L D V Pilot MOT reliability

L D V Pilots passed their MOT first time 65% of the time across 221 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

65%

MOTs analysed

221

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2003 diesel

17 MOTs

These figures come from only 17 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 71%. Typical mileage 73,698 (most between 63,630 and 107,146).

2005: 100% → 2006: 78% → 2007: 73% → 2008: 66% → 2009: 59% → 2010: 53% → 2011: 47% → 2012: 50% → 2013: 50% → 2014: 51% → 2015: 51% → 2016: 57% → 2017: 49% → 2018: 57% → 2019: 56% → 2020: 55% → 2021: 59% → 2022: 46% → 2023: 74% → 2024: 52% → 2025: 71%

Most common failures

Headlamp: not working on main beam (11.8%)
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (11.8%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (11.8%)
Lever: is not capable of being maintained in operation by direct mechanical action only (5.9%)
Flexible brake hoses: excessively damaged (5.9%)

Where 2003 Pilots fail

Lights & electrics

23.5%

Brakes

17.6%

Visibility & wipers

11.8%

Body, structure & corrosion

5.9%

Wheels & tyres

5.9%

Seat belts & other equipment

5.9%

Suspension & axles

5.9%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.