65,310 on UK roads in 2025+11,341 vs 2024
On the road
65,310
65,310 licensed
Change vs 2024
+21%
+11,341 cars
New in 2025
12,607
first-time registrations
Electrified
8.2%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Land Rover DEFENDER is a common sight on UK roads, with 65,310 licensed in 2025 - up 21% on 2024. 12,607 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly diesel (82%), with most in the Over 3.0L class. Most date from the 2020-2025 era.
Licensed Land Rover DEFENDER cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Land Rover DEFENDER on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Land Rover Defender holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 119,045 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
74.2%
119,045 MOT tests in 2025 · 97,957 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
73%
2023
73.4%
2024
73.6%
2025
74.2%
▲ 1.2 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Land Rover Defender is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 104,896 cars tracked across years
78.7%
low · <5k
19.9%
avg · 5-15k
1.4%
high · 15k+
Most cover 1,008-4,512 miles a year (median 2,350).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 103,572 → 105,665 → 107,953 → 110,059
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Diesel
95,707 tests
74%
A 2025 Land Rover Defender passes first time 74.2% of the time - below the 77.6% UK average. The typical one is driven about 3,372 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 87.4% of low-mileage cars pass versus 69.8% past 120k.
Of 25,321 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Land Rover DEFENDER, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
