LDV MOT pass rates and reliability
We have 2,494 MOT tests on LDV cars from 2023, covering 1 model with enough tests to compare. Choose a model to see what it fails on most often, how its pass rate changes with age and how far it is typically driven.
Across 2,494 MOT tests on LDV cars in 2023, 54% passed first time, below the national average of 71% for all cars.
LDV models
| Model | Tests | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Maxus | 2,494 | 54% |
What LDV cars fail on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, across all models, against the figure for all cars.
- Lights and electrics24.2% (all cars 11.3%)
- Brakes21.7% (all cars 6.8%)
- Suspension14.5% (all cars 9.0%)
- Body and structure10.8% (all cars 3.5%)
- Visibility10.5% (all cars 4.8%)
- Exhaust and emissions6.7% (all cars 3.1%)
- Seat belts and airbags5.5% (all cars 1.0%)
- Tyres5.1% (all cars 6.4%)
Most common LDV failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded 6.6%
- Position lamp: not working 6.3%
- Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength 5.8%
- Rear fog lamp: not working 5.3%
- Service brake imbalance: across an axle 5.1%
- Stop lamp: not working 5.0%
- Service brake performance: excessively binding 4.7%
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 4.4%
Check a particular LDV
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.