Land Rover Defender
Green · Diesel · 1997 · 2,495 cc
P97 HDVMOT history
P97 HDV is a green diesel Land Rover Defender first used on 31 Dec 1997. Its MOT is valid until 21 Jun 2027 and it has passed 13 of 15 MOT tests, with 79,854 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 1 Jun 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 21 Jun 2027
- Mileage
- 79,854 mi
- At MOT on 1 Jun 2026
- MOT tests
- 15
- 13 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 2,511 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- P97 HDV
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Defender
- Colour
- Green
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 2,495 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1997
- First used
- 31 Dec 1997
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 21 Jun 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 1 Jun 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
P97 HDV was last recorded at 79,854 miles on 1 Jun 2026, 3,578 miles more than at the previous MOT on 2 Jun 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 76,276 miles · 2 Jun 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 3,578 miles
- Average per year
- 2,511 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 79,854 miles
- 2025 – 76,276 miles
- 2024 – 75,579 miles
- 2023 – 75,033 miles
- 2022 – 71,776 miles
- 2021 – 70,201 miles
- 2019 – 68,909 miles
- 2018 – 66,303 miles
- 2017 – 63,658 miles
- 2016 – 60,329 miles
- 2015 – 56,688 miles
- 2014 – 49,619 miles
- 2013 – 47,856 miles
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.
Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin
Advisory2 MOTs, 2019
Rear Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated differential A frame
Minor2 MOTs, 2019
Full MOT history
15 tests since 2 Sept 2013, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass79,854 miles (+3,578)
- MOT expiry
- 21 Jun 2027
- Odometer
- 79,854 miles
- Test number
- 303313190724
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass76,276 miles (+697)
- MOT expiry
- 21 Jun 2026
- Odometer
- 76,276 miles
- Test number
- 733141887552
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass75,579 miles (+546)
- MOT expiry
- 21 Jun 2025
- Odometer
- 75,579 miles
- Test number
- 820464223850
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass75,033 miles (+3,257)
- MOT expiry
- 21 Jun 2024
- Odometer
- 75,033 miles
- Test number
- 567193199965
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass71,776 miles (+1,575)
- MOT expiry
- 21 Jun 2023
- Odometer
- 71,776 miles
- Test number
- 362185436800
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass70,201 miles (+1,292)
- MOT expiry
- 21 Jun 2022
- Odometer
- 70,201 miles
- Test number
- 340366599744
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass68,909 miles (+1)1 minor1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 10 Oct 2020
- Odometer
- 68,909 miles
- Test number
- 461285095925
- MinorRear Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated differential A frame (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- AdvisoryRear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Fail68,908 miles (+2,605)1 major1 minor1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 68,908 miles
- Test number
- 684624475042
- MajorRear Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- MinorRear Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated differential A frame (5.3.4 (b) (i))
- AdvisoryRear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
Pass66,303 miles (+2,645)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Sept 2019
- Odometer
- 66,303 miles
- Test number
- 179526435644
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass63,658 miles (+3,329)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Sept 2018
- Odometer
- 63,658 miles
- Test number
- 643145970669
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass60,329 miles (+3,641)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Sept 2017
- Odometer
- 60,329 miles
- Test number
- 438729144792
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass56,688 miles (+7,069)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Sept 2016
- Odometer
- 56,688 miles
- Test number
- 962251775222
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass49,619 miles (+1,763)
- MOT expiry
- 1 Sept 2015
- Odometer
- 49,619 miles
- Test number
- 835106514212
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail47,856 miles2 repaired
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 47,856 miles
- Test number
- 128035643293
- Repaired at testNearside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
- Repaired at testOffside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
Pass47,856 miles
- MOT expiry
- 1 Sept 2014
- Odometer
- 47,856 miles
- Test number
- 697835743246
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about P97 HDV
- Does P97 HDV currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on P97 HDV is valid until 21 Jun 2027.
- When is the MOT due on P97 HDV?
- The MOT on P97 HDV is valid until 21 Jun 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has P97 HDV done?
- P97 HDV was recorded at 79,854 miles at its MOT on 1 Jun 2026, an average of 2,511 miles a year.
- Has P97 HDV ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. P97 HDV has failed 2 of its 15 MOT tests, most recently on 10 Oct 2019.
- Has the mileage on P97 HDV 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 P97 HDV find?
- P97 HDV passed its latest MOT on 1 Jun 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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