Land Rover Defender 90 Td5 — Reliability by Year
1,212 vehicles · MOT data 1999–2006 · first-test pass rates
This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Land Rover Defender 90 Td5 was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →
Which year Land Rover Defender 90 Td5 is most reliable?
MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.
Tests range from an average of 111,278 miles (newest year) to 155,938 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →
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 Defender 90 Td5.
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