Land Rover Defender 2008

Cars aged 17 · 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
66.3% ±10.0 pp
M1 average at 17 years – 43.0%

n = 83 inspections

Expected mileage now (median)
284,250 km
Percentiles · cars aged 17
p10 209k
p25 245k
p50 284k
p75 328k
p90 375k
Land Rover Defender 2008: mileage distribution
Chart data: Land Rover Defender 2008: mileage distribution
km
p10208,553 km
p25244,540 km
p50284,250 km
p75328,297 km
p90375,367 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 2008, n = 83
Land Rover Defender 2008: Inspection verdicts
Chart data: Land Rover Defender 2008: Inspection verdicts
%
No defects42.2%
Minor defects24.1%
Major defects32.5%
Dangerous defects1.2%
Odometer inconsistencies
43.8%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections

Smoke opacity (diesel)
0.55 m⁻¹
10.5% over the limit · n = 76

What these numbers say

66.3% of 2008 Land Rover Defender cars pass the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 83), against an average of 43.0% for all 17-year-old M1 cars.

This model has too few odometer readings at this age, so the comparison is all 17-year-old M1 cars: typical mileage 284,250 km, half of them between 244,540 km and 328,297 km.

An odometer inconsistency was recorded for 7 cars, 43.8% of those assessed.

The median diesel smoke opacity is 0.55 m⁻¹; 10.5% of measurements exceed the limit.

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