Land Rover Defender
Blue · Diesel · 1998 · 2,495 cc
S805 UPUMOT history
S805 UPU is a blue diesel Land Rover Defender first used on 25 Sept 1998. Its MOT is valid until 6 May 2027 and it has passed 19 of 22 MOT tests, with 149,173 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 7 May 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 6 May 2027
- Mileage
- 149,173 mi
- At MOT on 7 May 2026
- MOT tests
- 22
- 19 passed · 3 failed
- Per year
- 5,578 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- S805 UPU
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Defender
- Colour
- Blue
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 2,495 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1998
- First used
- 25 Sept 1998
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 6 May 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 7 May 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
S805 UPU was last recorded at 149,173 miles on 7 May 2026, 12,543 miles more than at the previous MOT on 13 Mar 2025.
Mileage went down between tests
- 27 Jan 2024: 13,335 miles, lower than 129,612 miles on 24 Jan 2023.
A replacement instrument cluster, a recording error at the test or odometer tampering can cause this.
- Previous MOT
- 136,630 miles · 13 Mar 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 12,543 miles
- Average per year
- 5,578 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 149,173 miles
- 2025 – 136,630 miles
- 2024 – 13,335 miles
- 2023 – 129,612 miles
- 2022 – 125,200 miles
- 2019 – 118,297 miles
- 2018 – 112,900 miles
- 2017 – 107,497 miles
- 2016 – 104,484 miles
- 2015 – 102,134 miles
- 2014 – 100,526 miles
- 2013 – 92,769 miles
- 2012 – 85,645 miles
- 2011 – 78,638 miles
- 2010 – 71,139 miles
- 2009 – 63,758 miles
- 2008 – 55,702 miles
- 2007 – 46,486 miles
- 2006 – 39,239 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
22 tests since 22 Aug 2006, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass149,173 miles (+12,543)
- MOT expiry
- 6 May 2027
- Odometer
- 149,173 miles
- Test number
- 5516512
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass136,630 miles (+123,295)
- MOT expiry
- 12 Mar 2026
- Odometer
- 136,630 miles
- Test number
- 4139471
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass13,335 miles (-116,277)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Jan 2025
- Odometer
- 13,335 miles
- Test number
- 2767395
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass129,612 miles (+118)
- MOT expiry
- 23 Jan 2024
- Odometer
- 129,612 miles
- Test number
- 1543556
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail129,494 miles (+4,294)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Jan 2023
- Odometer
- 129,494 miles
- Test number
- 1514283
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass125,200 miles (+81)
- MOT expiry
- 9 Jan 2023
- Odometer
- 125,200 miles
- Test number
- 311464
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail125,119 miles (+6,822)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Oct 2021
- Odometer
- 125,119 miles
- Test number
- 298873
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass118,297 miles (+72)
- MOT expiry
- 30 Oct 2021
- Odometer
- 118,297 miles
- Test number
- 21644112
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail118,225 miles (+5,325)
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 118,225 miles
- Test number
- 21494543
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass112,900 miles (+5,403)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Oct 2019
- Odometer
- 112,900 miles
- Test number
- 19994211
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass107,497 miles (+3,013)
- MOT expiry
- 3 Nov 2018
- Odometer
- 107,497 miles
- Test number
- 478829635448
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass104,484 miles (+2,350)
- MOT expiry
- 3 Nov 2017
- Odometer
- 104,484 miles
- Test number
- 359369702341
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass102,134 miles (+1,608)
- MOT expiry
- 3 Nov 2016
- Odometer
- 102,134 miles
- Test number
- 285808950423
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass100,526 miles (+7,757)1 advisory1 note
- MOT expiry
- 2 Nov 2015
- Odometer
- 100,526 miles
- Test number
- 196063504301
- AdvisoryOffside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
- NoteO/S/R/ tyr has a small cut in tread (not down to cords)
Pass92,769 miles (+7,124)1 advisory1 note
- MOT expiry
- 2 Nov 2014
- Odometer
- 92,769 miles
- Test number
- 965448493235
- AdvisoryOffside Front Drag link end ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.2.C.1c)
- NoteCut nearside front tyre sidewall
Pass85,645 miles (+7,007)
- MOT expiry
- 2 Nov 2013
- Odometer
- 85,645 miles
- Test number
- 369632592490
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass78,638 miles (+7,499)
- MOT expiry
- 2 Nov 2012
- Odometer
- 78,638 miles
- Test number
- 567877801315
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass71,139 miles (+7,381)1 advisory
- MOT expiry
- 2 Sept 2011
- Odometer
- 71,139 miles
- Test number
- 854905140293
- AdvisoryRear registration plate delaminated but not likely to be misread (6.3.1d)
Pass63,758 miles (+8,056)
- MOT expiry
- 2 Sept 2010
- Odometer
- 63,758 miles
- Test number
- 302344649414
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass55,702 miles (+9,216)
- MOT expiry
- 2 Sept 2009
- Odometer
- 55,702 miles
- Test number
- 302002748444
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass46,486 miles (+7,247)
- MOT expiry
- 2 Sept 2008
- Odometer
- 46,486 miles
- Test number
- 264296847273
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass39,239 miles
- MOT expiry
- 30 Aug 2007
- Odometer
- 39,239 miles
- Test number
- 772394436243
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about S805 UPU
- Does S805 UPU currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on S805 UPU is valid until 6 May 2027.
- When is the MOT due on S805 UPU?
- The MOT on S805 UPU is valid until 6 May 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has S805 UPU done?
- S805 UPU was recorded at 149,173 miles at its MOT on 7 May 2026, an average of 5,578 miles a year.
- Has S805 UPU ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. S805 UPU has failed 3 of its 22 MOT tests, most recently on 16 Jan 2023.
- Has the mileage on S805 UPU ever gone down?
- Yes. The recorded mileage was lower than at the previous test once, first on 27 Jan 2024. This can be caused by a replacement instrument cluster, a recording error or odometer tampering.
- What did the latest MOT on S805 UPU find?
- S805 UPU passed its latest MOT on 7 May 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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