Land Rover Defender
Green · Diesel · 1994 · 2,500 cc
L85 RKWMOT history
L85 RKW is a green diesel Land Rover Defender first used on 31 Dec 1994. Its MOT is valid until 15 Apr 2027 and it has passed 13 of 18 MOT tests, with 95,630 km recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 16 Apr 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 15 Apr 2027
- Mileage
- 95,630 km
- At MOT on 16 Apr 2026
- MOT tests
- 18
- 13 passed · 5 failed
- Per year
- 2,455 km
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- L85 RKW
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Defender
- Colour
- Green
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 2,500 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1994
- First used
- 31 Dec 1994
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 15 Apr 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 16 Apr 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
L85 RKW was last recorded at 95,630 km on 16 Apr 2026, 0 km more than at the previous MOT on 14 Apr 2026.
- Previous MOT
- 95,630 km · 14 Apr 2026
- Between the last two tests
- 0 km
- Average per year
- 2,455 km
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 95,630 km
- 2025 – 95,434 km
- 2024 – 95,368 km
- 2022 – 95,081 km
- 2021 – 94,279 km
- 2020 – 93,459 km
- 2019 – 91,749 km
- 2018 – 88,877 km
- 2017 – 84,925 km
- 2016 – 78,828 km
- 2014 – 66,168 km
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Recurring issues
Items recorded at more than one earlier MOT but not at the latest one. Repeat advisories can show maintenance that was put off.
Both front hub seals seeping
Advisory2 MOTs, 2024–2025
Diesel fuel pump damp
Advisory2 MOTs, 2019
Full MOT history
18 tests since 15 Apr 2014, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass95,630 km
- MOT expiry
- 15 Apr 2027
- Odometer
- 95,630 km
- Test number
- 157448304417
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail95,630 km (+196)1 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 95,630 km
- Test number
- 618940326908
- MajorOil leaking excessively from engine (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Pass95,434 km (+66)3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 15 Apr 2026
- Odometer
- 95,434 km
- Test number
- 621809823621
- AdvisoryBoth front hub seals seeping
- AdvisoryEngine and gear box damp with oil
- AdvisoryOffside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive cone tube (5.3.6 (a) (i))
Pass95,368 km3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 15 Apr 2025
- Odometer
- 95,368 km
- Test number
- 733220320947
- AdvisoryBoth front hub seals seeping
- AdvisoryEngine and gearbox wet
- AdvisoryFuel lifter pump damp
Pass95,151 miles
- MOT expiry
- 15 Apr 2024
- Odometer
- 95,151 miles
- Test number
- 197400208018
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass95,081 km2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 15 Apr 2023
- Odometer
- 95,081 km
- Test number
- 362121989869
- AdvisoryFront hubs wet with oil
- AdvisoryOil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Fail95,081 km (+802)1 major2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 95,081 km
- Test number
- 496751415064
- MajorReversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a))
- AdvisoryFront hubs wet with oil
- AdvisoryOil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Pass94,279 km (+820)
- MOT expiry
- 15 Apr 2022
- Odometer
- 94,279 km
- Test number
- 969500931536
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass93,459 km
- MOT expiry
- 15 Apr 2021
- Odometer
- 93,459 km
- Test number
- 288483872965
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail93,459 km (+1,710)1 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 93,459 km
- Test number
- 840658389920
- MajorOffside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
Pass91,749 km1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 15 Apr 2020
- Odometer
- 91,749 km
- Test number
- 767198869016
- AdvisoryDiesel fuel pump damp
Fail91,749 km (+2,872)3 major1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 91,749 km
- Test number
- 966133435109
- MajorOffside Headlamp not working on main beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))
- MajorRear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases Tail pipe broken off (6.1.2 (a))
- MajorSteering linkage ball joint ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Drop arm (2.1.3 (g) (ii))
- AdvisoryDiesel fuel pump damp
Pass88,877 km (+3,952)
- MOT expiry
- 15 Apr 2019
- Odometer
- 88,877 km
- Test number
- 433130059512
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass84,925 km
- MOT expiry
- 15 Apr 2018
- Odometer
- 84,925 km
- Test number
- 605740360535
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail84,925 km (+6,097)1 failure
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 84,925 km
- Test number
- 118218616972
- FailureNearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Pass78,828 km
- MOT expiry
- 15 Apr 2017
- Odometer
- 78,828 km
- Test number
- 545803414505
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass71,396 miles
- MOT expiry
- 15 Apr 2016
- Odometer
- 71,396 miles
- Test number
- 206996405148
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass66,168 km
- MOT expiry
- 14 Apr 2015
- Odometer
- 66,168 km
- Test number
- 915245204136
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about L85 RKW
- Does L85 RKW currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on L85 RKW is valid until 15 Apr 2027.
- When is the MOT due on L85 RKW?
- The MOT on L85 RKW is valid until 15 Apr 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has L85 RKW done?
- L85 RKW was recorded at 95,630 km at its MOT on 16 Apr 2026, an average of 2,455 km a year.
- Has L85 RKW ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. L85 RKW has failed 5 of its 18 MOT tests, most recently on 14 Apr 2026.
- Has the mileage on L85 RKW 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 L85 RKW find?
- L85 RKW passed its latest MOT on 16 Apr 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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