LDV 200 MOT reliability

LDV 200s passed their MOT first time 64% of the time across 80 tests in 2025. 232 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 80 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

64%

MOTs analysed

80

Still licensed (GB)

232

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

1999 diesel

6 MOTs

These figures come from only 6 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 67%. Typical mileage 87,630 (most between 67,222 and 97,019).

2005: 61% → 2006: 57% → 2007: 48% → 2008: 43% → 2009: 39% → 2010: 44% → 2011: 46% → 2012: 42% → 2013: 44% → 2014: 60% → 2015: 44% → 2016: 33% → 2017: 68% → 2018: 50% → 2019: 54% → 2020: 57% → 2021: 71% → 2022: 56% → 2023: 86% → 2024: 83% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

All direction indicators: not working (16.7%)
Emissions not tested: unable to be completed (16.7%)
Hydraulic brake cylinder: leaking and braking performance affected (16.7%)
King pins: is loose in the axle beam (16.7%)
Parking (secondary brake performance): on a single line braking system has no recorded effort at a wheel (16.7%)

Where 1999 200s fail

Brakes

16.7%

Lights & electrics

16.7%

Steering

16.7%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

16.7%

Suspension & axles

16.7%

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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.