
Land Rover Defender
Silver · Diesel · 2011 · 2,198 cc
K40 PKEMOT history
K40 PKE is a silver diesel Land Rover Defender first used on 20 Dec 2011. Its MOT is valid until 3 Feb 2027 and it has passed 12 of 15 MOT tests, with 138,447 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 4 Feb 2026.

- MOT
- Valid
- Until 3 Feb 2027
- Mileage
- 138,447 mi
- At MOT on 4 Feb 2026
- MOT tests
- 15
- 12 passed · 3 failed
- Per year
- 6,026 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- K40 PKE
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Defender
- Colour
- Silver
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 2,198 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2011
- First used
- 20 Dec 2011
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 3 Feb 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 4 Feb 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
K40 PKE was last recorded at 138,447 miles on 4 Feb 2026, 2 miles more than at the previous MOT on 12 Jan 2026.
- Previous MOT
- 138,445 miles · 12 Jan 2026
- Between the last two tests
- 2 miles
- Average per year
- 6,026 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 138,447 miles
- 2024 – 135,141 miles
- 2022 – 128,495 miles
- 2020 – 115,307 miles
- 2019 – 107,423 miles
- 2018 – 99,043 miles
- 2017 – 94,178 miles
- 2015 – 86,092 miles
- 2014 – 70,786 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
15 tests since 13 Nov 2014, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass138,447 miles (+2)
- MOT expiry
- 3 Feb 2027
- Odometer
- 138,447 miles
- Test number
- 441620428432
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail138,445 miles (+3,304)1 major1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 138,445 miles
- Test number
- 366055237591
- MajorFront Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- AdvisoryPower steering component has slight seepage from a component around steering box (2.1.5 (a))
Pass135,141 miles (+4,670)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Jan 2026
- Odometer
- 135,141 miles
- Test number
- 791003095860
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass130,471 miles (+1,976)
- MOT expiry
- 16 Jan 2025
- Odometer
- 130,471 miles
- Test number
- 138971098684
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass128,495 miles
- MOT expiry
- 11 Jan 2024
- Odometer
- 128,495 miles
- Test number
- 481915853015
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail128,495 miles (+4,805)1 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 128,495 miles
- Test number
- 814467664994
- MajorBonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i))
Pass123,690 miles (+8,383)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Jan 2023
- Odometer
- 123,690 miles
- Test number
- 946294367983
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass115,307 miles3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 12 Dec 2021
- Odometer
- 115,307 miles
- Test number
- 296827707381
- AdvisoryBrake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material all-slight (1.1.11 (c))
- AdvisoryRear Coil spring corroded both (5.3.1 (b) (i))
- AdvisorySome parking brake travel
PassMileage not read
- MOT expiry
- 12 Dec 2020
- Odometer
- Not read
- Test number
- 878050396192
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass107,423 miles (+8,380)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Feb 2020
- Odometer
- 107,423 miles
- Test number
- 353791274795
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass99,043 miles (+4,865)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Feb 2019
- Odometer
- 99,043 miles
- Test number
- 902786505477
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass94,178 miles (+8,086)
- MOT expiry
- 28 Feb 2018
- Odometer
- 94,178 miles
- Test number
- 571036130167
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass86,092 miles3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 12 Nov 2016
- Odometer
- 86,092 miles
- Test number
- 688099600145
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- AdvisoryVehicle laden when presented
Fail86,072 miles (+15,286)6 failures4 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 86,072 miles
- Test number
- 988305973798
- FailureNearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
- FailureNearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4)
- FailureNearside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4)
- FailureOffside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
- FailureOffside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4)
- FailureOffside Rear Upper Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4)
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
- AdvisoryVehicle laden when presented
Pass70,786 miles2 notes
- MOT expiry
- 12 Nov 2015
- Odometer
- 70,786 miles
- Test number
- 716137414365
- NoteNail in offside front tyre
- NoteBonnet not closing- intermittently
Questions about K40 PKE
- Does K40 PKE currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on K40 PKE is valid until 3 Feb 2027.
- When is the MOT due on K40 PKE?
- The MOT on K40 PKE is valid until 3 Feb 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has K40 PKE done?
- K40 PKE was recorded at 138,447 miles at its MOT on 4 Feb 2026, an average of 6,026 miles a year.
- Has K40 PKE ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. K40 PKE has failed 3 of its 15 MOT tests, most recently on 12 Jan 2026.
- Has the mileage on K40 PKE 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 K40 PKE find?
- K40 PKE passed its latest MOT on 4 Feb 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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