2003 Land Rover Defender 90 2.5 TD5

Price: £18,995. Above the going rate: £7,881 (70%) over the AskCar estimate of £11,114, our expected asking price for this car from its model, age, mileage and specification, drawing on 1,286 priced Land Rover Defender 90 adverts on AskCar as of 8 November 2026.

AskCar lists 1,499 used Land Rover Defender 90 from 593 UK dealerships, as of 8 November 2026.

Overview

  • Make: Land Rover
  • Model: Defender 90
  • Version: 2.5 TD5 Manual 4WD 3dr (120 bhp)
  • Year: 2003
  • Mileage: 156,000 miles
  • Fuel: Diesel
  • Body: SUV, 3 doors
  • Engine: 2.5 litres, 120 bhp
  • Gearbox: Manual
  • Drive: Four-wheel drive
  • Colour: Silver
  • CO2: 282 g/km

About this car

With 156,000 miles on the clock, this 2003 Land Rover Defender 90 has done roughly 46,000 more miles than a typical 2003 Land Rover Defender 90. The dealer is asking £18,995, which is £7,881 above the AskCar estimate of £11,114. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 1,286 Land Rover Defender 90 cars across different ages and specifications. We first recorded this car for sale 75 days ago. The government's MOT record matches its advertised mileage. You can find this car at Walton Motors in Cranleigh. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 8 November 2026.

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Price

Above the going rate: £7,881 (70%) over the AskCar estimate of £11,114.

The AskCar estimate is our expected asking price for this car. It uses UK dealer asking prices, accounting for make, model, trim, version, age, mileage, fuel, gearbox, body type, driven wheels, engine size and power. It is an advertised price, not a confirmed sale price.

It draws on 1,286 priced Land Rover Defender 90 adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 8 November 2026.

A 2003 Land Rover Defender 90 with the 2.5 diesel engine is typically advertised at £23,000: the median of the 18 for sale on AskCar, as of 8 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2003 Land Rover Defender 90 has been on sale for at least 75 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 25 August 2026 at £18,995. Its asking price has not changed.

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 8 November 2026: valid until 31 March 2027.

It failed its MOT on 23 March 2026 (nearside rear anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt; offside rear anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt; nearside front upper track rod end ball joint has excessive play; and 1 more) and passed 9 days later, on 1 April 2026.

Advisories at the latest test: exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases; front brake pad(s) wearing thin; front both front swivel joint seals slightly leaking.

Mileage at that test: 155,212 miles, which matches the advertised 156,000 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 46,000 miles higher than the median mileage of a 2003 Land Rover Defender 90 on AskCar.

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As of 8 November 2026, AskCar lists 595,629 cars and vans from 12,891 UK dealerships, read daily from dealer websites: over 99% of UK dealer used car adverts. No dealer pays to be listed.