Land Rover Defender
Grey · Diesel · 2012 · 2,198 cc
LB12 YJUMOT history
LB12 YJU is a grey diesel Land Rover Defender first used on 30 Jul 2012. Its MOT is valid until 30 Jul 2027 and it has passed 12 of 16 MOT tests, with 40,321 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 10 Jul 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 30 Jul 2027
- Mileage
- 40,321 mi
- At MOT on 10 Jul 2026
- MOT tests
- 16
- 12 passed · 4 failed
- Per year
- 2,533 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- LB12 YJU
- Registration format
- Current format (from 2001)
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Defender
- Colour
- Grey
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 2,198 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2012
- First used
- 30 Jul 2012
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 30 Jul 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 10 Jul 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
LB12 YJU was last recorded at 40,321 miles on 10 Jul 2026, 4,718 miles more than at the previous MOT on 1 Jul 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 35,603 miles · 1 Jul 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 4,718 miles
- Average per year
- 2,533 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 40,321 miles
- 2025 – 35,603 miles
- 2024 – 29,475 miles
- 2023 – 28,480 miles
- 2022 – 27,944 miles
- 2021 – 27,263 miles
- 2020 – 25,797 miles
- 2019 – 25,009 miles
- 2018 – 22,792 miles
- 2017 – 20,819 miles
- 2016 – 17,310 miles
- 2015 – 12,394 miles
What the latest MOT found
Pass40,321 milesPassed on retest after failing earlier that day
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
16 tests since 1 Jul 2015, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass40,321 miles
- MOT expiry
- 30 Jul 2027
- Odometer
- 40,321 miles
- Test number
- 757933873097
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail40,321 miles (+4,718)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 40,321 miles
- Test number
- 285115880730
- Repaired at testNearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
Pass35,603 miles (+6,128)4 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 30 Jul 2026
- Odometer
- 35,603 miles
- Test number
- 699620310664
- AdvisoryNearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
Pass29,475 miles
- MOT expiry
- 30 Jul 2025
- Odometer
- 29,475 miles
- Test number
- 853329659327
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail29,475 miles (+995)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 29,475 miles
- Test number
- 541554395478
- Repaired at testOffside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))
Pass28,480 miles (+536)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Jul 2024
- Odometer
- 28,480 miles
- Test number
- 587282896805
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass27,944 miles (+681)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 30 Jul 2023
- Odometer
- 27,944 miles
- Test number
- 559346925572
- AdvisoryOil leak, but not excessive TRANSFER BOX (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Pass27,263 miles (+1,466)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Jul 2022
- Odometer
- 27,263 miles
- Test number
- 973854840907
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass25,797 miles
- MOT expiry
- 30 Jul 2021
- Odometer
- 25,797 miles
- Test number
- 653835094241
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail25,797 miles (+788)1 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 25,797 miles
- Test number
- 484830899803
- Repaired at testFront Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))
Pass25,009 miles (+2,217)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Jul 2020
- Odometer
- 25,009 miles
- Test number
- 161243608779
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass22,792 miles (+1,973)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Jul 2019
- Odometer
- 22,792 miles
- Test number
- 872956728408
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass20,819 miles
- MOT expiry
- 30 Jul 2018
- Odometer
- 20,819 miles
- Test number
- 135263861348
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail20,815 miles (+3,505)1 failure
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 20,815 miles
- Test number
- 546278442976
- FailureNearside Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.8)
Pass17,310 miles (+4,916)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Jul 2017
- Odometer
- 17,310 miles
- Test number
- 140996414813
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass12,394 miles
- MOT expiry
- 30 Jul 2016
- Odometer
- 12,394 miles
- Test number
- 206282085449
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about LB12 YJU
- Does LB12 YJU currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on LB12 YJU is valid until 30 Jul 2027.
- When is the MOT due on LB12 YJU?
- The MOT on LB12 YJU is valid until 30 Jul 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has LB12 YJU done?
- LB12 YJU was recorded at 40,321 miles at its MOT on 10 Jul 2026, an average of 2,533 miles a year.
- Has LB12 YJU ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. LB12 YJU has failed 4 of its 16 MOT tests, most recently on 10 Jul 2026.
- Has the mileage on LB12 YJU 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 LB12 YJU find?
- LB12 YJU passed its latest MOT on 10 Jul 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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