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T57 RPJ

1999 Land Rover Defender

White Diesel 2495cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires10 Oct 2026
Tests30 (20 pass, 10 fail)
Pass rate66.7%

Mileage

193,718 mi
Last recorded193,718 miles
Recorded on26 Sep 2025
Typical for 1999 Land Rover Defender106,873 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationT57 RPJ
MakeLand Rover
ModelDefender
Year1999
ColourWhite
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine2,495cc

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MOT History

20 pass 10 fail
Pass 26 Sep 2025 193,718 miles
Pass 4 Oct 2024 187,445 miles
Pass 2 Oct 2023 178,066 miles
Pass 7 Oct 2022 168,148 miles

Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread cracked (0.1 (b))

Nearside Front suspension turret corroding

Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (7.1.1 (a) (i))

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

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

Power steering pump has slight seepage (2.1.5 (a))

Fail 6 Oct 2022 168,110 miles

Exhaust emissions exceed level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (8.2.2.2 (b))

Front Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread cracked (0.1 (b))

Nearside Front suspension turret corroding

Nearside Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (7.1.1 (a) (i))

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

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

Power steering pump has slight seepage (2.1.5 (a))

Pass 11 Oct 2021 157,534 miles

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

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play advise replacement (2.1.3 (b) (i))

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

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

Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread advise replacement (0.1 (b))

Fail 6 Oct 2021 157,531 miles

Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Headlamp aim too low and too far to the right. (4.1.2 (a))

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

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play advise replacement (2.1.3 (b) (i))

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

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

Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread advise replacement (0.1 (b))

Pass 24 Sep 2020 151,664 miles

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

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

Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))

transfer box and front diff leaking

Pass 30 Sep 2019 144,285 miles

Brake disc worn, but not excessively both front discs lipped/advise replacement (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both rear discs lipped/corrodeing (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Outer Brake pad(s) wearing thin on limit/advise replacement (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Nearside Track rod end ball joint has slight play advise replacement (2.1.3 (b) (i))

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

Offside pahard rod bushes worn

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

Oil leak, but not excessive gearbox/transfer box (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Power steering component has slight seepage from a component steering box (2.1.5 (a))

Rear Prop shaft joint worn, but not excessively (6.1.7 (c) (i))

Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))

rear door badly corroded

Fail 18 Sep 2019 144,102 miles

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

Offside Front Headlamp aim too low (4.1.2 (a))

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

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

Brake disc worn, but not excessively both front discs lipped/advise replacement (1.1.14 (a) (i))

Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened both rear discs lipped/corrodeing (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Outer Brake pad(s) wearing thin on limit/advise replacement (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Nearside Track rod end ball joint has slight play advise replacement (2.1.3 (b) (i))

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

Offside pahard rod bushes worn

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

Oil leak, but not excessive gearbox/transfer box (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Power steering component has slight seepage from a component steering box (2.1.5 (a))

Rear Prop shaft joint worn, but not excessively (6.1.7 (c) (i))

Rear Registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (0.1 (b))

rear door badly corroded

Pass 11 Sep 2018 128,898 miles

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

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

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

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing wearing out of shape (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

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

both rear shock absorber lower bushes worn

both rear tyres perishing and wearing out of shape

offside front foot well corrodeing

offside front swivel seal weaping

offside rear floor corrodeing

offside track rod end ball joint gaitor perishing

steering column universal joint worn

Fail 10 Sep 2018 128,892 miles

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

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

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

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

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing wearing out of shape (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

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

both rear shock absorber lower bushes worn

both rear tyres perishing and wearing out of shape

offside front axle panhard rod bush worn

offside front foot well corrodeing

offside front swivel seal weaping

offside rear floor corrodeing

offside track rod end ball joint gaitor perishing

steering column universal joint worn

Pass 27 Sep 2017 124,200 miles

235/35/16 BFG

Coolant leak ()

Rear registration plate deteriorated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)

all four tyres wearing unevenly and perishing /close to limit on edges of tread

hand brake performance only just met

rear body to chassis mounting beam corrodeing

Pass 21 Sep 2016 117,072 miles
Fail 20 Sep 2016 117,068 miles

Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b)

Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)

Pass 11 Sep 2015 95,948 miles

Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)

Offside Rear Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)

offside front tractor joint leaking

Fail 11 Sep 2015 95,948 miles

Offside Front Wheel nut(s) missing (4.2.A.1e)

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

Nearside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)

Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)

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

Offside Rear Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)

offside front tractor joint leaking

Pass 1 Oct 2014 76,359 miles

Oil leak

Fail 30 Sep 2014 76,357 miles

Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (7.4.B.3b)

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)

Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)

Offside Front Ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)

Oil leak

Pass 11 Sep 2013 69,672 miles
Pass 7 Sep 2012 61,035 miles
Fail 7 Sep 2012 61,035 miles

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

Pass 12 Sep 2011 51,457 miles
Pass 7 Feb 2011 51,326 miles
Pass 1 Feb 2010 50,260 miles
Fail 1 Feb 2010 50,260 miles

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

Nearside Rear Direction indicator incomplete (1.5.A1b)

Nearside Rear Rear reflector missing (1.5.1a)

Nearside Rear Seat belt has a cut which has significantly weakened the webbing (5.2.2a)

Pass 22 Jan 2009 49,902 miles
Pass 14 Feb 2008 49,556 miles
Fail 12 Feb 2008 49,556 miles

Nearside Front Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release (5.2.5a)

Pass 8 Feb 2007 47,955 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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T57 RPJ is a 1999 Land Rover Defender in White with a 2,495cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 30 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 66.7%.

Across all 1999 Land Rover Defender models, the average MOT pass rate is 70.6% with a typical mileage of 106,873 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 T57 RPJ, 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 27 years old, this Land Rover Defender is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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T57 RPJ is a 1999 Land Rover Defender, first registered on 26 March 1999.

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