Land Rover Defender 2004

Cars aged 21 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Fewer than 100 inspections – figures are indicative and intervals wide.
Pass the inspection first time
62.7% ±11.3 pp
M1 average at 21 years – 38.5%

n = 67 inspections

Expected mileage now (median)
315,862 km
Percentiles · cars aged 21
p10 225k
p25 269k
p50 316k
p75 367k
p90 420k
Land Rover Defender 2004: mileage distribution
Chart data: Land Rover Defender 2004: mileage distribution
km
p10224,917 km
p25269,353 km
p50315,862 km
p75366,804 km
p90420,000 km

Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.


Is the mileage normal?

Enter the mileage from the ad – we show where it falls among identical cars.

Inspection verdicts

Defender 2004, n = 67
Land Rover Defender 2004: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: Land Rover Defender 2004: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects34.3%
Minor defects28.4%
Major defects32.8%
Dangerous defects4.5%
Odometer inconsistencies
18.2%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections

Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.66 m⁻¹
26.9% over the limit · n = 67

What these numbers say

62.7% of 2004 Land Rover Defender cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 67), against an average of 38.5% for all 21-year-old M1 cars.

This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 21-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 315,862 km, half of them between 269,353 km and 366,804 km.

An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 2 cars, 18.2% of those assessed.

The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.66 m⁻¹; 26.9% of measurements exceed the limit.

Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate