1,852 tests in 2025
LDV Maxus reliability and MOT pass rate
61% passed first time. The 39% fail rate is 16.4 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 18 years old with 117,804 miles.
Pass rate
61%
22.6% of all cars failed; 39% of these did.
Fixed on the day
8.1%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
117,804 mi
18 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 1 | — |
| 6-9 years | 2 | — |
| 10-13 years | 0 | — |
| 14+ years | 1,849 | 38.9% |
What the Maxus fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Brakes134 dangerous56.4%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment11 dangerous46.7%
- Suspension40 dangerous38.5%
- Body, chassis, structure20 dangerous33.1%
- Visibility1 dangerous21.3%
- Noise, emissions and leaks3 dangerous14.5%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems9.8%
- Tyres76 dangerous9.8%
Is the Maxus getting worse?
The fail rate held at 38.8% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (1.4 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,414 | 15 | 38.8% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 2,159 | 16 | 37.9% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 1,748 | 17 | 38.7% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 1,584 | 18 | 38.8% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Maxus at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Maxus in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded109 tests
- 2Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength106 tests
- 3Rear fog lamp: not working100 tests
- 4Service brake imbalance: across an axle99 tests
- 5Position lamp: not working89 tests
- 6Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements88 tests
- 7Service brake performance: excessively binding84 tests
- 8Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt82 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Maxus collects 3.68 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded615 tests
- 2Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine329 tests
- 3Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened247 tests
- 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure225 tests
- 5Wheel bearings: has excessive play219 tests
- 6Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm194 tests
- 7Registration plates: inscription illegible140 tests
- 8Flexible brake hoses: ferrule excessively corroded108 tests
Questions
What is the LDV Maxus MOT pass rate?
61% of the 1,852 LDV Maxus first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 39% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 8.1% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a LDV Maxus usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded", recorded on 109 failed tests, followed by "Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength" and "Rear fog lamp: not working". By section, brakes appears in 56.4% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 46.7% of failures, suspension appears in 38.5% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 0%; at 14+ years it was 38.9%. The median LDV Maxus tested in 2025 was 18 years old with 117,804 miles.
Is the LDV Maxus getting less reliable?
The fail rate held at 38.8% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (1.4 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Maxus trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Checking a particular Maxus?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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