
Land Rover Defender
Grey · Diesel · 2013 · 2,198 cc
V1 JLSMOT history
V1 JLS is a grey diesel Land Rover Defender first used on 31 May 2013. Its MOT is valid until 11 Jan 2027 and it has passed 11 of 13 MOT tests, with 85,520 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 5 Jan 2026.

- MOT
- Valid
- Until 11 Jan 2027
- Mileage
- 85,520 mi
- At MOT on 5 Jan 2026
- MOT tests
- 13
- 11 passed · 2 failed
- Per year
- 4,762 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- V1 JLS
- Registration format
- Prefix (1983 to 2001)
- Make
- Land Rover
- Model
- Defender
- Colour
- Grey
- Fuel type
- Diesel
- Engine size
- 2,198 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 2013
- First used
- 31 May 2013
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 11 Jan 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 5 Jan 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
V1 JLS was last recorded at 85,520 miles on 5 Jan 2026, 278 miles more than at the previous MOT on 10 Jan 2025.
- Previous MOT
- 85,242 miles · 10 Jan 2025
- Between the last two tests
- 278 miles
- Average per year
- 4,762 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 85,520 miles
- 2025 – 85,242 miles
- 2024 – 83,785 miles
- 2022 – 80,918 miles
- 2021 – 75,945 miles
- 2020 – 74,737 miles
- 2019 – 68,155 miles
- 2018 – 53,623 miles
- 2017 – 49,062 miles
- 2016 – 39,754 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Full MOT history
13 tests since 27 May 2016, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass85,520 miles (+278)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Jan 2027
- Odometer
- 85,520 miles
- Test number
- 866460254032
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass85,242 miles
- MOT expiry
- 11 Jan 2026
- Odometer
- 85,242 miles
- Test number
- 239445046096
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail85,242 miles (+1,457)1 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 85,242 miles
- Test number
- 303385898436
- MajorNearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt front (2.1.3 (g) (ii))
Pass83,785 miles (+2,867)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Jan 2025
- Odometer
- 83,785 miles
- Test number
- 642100140938
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass80,918 miles (+2,577)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Jan 2024
- Odometer
- 80,918 miles
- Test number
- 849123183632
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass78,341 miles (+2,396)
- MOT expiry
- 11 Jan 2023
- Odometer
- 78,341 miles
- Test number
- 351379386605
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass75,945 miles (+1,208)2 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 11 Jan 2022
- Odometer
- 75,945 miles
- Test number
- 385087160314
- AdvisoryRear seats folded down at time of test
- AdvisoryRear shocker top bushes worn
Pass74,737 miles (+9)
- MOT expiry
- 10 Jan 2021
- Odometer
- 74,737 miles
- Test number
- 793985501768
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail74,728 miles (+6,573)1 dangerous2 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 74,728 miles
- Test number
- 740668128473
- DangerousService brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.2.2 (a) (ii))
- MajorDriver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen materially affected by an obstruction (3.1 (a) (ii))
- MajorOffside Front Service brake lagging in operation (1.2.1 (d))
Pass68,155 miles (+14,532)
- MOT expiry
- 10 Jan 2020
- Odometer
- 68,155 miles
- Test number
- 569009966691
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass53,623 miles (+4,561)
- MOT expiry
- 10 Jan 2019
- Odometer
- 53,623 miles
- Test number
- 591333286800
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass49,062 miles (+9,308)
- MOT expiry
- 30 May 2018
- Odometer
- 49,062 miles
- Test number
- 251111019890
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass39,754 miles
- MOT expiry
- 30 May 2017
- Odometer
- 39,754 miles
- Test number
- 132568404173
No defects or advisories recorded.
Questions about V1 JLS
- Does V1 JLS currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on V1 JLS is valid until 11 Jan 2027.
- When is the MOT due on V1 JLS?
- The MOT on V1 JLS is valid until 11 Jan 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has V1 JLS done?
- V1 JLS was recorded at 85,520 miles at its MOT on 5 Jan 2026, an average of 4,762 miles a year.
- Has V1 JLS ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. V1 JLS has failed 2 of its 13 MOT tests, most recently on 10 Jan 2025.
- Has the mileage on V1 JLS 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 V1 JLS find?
- V1 JLS passed its latest MOT on 5 Jan 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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