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W93 NFO

2000 Land Rover Defender

Green Diesel 2495cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires27 Nov 2026
Tests27 (20 pass, 7 fail)
Pass rate74.1%

Mileage

152,846 mi
Last recorded152,846 miles
Recorded on28 Nov 2025
Typical for 2000 Land Rover Defender100,520 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationW93 NFO
MakeLand Rover
ModelDefender
Year2000
ColourGreen
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine2,495cc

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MOT History

20 pass 7 fail
Pass 28 Nov 2025 152,846 miles

Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive N/S & O/S (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement N/S & O/S TRAILING ARMS (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))

Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive N/S & O/S FRONT & REAR (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Pass 21 Nov 2024 152,100 miles

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

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

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

Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (1.1.21 (e) (i))

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

Rear Vehicle structure slightly corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting (6.1.6 (i) (i))

corrosion to body near to o/s/f lower seatbelt mount but not prescribed area

whole of chassis corroded but not weakened

Fail 21 Nov 2024 152,100 miles

Headlamp aim too high both front (4.1.2 (a))

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

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

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

Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (1.1.21 (e) (i))

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

Rear Vehicle structure slightly corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting (6.1.6 (i) (i))

corrosion to body near to o/s/f lower seatbelt mount but not prescribed area

whole of chassis corroded but not weakened

Pass 6 Oct 2023 151,673 miles
Fail 4 Oct 2023 151,672 miles

Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect O/S & N/S (4.1.2 (c))

Horn not working (7.7 (a))

Rear Service brake effort inadequate at a wheel O/S & N/S (1.2.1 (a) (i))

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

Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively O/S & N/S (3.4 (b) (ii))

Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn O/S & N/S - Radius arm bushes squashed/cracked - chassis end (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Pass 26 Aug 2022 151,032 miles

under sealed heavily obscuring condition of some items

Pass 29 Sep 2021 150,611 miles
Pass 29 Oct 2020 149,495 miles
Pass 12 Sep 2019 149,201 miles

Rear both sides chassie holed and rear chassie

Pass 5 Sep 2018 149,004 miles

Front bumper damage corrsion

Front seat belt clip cover missing

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

Rear Towbar slightly corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting vavance heavy corrsion (6.1.6 (i) (i))

Rear towbar removed for test

Fail 5 Sep 2018 149,004 miles

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Towbar excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting (6.1.6 (i) (i))

Offside Rear Towbar excessively corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting chassie (6.1.6 (i) (i))

Front bumper damage corrsion

Front seat belt clip cover missing

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

Rear Towbar slightly corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting vavance heavy corrsion (6.1.6 (i) (i))

Pass 4 Sep 2017 148,019 miles

Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)

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

Offside Front Seat belt flexible stalk deteriorated but not likely to lead to failure under load damage to receiver casing (5.2.4a)

Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)

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

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

Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)

Fail 4 Sep 2017 148,019 miles

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

Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)

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

Offside Front Seat belt flexible stalk deteriorated but not likely to lead to failure under load damage to receiver casing (5.2.4a)

Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)

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

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

Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)

Pass 2 Sep 2016 147,463 miles

O/S front seat belt receiver outer casing missing

Oil leak ()

Pass 15 Apr 2015 145,657 miles

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

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

rear tyres worn

Pass 19 Mar 2014 140,088 miles

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

Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (3.6.C.3)

Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Nearside Vehicle structure slightly corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting (6.6.6)

Offside Vehicle structure slightly corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting (6.6.6)

Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a)

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

o/s/f seat belt catch casing damaged

Fail 12 Mar 2014 140,088 miles

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

Brake performance not tested (3.7.A.1)

Nearside Front Macpherson strut corroded and seriously weakened (2.4.G.1)

Nearside Front Shock absorber detached (2.7.2b)

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

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

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

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

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

Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (3.6.C.3)

Engine covers fitted obscuring some components in the engine bay

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Nearside Vehicle structure slightly corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting (6.6.6)

Offside Vehicle structure slightly corroded within 30cm of towbar mounting (6.6.6)

Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a)

Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

o/s/f seat belt catch casing damaged

Pass 7 Mar 2013 132,941 miles

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

Pass 29 Mar 2012 125,820 miles

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

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

Offside Front Ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)

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

Pass 27 Apr 2011 111,918 miles
Fail 22 Apr 2011 111,916 miles

Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)

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

Pass 12 Apr 2010 95,838 miles

Nearside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)

Offside Front Upper Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)

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

Pass 25 Mar 2009 86,502 miles

Nearside Tie bar/rod has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)

Pass 3 Mar 2008 76,648 miles
Fail 3 Mar 2008 76,648 miles

Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)

Pass 22 Feb 2007 66,220 miles
Pass 24 Feb 2006 53,324 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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W93 NFO is a 2000 Land Rover Defender in Green with a 2,495cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 27 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 74.1%.

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 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 W93 NFO, 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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W93 NFO is a 2000 Land Rover Defender, first registered on 29 March 2000.

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