What are the most common Land Rover 90 Defender Turbo Dies MOT failures?

The most common Land Rover 90 Defender Turbo Dies MOT failures vary by year. Check the individual year pages for detailed defect breakdowns — links in the table above.

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Land Rover 90 Defender Turbo Dies — Reliability by Year

Q: What year Land Rover 90 Defender Turbo Dies is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 1992 Land Rover 90 Defender Turbo Dies has the highest pass rate at 80.3%, out of 824 vehicles tested.

3,085 vehicles · MOT data 1990–1994 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Land Rover 90 Defender Turbo Dies was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year

1992

80.3% pass rate · 824 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

1990

70.8% pass rate · 255 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
1994	72.6%	133,396 mi	192
1993	73.8%	130,172 mi	859
1992	80.3%	123,003 mi	824
1991	72.1%	136,868 mi	955
1990	70.8%	184,857 mi	255

Which year Land Rover 90 Defender Turbo Dies is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 123,003 miles (newest year) to 184,857 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Land Rover 90 Defender Turbo Dies.

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