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Levc TX MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Levc TX took 12,082 MOT tests in Britain and passed 89% of them first time, above the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2023
12,082
First-time pass rate
89%
All cars
71%

What the TX fails on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

  1. Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 1.9%
  2. Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid 1.6%
  3. Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 1.6%
  4. Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 0.9%
  5. Headlamp aim: too low 0.6%
  6. Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn 0.5%
  7. Headlamp aim: too high 0.4%
  8. Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm 0.3%

Most common advisories

  1. Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 13.7%
  2. Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 5.5%
  3. Brake pads: wearing thin 4.8%
  4. Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil 4.3%
  5. Brake discs: worn, but not excessively 1.8%
  6. Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre 1.7%
  7. Non-component advisories: Play in steering rack inner joint(s) 1.0%
  8. Transmission oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 0.8%

Pass rate by year of registration

Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.

First registeredTestsPass rate
20182,03088%
20193,87085%
20201,72088%
20212,06291%
20222,32493%

Typical mileage by age

Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.

Age at testAverage mileage
3 years68,377 miles
4 years88,421 miles
5 years105,563 miles

Check a particular TX

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.