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SW05XHJ
2005 LAND ROVER DEFENDER
Colour: Green
Fuel: Diesel
Engine: 2495cc
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- Registration SW05XHJ
- Manufacturer LAND ROVER
- Model DEFENDER
- Year 2005
- Colour Green
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Engine Size 2495cc
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MOT History 28 Tests
MOT Test Statistics
28
Total Tests
17
Passes
11
Failures
60.71%
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214 Total Defects Recorded
4 Jun 2025
Pass
Mileage: 120,418 MI
Expiry date: 3 Jun 2026Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b))
- Offside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
5 Jul 2024
Pass
Mileage: 116,193 MI
Expiry date: 6 Jul 2025Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement TRAILING ARM BUSH (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed DRIVERS (7.1.2 (b) (ii))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
1 Jul 2024
Fail
Mileage: 116,186 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Front Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) Dangerous
- Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn TRAILING ARM BUSH (5.3.4 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Offside Front Brake disc significantly and obviously worn (1.1.14 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
- Brake performance unable to be tested (1.2.1 (g)) Repair immediately
- Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement TRAILING ARM BUSH (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed DRIVERS (7.1.2 (b) (ii))
- Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))
23 Jun 2023
Pass
Mileage: 111,480 MI
Expiry date: 6 Jul 2024Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Suspension rod pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Suspension rod pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Suspension rod pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Rear Suspension rod pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Nearside Front Seat belt webbing slightly damaged or frayed (7.1.2 (b) (ii))
7 Jul 2022
Pass
Mileage: 107,748 MI
Expiry date: 6 Jul 2023Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Lower Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material from brake flexi to brake caliper (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))
- Nearside Rear Lower Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
23 Jun 2022
Fail
Mileage: 107,748 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Stop lamp(s) all not working (4.3.1 (a) (iii)) Dangerous
- Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (7.1.1 (a) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Lower Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Offside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Offside Rear Lower Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Offside Front Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material from brake flexi to brake caliper (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))
15 Jun 2021
Pass
Mileage: 107,505 MI
Expiry date: 14 Jun 2022Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material at brake caliper (1.1.11 (c))
- Rear Upper Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush both top shock bushes (5.3.2 (c))
- Rear Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement both trailing arms front most bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive cross bar that mounts from chassis to body and seat belts (7.1.1 (a) (i))
- Rear Lower Coil spring mounting corroded but not seriously weakened n/s and o/s (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- Oil leak, but not excessive engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
- Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
15 Jun 2019
Pass
Mileage: 106,572 MI
Expiry date: 10 Jan 2021Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- rear cross bar that mounts to chassis and seat belts slightly corroded
- Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm bushes perished front and rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Steering box has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.3 (a) (i))
- Rear Upper Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush ns and os (5.3.2 (c))
- Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material at brake caliper (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
12 Jun 2019
Fail
Mileage: 106,569 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Fuel hose leaking on engine (6.1.3 (b) (i)) Repair immediately
- Nearside Front Stub axle has excessive vertical movement between stub axle and axle beam (5.1.2 (c) (i)) Repair immediately
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement trailing arm bushes perished front and rear (5.3.4 (a) (i))
- Steering box has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.3 (a) (i))
- Rear Upper Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush ns and os (5.3.2 (c))
- Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material at brake caliper (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- rear cross bar that mounts to chassis and seat belts slightly corroded
11 Jul 2018
Pass
Mileage: 105,263 MI
Expiry date: 10 Jul 2019Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Axle swivel pins and bushes swivel pin and/or bush slightly worn os and ns (5.1.2 (b) (i))
- Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- transmission noises detected on road test
- steering damper bushes deteriorated
- body/chassis mount corroded offside central mount
- Rear Upper shock absorber bushes worn
- Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive spring seats (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- Offside Seat belt slightly damaged front and rear (7.1.2 (b) (i))
- Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))
- Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
- Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement os and ns rearmost bushes (5.3.4 (a) (i))
17 May 2018
Fail
Mileage: 105,155 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour (7.4.B.4)
- Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (7.4.B.3b)
- Offside Rear reflector insecure (1.5.1a)
- Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.5.A.2)
- Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated (3.6.G.2)
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Braking system leaking at master cylinder/reservoir (3.6.A.1)
- Nearside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Body has slight corrosion mount in front of rear wheel (6.1.B.2)
- steering damper bushes worn
- rear end noisey,suspect diff
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement os and ns front bush (2.4.G.2)
- Oil leak ()
- Offside Seat belt damaged but webbing not significantly weakened front and rear (5.2.2a)
- Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)
- Offside Rear Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Nearside Front Axle swivel joint has slight play (2.5.A.3b)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement os and ns rear most bush (2.4.G.2)
- Brake pipe slightly corroded osf and nsf (3.6.B.2c)
17 May 2018
Fail
Mileage: 105,155 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Headlamp aim too low (1.8)
- Brake fluid warning lamp illuminated (3.6.G.2)
- Nearside Front Front wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.5.A.2)
- Offside Braking system leaking at master cylinder/reservoir (3.6.A.1)
- Offside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- Offside Rear reflector insecure (1.5.1a)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement os and ns front bush (2.4.G.2)
- Oil leak ()
- Offside Rear Upper Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)
- Brake pipe slightly corroded osf and nsf (3.6.B.2c)
- Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement os and ns rear most bush (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Body has slight corrosion mount in front of rear wheel (6.1.B.2)
- Front brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Nearside Front Axle swivel joint has slight play (2.5.A.3b)
- Offside Rear Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Offside Seat belt damaged but webbing not significantly weakened front and rear (5.2.2a)
- steering damper bushes worn
- rear end noisey,suspect diff
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
21 Apr 2017
Pass
Mileage: 97,308 MI
Expiry date: 13 May 2018Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement rearmost bush os and ns (2.4.G.2)
- Front Brake pipe slightly corroded os and ns on to calipers (3.6.B.2c)
- rear diff noisey with a lot of backlash at pinion
- exhaust smokey on revving engine
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement front bush os and ns (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Seat belt cut but webbing not significantly weakened (5.2.2a)
- Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
17 Apr 2017
Fail
Mileage: 97,304 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Central Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Rear wheel bearing rough when rotated (2.6.1)
- Nearside Rear reflector insecure (1.5.1a)
- Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (7.4.B.3b)
- Central Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement rearmost bush os and ns (2.4.G.2)
- Front Brake pipe slightly corroded os and ns on to calipers (3.6.B.2c)
- rear diff noisey with a lot of backlash at pinion
- exhaust smokey on revving engine
- Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement front bush os and ns (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Rear Inner Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
- Offside Front Seat belt cut but webbing not significantly weakened (5.2.2a)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
29 Apr 2016
Pass
Mileage: 90,496 MI
Expiry date: 13 May 2017Advisory notice item(s)
- Front Brake pipe slightly corroded os and ns (3.6.B.2c)
- brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened front and rear (3.5.1i)
- advise osr brake pad pins/caliper worn
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Steering damper slight oil seepage (2.2.C.1f)
- Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement most forward bushes (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
- Offside Front Seat belt damaged but webbing not significantly weakened (5.2.2a)
- Centre Rear Upper Trailing arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
18 Apr 2016
Fail
Mileage: 90,488 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear reflector missing (1.5.1a)
- Steering system has excessive free play detected at the steering wheel (steering box fitted) (2.2.A.1a)
- Rear Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
- Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Offside Rear Rear wheel bearing has excessive play (2.6.2)
- Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4)
- Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm (2.2.B.1b)
- Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
- Nearside Rear reflector missing (1.5.1a)
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt rearmost (2.2.C.1c)
- Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Panhard rod rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (7.4.B.3b)
- Brake fluid warning lamp inoperative (3.6.G.2)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)
- Front Brake pipe slightly corroded os and ns (3.6.B.2c)
- brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened front and rear (3.5.1i)
- Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)
- Offside Rear brake caliper repaired, but not inappropriately pins worn (3.5.1n)
- Steering damper slight oil seepage (2.2.C.1f)
- Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement most forward bushes (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3)
- Offside Front Seat belt damaged but webbing not significantly weakened (5.2.2a)
- Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
- Offside Front Ball joint has slight play in drop arm (2.2.B.1f)
- Centre Rear Upper Trailing arm has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play rearmost (2.2.B.1f)
14 May 2015
Pass
Mileage: 88,467 MI
Expiry date: 13 May 2016Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Axle swivel joint has slight play (2.5.A.3b)
- Offside Steering box has a slight oil leak (2.2.D.2e)
30 Apr 2014
Pass
Mileage: 85,953 MI
Expiry date: 29 Apr 2015 6 Jun 202617 Sep 2013
Pass
Mileage: 82,747 MI
Expiry date: 16 Sep 2014Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
- Offside Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) has slight seepage from a seal (2.3.3b)
- Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)
- Nearside Front Panhard rod has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
13 Sep 2013
Fail
Mileage: 82,726 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
- Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4)
- Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (1.4.A.2f)
- Nearside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
- Brake pedal anti-slip provision worn smooth (3.3.A.1b)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
- Nearside Front Panhard rod has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
- Offside Power steering pipe(s) or hose(s) has slight seepage from a seal (2.3.3b)
- Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)
13 Sep 2012
Pass
Mileage: 75,926 MI
Expiry date: 12 Sep 2013Advisory notice item(s)
- Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b)
11 Sep 2012
Fail
Mileage: 75,926 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
- Nearside Rear Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c)
- Offside Rear Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c)
- Nearside Drag link end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
- Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
- Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b)
- Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
12 Sep 2011
Pass
Mileage: 69,020 MI
Expiry date: 11 Sep 2012Advisory notice item(s)
- Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
- Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
10 Sep 2010
Pass
Mileage: 59,905 MI
Expiry date: 9 Sep 2011 6 Jun 202631 Aug 2010
Fail
Mileage: 59,905 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Front Power steering component(s) leaking (2.3.3b)
- Offside Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
- Offside Front Fuel system component leaking (7.2.3)
- Nearside Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
- Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play (2.5.A.3c)
22 Jul 2009
Pass
Mileage: 47,717 MI
Expiry date: 17 Aug 2010Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)
- Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)
- Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f)
18 Aug 2008
Pass
Mileage: 39,438 MI
Expiry date: 17 Aug 2009 6 Jun 202615 Aug 2008
Fail
Mileage: 39,438 MI
Reason(s) for failure
- Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4)
- Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4)
Advisory notice item(s)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
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