Land Rover Defender 2005
Cars aged 20 · Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Pass the inspection first time
69.0% ±7.4 pp
M1 average at 20 years – 39.5%
n = 145 inspections
Expected mileage now (median)
308,743 km
Percentiles · cars aged 20
p10 223k
p25 264k
p50 309k
p75 358k
p90 409k
| km | |
|---|---|
| p10 | 223,125 km |
| p25 | 264,356 km |
| p50 | 308,743 km |
| p75 | 357,976 km |
| p90 | 409,198 km |
Too few readings for this model – class mileage is shown.
Inspection verdicts
Defender 2005, n = 145
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 55.2% |
| Minor defects | 13.8% |
| Major defects | 28.3% |
| Dangerous defects | 2.8% |
Odometer inconsistencies
47.4%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.58 m⁻¹
24.1% over the limit · n = 141
What these numbers say
69.0% of 2005 Land Rover Defender cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 145), against an average of 39.5% for all 20-year-old M1 cars.
This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 20-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 308,743 km, half of them between 264,356 km and 357,976 km.
An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 9 cars, 47.4% of those assessed.
The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.58 m⁻¹; 24.1% of measurements exceed the limit.
Figures are not adjusted for how intensively cars are used. How we calculate