# Land Rover Defender MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Land Rover Defender passes its MOT first time 73% of the time, from 125,954 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 73%
- MOT tests analysed: 125,954 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 163,358 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Hybrid | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Diesel | 424 | 97% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 64 (few mots) | 97% |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 36 (few mots) | 94% |
| 2023 | ED | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 7,552 | 92% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 1,498 | 91% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 943 | 92% |
| 2022 | ED | 8 (very few mots) | 88% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 6,946 | 91% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 1,403 | 92% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 354 | 90% |
| 2021 | ED | 34 (few mots) | 85% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 3,494 | 88% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 700 | 91% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 9 (very few mots) | 89% |
| 2020 | ED | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 14 (very few mots) | 79% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2019 | Hybrid | 2 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 15 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 1,788 | 83% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 43 (few mots) | 91% |
| 2016 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2016 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 6,647 | 79% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 70 (few mots) | 90% |
| 2015 | Electric | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 5,892 | 76% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 38 (few mots) | 92% |
| 2014 | Electric | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 4,444 | 72% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 17 (very few mots) | 94% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 3,909 | 71% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 15 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 2012 | Electric | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 4,162 | 70% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 13 (very few mots) | 85% |
| 2011 | Electric | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 3,994 | 68% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 8 (very few mots) | 63% |
| 2010 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 3,513 | 68% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 15 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 3,850 | 68% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 12 (very few mots) | 92% |
| 2008 | Electric | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 3,999 | 67% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 12 (very few mots) | 83% |
| 2007 | Electric | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 3,921 | 66% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2006 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 4,204 | 67% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2005 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2005 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 4,300 | 64% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 13 (very few mots) | 77% |
| 2004 | Electric | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 4,427 | 65% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 83% |
| 2003 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 2003 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 3,871 | 66% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 6 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 2002 | Electric | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2001 | Diesel | 3,096 | 65% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 10 (very few mots) | 70% |
| 2001 | Electric | 4 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2000 | Diesel | 2,962 | 64% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 19 (very few mots) | 79% |
| 2000 | Electric | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2000 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1999 | Diesel | 2,875 | 65% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 68 (few mots) | 74% |
| 1999 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1999 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1998 | Diesel | 3,271 | 64% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 204 | 76% |
| 1998 | LPG | 10 (very few mots) | 70% |
| 1997 | Diesel | 3,297 | 67% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 37 (few mots) | 76% |
| 1997 | Electric | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1997 | CN | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1996 | Diesel | 3,413 | 66% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 17 (very few mots) | 88% |
| 1996 | Electric | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1996 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1995 | Diesel | 2,818 | 64% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 19 (very few mots) | 84% |
| 1995 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1994 | Diesel | 2,251 | 64% |
| 1994 | Petrol | 29 (few mots) | 59% |
| 1994 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1993 | Diesel | 1,753 | 67% |
| 1993 | Petrol | 44 (few mots) | 59% |
| 1993 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1992 | Diesel | 1,435 | 65% |
| 1992 | Petrol | 42 (few mots) | 67% |
| 1992 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1991 | Diesel | 1,592 | 65% |
| 1991 | Petrol | 53 (few mots) | 77% |
| 1991 | Electric | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1991 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1990 | Diesel | 1,452 | 68% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 144 | 72% |
| 1990 | LPG | 8 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1990 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1989 | Diesel | 1,664 | 67% |
| 1989 | Petrol | 183 | 74% |
| 1989 | LPG | 13 (very few mots) | 69% |
| 1989 | Electric | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1989 | GB | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1988 | Diesel | 1,293 | 65% |
| 1988 | Petrol | 164 | 71% |
| 1988 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1988 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1987 | Diesel | 1,333 | 68% |
| 1987 | Petrol | 207 | 70% |
| 1987 | LPG | 7 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 1987 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1986 | Diesel | 1,383 | 67% |
| 1986 | Petrol | 223 | 73% |
| 1986 | LPG | 7 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1986 | ST | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1986 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1986 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1985 | Diesel | 964 | 71% |
| 1985 | Petrol | 190 | 74% |
| 1985 | LPG | 13 (very few mots) | 77% |
| 1985 | Electric | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1984 | Diesel | 323 | 72% |
| 1984 | Petrol | 91 (few mots) | 77% |
| 1984 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1983 | Diesel | 73 (few mots) | 74% |
| 1983 | Petrol | 26 (few mots) | 65% |
| 1983 | LPG | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1982 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1982 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1981 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1981 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1981 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1980 | Diesel | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1980 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1979 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1978 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 67% |
| 1978 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1977 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1976 | Diesel | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1976 | Electric | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1976 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1975 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1974 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1974 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1973 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1973 | Petrol | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1972 | Diesel | 5 (very few mots) | 60% |
| 1972 | Petrol | 4 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1971 | Diesel | 6 (very few mots) | 83% |
| 1971 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1970 | Diesel | 5 (very few mots) | 80% |
| 1970 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1969 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1969 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1968 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 75% |
| 1968 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1966 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1966 | Petrol | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 1964 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1963 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1963 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1962 | Diesel | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1962 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1961 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1961 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 1960 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |

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