Headlamp aim too high on the Land Rover Defender

Headlamp aim too high on the Land Rover Defender is recorded on 4,046 tests — 1.6% of all its MOT tests, against 0.7% across every car in the data. That is 2.3× the national share.

Is this unusual for this model?

Compared with	What it says
Every car in the data	0.7% of tests record it — this model is 2.3× that share
The 348 models compared	3 of 348, highest first
The model's own record	256,078 tests · every year of the Defender →

A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Land Rover Defender tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.

Year by year

In 2000, 1.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2021, 0.2%. The share has fallen 0.7 points over that time. Worst year 2000 at 1.0%; best 2020 at 0.2%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2000	207	21,658	1.0%
2001	199	22,574	0.9%
2002	219	28,032	0.8%
2003	282	32,168	0.9%
2004	223	31,198	0.7%
2005	264	30,372	0.9%
2006	180	27,430	0.7%
2007	232	28,606	0.8%
2008	225	26,478	0.8%
2009	177	24,962	0.7%
2010	270	28,258	1.0%
2011	247	28,138	0.9%
2012	238	26,938	0.9%
2013	254	29,948	0.8%
2014	296	39,192	0.8%
2015	371	43,306	0.9%
2016	91	11,296	0.8%
2020	40	18,628	0.2%
2021	23	10,880	0.2%

Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.

What it costs

A typical UK repair for this item is £30–£80 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. What the part is, and what to buy →

Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.

Where this sits

Headlamp aim too high: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
Land Rover Defender MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
Every Land Rover model →