Pass rate
69.1%
Below average — 14.9 pts behind the 84.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 243 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £36–£108
2016 DFSK Loadhopper MOT pass rate
- 2016
- typical 29,323 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
30.1% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2015 76.9% pass
- Avoid 2012 67.0% pass
Across the 5 years on record, a spread of 9.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 61.2%
- Typical mileage
- 29k mi
The 2016 DFSK Loadhopper MOT pass rate is 69.1% of its MOT tests — 14.9 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 30.1% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how DFSK Loadhopper does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Brakes: 1.4× the national share
Brakes make up 30.1% of everything recorded on the 2016 DFSK Loadhopper, against 20.9% nationally — 9.2 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 84.0%; this one manages 69.1% — 14.9 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- Based on a small sample. 243 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2016 DFSK Loadhopper compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 84.0%, so this figure is 14.9 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 61.2%. The median 2016 DFSK Loadhopper in this dataset had covered 29,323 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 62.1% of the time, April–September 76.5%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Service brake imbalance across an axle", noted on 4.94% of tests.
- 243 recorded tests behind this page.
- 69.1% overall pass rate, 61.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the DFSK Loadhopper, the average is 72.6% — best year 2015 (76.9%), worst 2012 (67.0%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 243
- Typical mileage (median)
- 29,323 mi
- Make and model
- DFSK Loadhopper
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Brake Discs and Pads Set
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Loadhopper MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 42% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Loadhopper
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 72 | 73.6% |
| South West | 56 | 58.9% |
| North West | 27 | 70.4% |
| East of England | 20 | 55.0% |
| London | 18 | 88.9% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2016 Loadhopper
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2016 Loadhopper
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 4.5% of tests
“malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the steering 4.5% of tests
“steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt”
With the wheels straight, rock the steering wheel gently with the engine off — more than about an inch of free play before the wheels move is worth investigating. Split rack gaiters are cheap to replace and commonly recorded.
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Check the brake pipes 3.3% of tests
“flexible brake hoses excessively deteriorated”
Brake pipes run under the car, usually in front of the rear wheels. Flaking or crusty metal is what fails; a light dusting of surface rust does not. Worth asking a garage to look while it is on a ramp.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2016 Loadhopper through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £36–£108 — and 42% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £36–£108
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: steering rack gaiter missing or no longer…
- £120–£300
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 42%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 243 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Loadhopper, side by side
5 model years on record, from 2012 to 2016. Across them the pass rate runs from 67.0% to 76.9% — a spread of 9.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2012 67.0% position lamp not working
- 2013 76.3% malfunction indicator lamp…
- 2014 71.0% service brake performance…
- 2015 76.9% steering rack gaiter missing or…
- 2016 69.1%service brake imbalance across an…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2016 DFSK Loadhopper with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2016 cars with a similar record
- Nissan Elgrand 71.0%
- Renault Clio 73.9%
- SsangYong Rodius 73.9%
- Citroen Nemo 75.0%
- Vauxhall Combo 75.2%
- Peugeot Bipper 75.4%
Closest pass rates among 2016 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2016 DFSK Loadhopper 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 580 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 176 | 30.10% | 20.89% | +9.21 |
| Suspension | 101 | 17.30% | 20.98% | −3.68 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 69 | 11.80% | 12.21% | −0.41 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 50 | 8.60% | 5.57% | +3.03 |
| Tyres | 46 | 7.90% | 19.76% | −11.86 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 40 | 6.80% | 5.52% | +1.28 |
| Steering | 33 | 5.70% | 2.57% | +3.13 |
| Visibility | 29 | 5.00% | 4.97% | +0.03 |
| Non-component advisories | 29 | 5.00% | 4.18% | +0.82 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 7 | 1.20% | 0.82% | +0.38 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service brake imbalance across an axle Brakes | Major | 4.9% | £45–110 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 4.5% | £3–12 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.5% | £5–20 |
| Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Steering | Major | 4.5% | £120–300 |
| Flexible brake hoses excessively deteriorated Brakes | Major | 3.3% | £25–70 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 3.3% | £8–22 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.9% | £40–150 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.9% | £5–25 |
| Shackle pins and bushes shackle pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.9% | £40–150 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.5% | £60–250 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 26.3% | £80–180 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 10.3% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Non-component advisories | Advisory | 9.1% | £120–300 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 6.6% | £45–120 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 4.9% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 4.5% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 122 | 68.9% | 16,752 mi |
| 30-60k | 77 | 74.0% | 44,564 mi |
| 60-90k | 28 | 64.3% | 71,297 mi |
| 90-120k | 13 | 53.8% | 103,753 mi |
| 120k+ | 2 | 50.0% | 130,537 mi |
Source: 243 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2016 Loadhopper MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2016 DFSK Loadhopper?
69.1% of the 243 2016 DFSK Loadhopper tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 84.0% for cars first used in 2016. First-attempt pass rate: 61.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2016 DFSK Loadhopper?
The three most recorded items are service brake imbalance across an axle (4.94%), malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (4.53%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.53%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2016 DFSK Loadhopper MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 68.9% of the time, falling to 50.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2016 DFSK Loadhopper in this dataset had covered 29,323 mi.
Does the season affect the 2016 DFSK Loadhopper MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 62.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 76.5%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.