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R29 OMR

2000 Land Rover Defender

Green Diesel 2495cc
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MOT Status

Expired
Expires24 Jul 2026
Tests22 (12 pass, 10 fail)
Pass rate54.5%

Mileage

96,679 mi
Last recorded96,679 miles
Recorded on25 Jul 2025
Typical for 2000 Land Rover Defender100,520 mi

Below or average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationR29 OMR
MakeLand Rover
ModelDefender
Year2000
ColourGreen
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine2,495cc

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MOT History

12 pass 10 fail
Pass 25 Jul 2025 96,679 miles

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material slight rust both front outer pipes (1.1.11 (c))

Wheel bearing has slight play both front (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Pass 9 May 2024 96,303 miles

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both front outer rusty (1.1.11 (c))

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

Fail 9 May 2024 96,303 miles

Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements both wrong colour (0.1 (d))

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material both front outer rusty (1.1.11 (c))

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

Pass 23 Nov 2022 96,195 miles

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

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

Offside Front Cab or chassis corroded within 30cm of a mounting, but not seriously affecting overall security out rigger near chassis (6.2.2 (d) (i))

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

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

drivers floor pan corroded and holed

Fail 10 Nov 2022 96,189 miles

Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded bulk head (1.1.21 (e) (i))

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

Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))

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

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

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

Offside Front Cab or chassis corroded within 30cm of a mounting, but not seriously affecting overall security out rigger near chassis (6.2.2 (d) (i))

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

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

drivers floor pan corroded and holed

Pass 14 Oct 2021 95,855 miles

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

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

Wheel bearing has slight play both rear, very slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

corrosion along rear section of front bumper

Fail 13 Oct 2021 95,855 miles

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

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

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

Offside Cab steps insecure (6.2.8 (a) (i))

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

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

Rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped or supported (1.1.11 (d) (i))

Wheel bearing has slight play both rear, very slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

corrosion along rear section of front bumper

Pass 28 Oct 2020 92,261 miles

Nearside Front Nail in tyre ()

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

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing in tread area (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

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

Fail 27 Oct 2020 92,259 miles

Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (4.7.1 (b) (ii))

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

Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush both rear (5.3.2 (c))

Nearside Front Nail in tyre ()

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

Offside Drag link end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

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

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing in tread area (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

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

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

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

Pass 14 Oct 2019 87,325 miles

Central Rear Upper suspension "A" bar ball joint boot perished

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

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

Offside drag link ball joint boot perished

Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush both rear (5.3.2 (c))

Fail 14 Oct 2019 87,325 miles

Nearside Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (3.5 (a))

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Central Rear Upper suspension "A" bar ball joint boot perished

Items removed from driver's view prior to test ()

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

Offside Cab steps insecure outer bar (6.2.8 (a) (i))

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

Offside drag link ball joint boot perished

Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush both rear (5.3.2 (c))

Pass 5 Nov 2018 82,755 miles

Lower Driver's door hinge deteriorated but the door can still be readily opened and closed (6.2.3 (c) (i))

Lower Front passenger door hinge deteriorated but the door can still be readily opened and closed (6.2.3 (c) (i))

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

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

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

Fail 5 Nov 2018 82,755 miles

Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))

Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))

Lower Driver's door hinge deteriorated but the door can still be readily opened and closed (6.2.3 (c) (i))

Lower Front passenger door hinge deteriorated but the door can still be readily opened and closed (6.2.3 (c) (i))

Offside Cab steps insecure (6.2.8 (a) (i))

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

Offside Rear reflector defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface (4.8.1 (a) (i))

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

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

Pass 8 Nov 2017 77,675 miles

Offside Drag link end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)

Offside Seat belt damaged but webbing not significantly weakened (5.2.2a)

Offside door safety strap broken

Rear Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)

Pass 9 Nov 2016 72,812 miles

Offside Seat belt damaged but webbing not significantly weakened (5.2.2a)

Fail 7 Nov 2016 72,806 miles

Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush lower bushes (2.7.4)

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

Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush lower bushes (2.7.4)

Windscreen wiper not operating over a large enough area to give an adequate view (8.2.1c)

Anti-roll bar rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement both rear (2.4.G.2)

Offside Front Oil leak ()

Offside Seat belt damaged but webbing not significantly weakened (5.2.2a)

emission was smokey on first test, but cleared on second test

no parking brake warning light

Pass 23 Nov 2015 68,627 miles

Offside Drag link end ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)

Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush both rear (2.7.4)

rear propshaft, rear universal joint worn

Fail 23 Nov 2015 68,627 miles

Nearside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)

Offside Drag link end ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)

Offside Headlamp aim too high and too far to the right. (1.8)

Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush both rear (2.7.4)

rear propshaft, rear universal joint worn

Pass 1 Dec 2014 63,934 miles
Fail 1 Dec 2014 63,934 miles

Nearside Headlamp aim too high and too far to the left. (1.8)

Pass 10 Dec 2013 58,821 miles
Fail 28 Nov 2013 58,819 miles

Nearside Front Ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)

Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (1.4.A.2c)

Nearside Rear Direction indicator flashing more than 120 times a minute (1.4.A.2g)

Nearside Side repeater flashing more than 120 times a minute (1.4.A.2g)

Offside Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)

Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)

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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R29 OMR is a 2000 Land Rover Defender in Green with a 2,495cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 22 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 54.5%.

Across all 2000 Land Rover Defender models, the average MOT pass rate is 70.6% with a typical mileage of 100,520 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 R29 OMR, 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 26 years old, this Land Rover Defender is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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R29 OMR is a 2000 Land Rover Defender, first registered on 23 February 2000.

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