Land Rover Defender

Made 1975–2022 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46)

First-time pass

56.6%

±2.7 pp

n = 1,291

Annual mileage (median)

4,004 km

km per year, between two inspections

Odometer inconsistencies

15.4%

cars whose reading dropped between inspections

Major or dangerous defects

43.4%

share of inspections with that verdict

n = 1,291

56.6% of Land Rover Defender cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 1,291, all years of manufacture). 324 Land Rover Defender cars are registered in Lithuania (0.0% of all passenger cars), with a median age of 3.3 years. Of the 3 years of manufacture with enough data, cars made in 2005 do best (69.0%) and those made in 1996 worst (29.3%). A typical one covers 4,004 km a year.

Pass rate by year of manufacture

Years with n ≥ 30. Whiskers show the 95% interval

Chart data: Land Rover Defender: Pass rate by year of manufacture
Year	First-time pass	95 % CI
1996	29.3%	21.8–38.2%
1997	49.5%	42.3–56.7%
1998	60.0%	49.1–70.0%
1999	47.1%	31.5–63.3%
2000	51.4%	35.6–67.0%
2001	57.9%	42.2–72.2%
2003	54.2%	40.3–67.4%
2004	62.7%	50.7–73.3%
2005	69.0%	61.0–75.9%
2006	67.0%	56.9–75.8%
2007	72.5%	62.6–80.6%
2008	66.3%	55.6–75.5%
2012	50.0%	34.5–65.5%

Mileage by age

p25–p75 band, median – solid line

Chart data: Land Rover Defender: Mileage by age
Age	p25	p50	p75
11 yrs	26,986 km	65,042 km	143,797 km
12 yrs	28,389 km	51,395 km	154,488 km
13 yrs	32,296 km	67,027 km	154,802 km
14 yrs	32,302 km	77,721 km	184,464 km
15 yrs	33,234 km	89,006 km	209,603 km
16 yrs	36,998 km	71,277 km	217,158 km
17 yrs	51,949 km	154,028 km	231,462 km
18 yrs	60,655 km	186,718 km	252,849 km
19 yrs	133,220 km	220,033 km	270,989 km
20 yrs	125,740 km	206,197 km	268,973 km
21 yrs	164,856 km	225,535 km	279,770 km
22 yrs	168,073 km	247,528 km	304,470 km

Smoke opacity (diesel)

0.65 m⁻¹

21.5% over the limit · n = 1,190

Inspection verdicts

Land Rover Defender, n = 1,291

Chart data: Land Rover Defender: Inspection verdicts
	%
No defects	34.2%
Minor defects	22.4%
Major defects	39.7%
Dangerous defects	3.6%

Registered fleet

Passenger cars allowed in traffic · Regitra, 2026-07-01

Cars registered

324

allowed in traffic

Fleet share

0.0%

of registered passenger cars

Age of cars registered

3.3 yrs

median since first registration

Electric share

0.0%

battery-electric cars (BEV)

Fuel: registered vs inspected

Registered

Chart data: Land Rover Defender: Registered, Fuel mix
	%
Diesel	19.4%
Petrol	12.4%
Petrol hybrid	18.2%
Diesel hybrid	49.7%
Other	0.3%

Inspected

Chart data: Land Rover Defender: Inspected, Fuel mix
	%
Diesel	96.4%
Petrol	1.2%
Petrol hybrid	0.9%
Diesel hybrid	1.5%
Other	0.1%

Land Rover Defender: Fuel: registered vs inspected
Fuel	Registered	Inspected
Diesel	19.4%	96.4%
Petrol	12.4%	1.2%
Petrol hybrid	18.2%	0.9%
Diesel hybrid	49.7%	1.5%
Other	0.3%	0.1%

Registered means every passenger car (M1/M1G) in Regitra's register that is allowed in traffic, while inspected counts only the cars that came to a technical inspection, so new cars not yet due for one are underrepresented there.

By year of manufacture

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By year of manufacture
Year	n	First-time pass	Interval
2022	n = 3 · too few	—	—
2021	n = 26 · too few	—	—
2020	n = 9 · too few	—	—
2016	n = 4 · too few	—	—
2015	n = 18 · too few	—	—
2013	n = 20 · too few	—	—
2012	36	50.0%	34.5–65.5%
2011	n = 23 · too few	—	—
2010	n = 21 · too few	—	—
2009	n = 19 · too few	—	—
2008	83	66.3%	55.6–75.5%
2007	91	72.5%	62.6–80.6%
2006	91	67.0%	56.9–75.8%
2005 full stats	145	69.0%	61.0–75.9%
2004	67	62.7%	50.7–73.3%
2003	48	54.2%	40.3–67.4%
2002	n = 22 · too few	—	—
2001	38	57.9%	42.2–72.2%
2000	35	51.4%	35.6–67.0%
1999	34	47.1%	31.5–63.3%
1998	80	60.0%	49.1–70.0%
1997 full stats	182	49.5%	42.3–56.7%
1996 full stats	116	29.3%	21.8–38.2%
1995	n = 2 · too few	—	—
1994	n = 2 · too few	—	—
1992	n = 1 · too few	—	—
1991	n = 11 · too few	—	—
1990	n = 4 · too few	—	—
1987	n = 5 · too few	—	—
1986	n = 9 · too few	—	—
1983	n = 4 · too few	—	—
1982	n = 20 · too few	—	—
1981	n = 4 · too few	—	—
1980	n = 4 · too few	—	—
1979	n = 3 · too few	—	—
1978	n = 1 · too few	—	—
1975	n = 5 · too few	—	—

Land Rover Defender

Pass rate by year of manufacture

Mileage by age

Inspection verdicts

Registered fleet

Fuel: registered vs inspected

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