BT03 OAY

2003 LAND ROVER — MOT History, Mileage & AI Check

Data from DVLA & DVSA records, last checked 11 June 2026.

Vehicle details

Make & model
LAND ROVER
Year
2003
Fuel
DIESEL
Colour
GREEN
Engine
2495 cc
Tax status (as of 11 June 2026)
Untaxed
MOT status (as of 11 June 2026)
Valid
MOT due
20 January 2027 (220 days away)
Last recorded mileage
30,475 mi

AI verdict AVOID 35/100

AI analysis by CarGPT, generated 11 June 2026 from this vehicle's MOT record. Not professional advice — always inspect before buying.

This 2003 Land Rover has 31 MOT tests on record with a 55% pass rate and 30,475 miles. The combination of severe past failures, unexplained mileage, and a 23-year-old diesel engine makes this a high-risk purchase.

The vehicle shows suspiciously low mileage (70 mi/yr equivalent) before Jan 2023, followed by a 3-year MOT gap (Jan 2023-Jan 2026) with unverified mileage, and then a significant drop in annual usage.

Things to check

  • DANGEROUS brake failures in Jul 2018, Jul 2019, and Aug 2021 indicate severe structural neglect.
  • Mileage dropped dramatically from 7,000 to 70 miles/year before Jan 2023, then a 3-year MOT gap (Jan 2023-Jan 2026).
  • The vehicle has been UNTAXED since registration in 2003, which is highly unusual and raises legal concerns.
  • The 23-year-old diesel engine is prone to known model-specific issues like head gasket failure and timing chain wear.

Working in its favour

  • The vehicle currently holds a valid MOT until January 2027, indicating it is roadworthy for now.
  • No recent MOT failures or advisories were recorded in the last test on 2026-01-20.
  • The vehicle has a consistent, albeit low, annual mileage trajectory since its last MOT in 2026.
  • The vehicle has a 5-star Euro NCAP safety rating (2017), suggesting good structural integrity for its age.

Mileage history

Jun 2006: 30,475 mi FAILJun 2006: 30,475 mi PASSJun 2007: 45,227 mi FAILJun 2007: 45,227 mi PASSJun 2008: 59,491 mi FAILJun 2008: 59,493 mi PASSJul 2009: 72,061 mi FAILJul 2009: 72,061 mi PASSJun 2010: 83,607 mi FAILJun 2010: 83,607 mi PASSJun 2011: 94,717 mi FAILJun 2011: 94,717 mi PASSJun 2012: 106,775 mi FAILJun 2012: 107,128 mi PASSJun 2013: 117,952 mi FAILJun 2013: 118,371 mi PASSJun 2014: 126,162 mi FAILJun 2014: 126,164 mi PASSJun 2015: 129,461 mi FAILJul 2015: 129,666 mi PASSJul 2016: 133,245 mi PASSJul 2017: 135,939 mi PASSJul 2018: 138,047 mi FAILJul 2018: 138,118 mi PASSJul 2019: 144,860 mi FAILJul 2019: 144,861 mi PASSAug 2021: 152,249 mi FAILSep 2021: 152,332 mi PASSOct 2022: 158,606 mi FAILJan 2023: 158,625 mi PASSJan 2026: 161,555 mi PASS162k96k30kJun 2006Jan 2026

MOT test history — 17/31 passed

DateResultMileageDefects & advisories
Jun 2006 FAIL 30,475 mi
FAIL Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
FAIL Headlamp aim not tested (1.8.A.1c)
FAIL Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
FAIL Offside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.1.D.1a)
Jun 2006 PASS 30,475 mi None recorded
Jun 2007 FAIL 45,227 mi
FAIL Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
FAIL Headlamp aim not tested (1.8.A.1c)
FAIL Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)
FAIL Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
FAIL Offside Rear Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)
ADVISORY Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Jun 2007 PASS 45,227 mi None recorded
Jun 2008 FAIL 59,491 mi
FAIL Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)
FAIL Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
FAIL Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
FAIL Nearside Front coil spring fractured (2.4.C.1a)
FAIL Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4)
FAIL Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)
Jun 2008 PASS 59,493 mi None recorded
Jul 2009 FAIL 72,061 mi
FAIL Nearside Front position lamp(s) not in good working order (function impaired) (1.1.4a)
FAIL Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
FAIL Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
FAIL Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
FAIL Rear brake disc excessively pitted (3.5.1h)
FAIL Fuel system component leaking (7.2.3)
Jul 2009 PASS 72,061 mi None recorded
Jun 2010 FAIL 83,607 mi
PRS Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
PRS Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)
ADVISORY Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Jun 2010 PASS 83,607 mi
ADVISORY Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
Jun 2011 FAIL 94,717 mi
FAIL Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
ADVISORY Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
USER ENTERED front discs corroded pads low
Jun 2011 PASS 94,717 mi None recorded
Jun 2012 FAIL 106,775 mi
FAIL Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)
FAIL Offside Headlamp aim too high (1.8)
FAIL Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
FAIL Offside Front Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Jun 2012 PASS 107,128 mi None recorded
Jun 2013 FAIL 117,952 mi
FAIL Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
FAIL Nearside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
FAIL Offside Drag link end ball joint has excessive play (2.2.B.1f)
FAIL Torque/reaction arm has excessive play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)
FAIL Offside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
FAIL front brake application uneven (3.7.B.2)
FAIL Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine (7.4.B.3b)
FAIL Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b)
FAIL Nearside Rear Body or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
ADVISORY Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
ADVISORY Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
Jun 2013 PASS 118,371 mi
ADVISORY Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b)
Jun 2014 FAIL 126,162 mi
FAIL Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
FAIL Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
FAIL Offside rear brake binding (3.7.B.1)
ADVISORY Offside Rear Brakes imbalanced requirements only just met. It would appear that the braking system requires adjustment or repair. (3.7.B.5b)
ADVISORY Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
ADVISORY Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
ADVISORY Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
ADVISORY Nearside Front Front suspension ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
USER ENTERED slight seepage from steering box
USER ENTERED oil leak at rhf axle
Jun 2014 PASS 126,164 mi
ADVISORY Nearside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
ADVISORY Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)
ADVISORY Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
ADVISORY Nearside Front Front suspension ball joint dust cover damaged, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)
USER ENTERED slight seepage from steering box
USER ENTERED oil leak at rhf axle
Jun 2015 FAIL 129,461 mi
FAIL Nearside front brake application uneven (3.7.B.2)
FAIL Nearside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
FAIL Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
FAIL Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
FAIL Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of the body mountings (6.1.B.2)
ADVISORY Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
ADVISORY Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
ADVISORY Steering box has a slight oil leak (2.2.D.2e)
USER ENTERED oil leak at offside front axle/wheel
Jul 2015 PASS 129,666 mi
ADVISORY Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)
ADVISORY Offside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
ADVISORY Steering box has a slight oil leak (2.2.D.2e)
ADVISORY Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
USER ENTERED oil leak at offside front axle
Jul 2016 PASS 133,245 mi
ADVISORY Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
ADVISORY Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
ADVISORY Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
ADVISORY Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a)
ADVISORY Steering box has a slight oil leak (2.2.D.2e)
ADVISORY oil leak at offside front
ADVISORY front lower bumper bar corroded and holed
Jul 2017 PASS 135,939 mi
ADVISORY Oil leak
ADVISORY Coolant leak
ADVISORY Steering box has a slight oil leak (2.2.D.2e)
ADVISORY Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
ADVISORY Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)
ADVISORY Rear Vehicle structure has slight corrosion (6.1.B.2)
Jul 2018 FAIL 138,047 mi
MAJOR Rear Body component corroded and likely to cause injury step (6.2.1 (a) (i))
MAJOR Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))
MAJOR Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii))
ADVISORY Coolant leak
ADVISORY Offside Front hub seal leaking slightly
ADVISORY Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
ADVISORY Offside Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
MAJOR Nearside Rear Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
MAJOR Offside Rear Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (6.1.1 (c) (i))
MAJOR Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))
MAJOR Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength on outer (5.3.6 (a) (i))
DANGEROUS Offside Rear Brake hose leaking on a hydraulic braking system (1.1.12 (c) (ii))
MAJOR Nearside Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded flexi pipe ends (1.1.11 (c))
MAJOR Offside Brake pipe excessively corroded front to rear at nearside front flexi pipe ends (1.1.11 (c))
ADVISORY Nearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear at nearside front flexi pipe ends (1.1.11 (c))
ADVISORY Front cross-member corroded
MAJOR Nearside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))
MAJOR Offside Rear Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))
Jul 2018 PASS 138,118 mi
ADVISORY Coolant leak
ADVISORY Offside Front hub seal leaking slightly
ADVISORY Front cross-member corroded
Jul 2019 FAIL 144,860 mi
MAJOR Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))
MAJOR Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))
MAJOR Fuel system component leaking area of fuel filter (6.1.3 (b) (i))
Jul 2019 PASS 144,861 mi None recorded
Aug 2021 FAIL 152,249 mi
DANGEROUS Nearside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering (6.1.1 (c) (ii))
DANGEROUS Offside Rear Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering (6.1.1 (c) (ii))
ADVISORY Nearside Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
ADVISORY Offside Rear Brake disc worn, but not excessively (1.1.14 (a) (i))
Sep 2021 PASS 152,332 mi
ADVISORY Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
ADVISORY Integral body structure is repaired but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced (6.1.1 (d) (i))
Oct 2022 FAIL 158,606 mi
MAJOR Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced both sides on outer sills within 30cm of seat belt fixings (7.1.1 (a) (i))
MAJOR Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength chassis within 30 cm of suspension components (5.3.6 (a) (i))
MAJOR Offside Front Brake master cylinder/servo mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded inner wing (1.1.21 (e) (i))
MAJOR Nearside Front Inner Floor excessively deteriorated wing at floor (6.2.4 (a) (i))
ADVISORY Wheel/tyre protruding beyond wheel arch all 4 wheels
ADVISORY Offside Front Oil leak, but not excessive hub seal (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Jan 2023 PASS 158,625 mi
ADVISORY Tyre wheel/tyre protruding beyond wheel arch all 4 wheels (5.2.3 (f))
ADVISORY Offside Front Fluid leak, but not excessive hub seal (8.4.1 (a) (i))
Jan 2026 PASS 161,555 mi
ADVISORY chassis corroded and heavily coated
ADVISORY Rear cross member corroded
ADVISORY Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material coated (1.1.11 (c))
ADVISORY Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
ADVISORY Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
ADVISORY Fluid leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))
ADVISORY Fluid leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

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