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LAND ROVER DEFENDER X-DYNAMIC SE D MHEV A - Model Report

Reliability, mileage, fuel mix, safety, and defect profile from AutoRank.

Reporting Period: Last 5 years Report Date: Generated today Filters: All years, fuels and engines autorank.co.uk/models/land-rover/defender-x-dynamic-se-d-mhev-a

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Land Rover

Model: Defender X-Dynamic Se D Mhev A

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 4,843 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

92.2%

Share of this model's 4,843 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

32.8 mpg

CO2 emission

226 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£360/yr

Average vehicle miles

33,190

Lower average mileage in the analysed fleet.

Life expectancy miles

Not enough data

Not enough older-vehicle data for an expectancy estimate.

Average vehicle age

3.2

Shorter age profile in the current analysed pool.

Vehicles represented

10,517

2,949 valid MOT, 7,568 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

4,843

4,843 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

10,517On the road

Insight summary

Land Rover Defender X-Dynamic Se D Mhev A is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 10,517 represented vehicles and 0.03% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 92.2% from 4,843 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 54. The current pool shows an average of 33,190 miles and an average age of 3.2 years. Diesel leads the fuel split, followed by electric diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, tyre condition and engine warning light. The practical read is that the Land Rover Defender X-Dynamic Se D Mhev A looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
DIESEL	10,508
ELECTRIC DIESEL	7
HYBRID ELECTRIC (CLEAN)	2

Euro NCAP Safety

NCAP rating

5 / 5

Adult

85%

Children

85%

Pedestrian

71%

Safety systems

79%

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	78
Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	34
Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	30
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	28
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	23
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	18
Front Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))	16
Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	16
Rear Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))	15
Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	11
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	10
Windscreen damaged and affecting the driver's view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))	9
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	7
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	7
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	7
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	7
Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	7
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	6
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	6
Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	6
Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	6
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	6
Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))	5
Nearside Front Window excessively tinted but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (b) (i))	5
Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))	5

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 368 defects across this top 25 set

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Offside Rear Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))

Front Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))

Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

Rear Registration plate does not conform to the specified requirements (0.1 (d))

Front Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

Windscreen damaged and affecting the driver's view of the road (3.2 (a) (ii))

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

Offside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))

Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Window excessively tinted but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (b) (i))

Nearside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Land Rover Defender X-Dynamic Se D Mhev A reliability and MOT data