L.v. Tong S2DCH MOT reliability

L.v. Tong S2DCHs passed their MOT first time 46% of the time across 26 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 26 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

46%

MOTs analysed

26

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

2021 electric

5 MOTs

These figures come from only 5 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 60%. Typical mileage 6,528 (most between 376 and 6,896).

2024: 67% → 2025: 60%

Most common failures

Locking devices: locking device ineffective (20.0%)
Rear fog lamp: not working (20.0%)
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (20.0%)

Where 2021 S2DCHs fail

Steering

40.0%

Lights & electrics

20.0%

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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.