
Land Rover Defender
Grey · Diesel · 2012 · 2,198 cc
246 LYAMOT history
246 LYA is a grey diesel Land Rover Defender first used on 28 Dec 2012. Its MOT is valid until 9 Jan 2027 and it has passed 10 of 12 MOT tests, with 86,189 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 9 Jan 2026.

- MOT
- Valid
- Until 9 Jan 2027
- Mileage
- 86,189 mi
- At MOT on 9 Jan 2026
- MOT tests
- 12
- 10 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 3,873 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 246 LYA
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Defender
- Colour
- Grey
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 2,198 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2012
- First used
- 28 Dec 2012
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 9 Jan 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 9 Jan 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
246 LYA was last recorded at 86,189 miles on 9 Jan 2026, 1,059 miles more than at the previous MOT on 10 Jan 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 85,130 miles · 10 Jan 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 1,059 miles
- Average per year
- 3,873 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 86,189 miles
- 2025 – 85,130 miles
- 2024 – 83,369 miles
- 2022 – 80,080 miles
- 2021 – 77,480 miles
- 2020 – 74,385 miles
- 2019 – 69,125 miles
- 2017 – 61,829 miles
- 2016 – 50,677 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
12 tests since 8 Nov 2016, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass86,189 miles (+1,059)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Jan 2027
- Odometer
- 86,189 miles
- Test number
- 609128588566
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass85,130 miles1 minor
- MOT expiry
- 9 Jan 2026
- Odometer
- 85,130 miles
- Test number
- 403439738777
- MinorFront Windscreen wiper blade defective both (3.4 (b) (i))
Fail85,130 miles (+1,761)1 repaired1 minor
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 85,130 miles
- Test number
- 215837730970
- Repaired at testNearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))
- MinorFront Windscreen wiper blade defective both (3.4 (b) (i))
Pass83,369 miles
- MOT expiry
- 9 Jan 2025
- Odometer
- 83,369 miles
- Test number
- 125388516287
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail83,369 miles (+3,289)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 83,369 miles
- Test number
- 628337716966
- Repaired at testOffside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
Pass80,080 miles (+1,013)1 minor
- MOT expiry
- 5 Jan 2024
- Odometer
- 80,080 miles
- Test number
- 675086299251
- MinorNearside Outer Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt drag (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Pass79,067 miles (+1,587)
- MOT expiry
- 5 Jan 2023
- Odometer
- 79,067 miles
- Test number
- 831314677422
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass77,480 miles (+3,095)1 minor
- MOT expiry
- 2 Jan 2022
- Odometer
- 77,480 miles
- Test number
- 961901375366
- MinorCentral Front Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))
Pass74,385 miles (+5,260)2 minor1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 2 Jan 2021
- Odometer
- 74,385 miles
- Test number
- 523646857006
- MinorCentral Front Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Front Drag Link (2.1.3 (g) (i))
- MinorNearside Front Steering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Front Drag Link (2.1.3 (g) (i))
- AdvisorySteering box has seepage (2.1.1 (e) (i))
Pass69,125 miles (+7,296)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Jan 2020
- Odometer
- 69,125 miles
- Test number
- 196219078410
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass61,829 miles (+11,152)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 7 Nov 2018
- Odometer
- 61,829 miles
- Test number
- 239500238303
- AdvisorySteering box has a slight oil leak (2.2.D.2e)
Pass50,677 miles
- MOT expiry
- 7 Nov 2017
- Odometer
- 50,677 miles
- Test number
- 122203190275
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about 246 LYA
- What vehicle is registration 246 LYA currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 246 LYA on a grey diesel Land Rover Defender first used on 28 Dec 2012. Dateless registrations can be transferred between vehicles, so earlier MOT tests may have been under a different registration. Registered keeper details are not public and are not shown.
- Does 246 LYA currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on 246 LYA is valid until 9 Jan 2027.
- When is the MOT due on 246 LYA?
- The MOT on 246 LYA is valid until 9 Jan 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has 246 LYA done?
- 246 LYA was recorded at 86,189 miles at its MOT on 9 Jan 2026, an average of 3,873 miles a year.
- Has 246 LYA ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 246 LYA has failed 2 of its 12 MOT tests, most recently on 10 Jan 2025.
- Has the mileage on 246 LYA ever gone down?
- No. The odometer reading went up or stayed the same at every MOT test on record. Service records are still worth checking.
- What did the latest MOT on 246 LYA find?
- 246 LYA passed its latest MOT on 9 Jan 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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