak from swivel housing

Pass 22 Oct 2010 136,097 miles

swivel challis starting to corroded

Pass 27 Oct 2009 133,985 miles
Fail 16 Oct 2009 133,870 miles

Horn control insecure (1.6.1)

Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (3.6.C.3)

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

Offside Front Steering box fractured and unserviceable (2.2.C.1d)

Offside Inner Front Steering damper damaged and unserviceable (2.2.C.1d)

Rear Rear position lamp(s) excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance (1.1.A.3d)

Rear Stop lamp excessively damaged so that it is not visible from a reasonable distance (1.2.1d)

Steering column universal joint is slightly deteriorated (2.1.5)

Pass 20 Oct 2008 132,051 miles

Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)

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

Pass 18 Oct 2007 129,970 miles

Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)

Pass 27 Oct 2006 126,797 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
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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L177 SVC is a 1993 Land Rover Defender in Blue with a 2,495cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 29 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 69%.

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 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 L177 SVC, 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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L177 SVC is a 1993 Land Rover Defender, first registered on 9 November 1993.

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