Pass rate
58.0%
Below average — 14.6 pts behind the 72.6% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 69 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £48–£119
2003 LDV 400 Convoy D MOT pass rate
- 2003
- 2 trims combined
- typical 76,272 mi
Only 69 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
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Most common fault
Brakes
23.2% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£55 for Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2004 67.1% pass
- Avoid 2003 58.0% pass · this year
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 9.1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 40.8%
- Typical mileage
- 76k mi
The 2003 LDV 400 Convoy D MOT pass rate is 58.0% of its MOT tests — 14.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 23.2% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Steering: 3.5× the national share
Steering accounts for 9.1% of everything recorded on the 2003 LDV 400 Convoy D, against 2.6% nationally — 6.5 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 23.2%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Ask for the steering to be checked for play with the wheels on the ground, not on a jack.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 72.6%; this one manages 58.0% — 14.6 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- Based on a small sample. 69 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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Every LDV 400 Convoy D first registered in 2003 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2003 LDV 400 Convoy D compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.6%, so this figure is 14.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 40.8%. The median 2003 LDV 400 Convoy D in this dataset had covered 76,272 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 14.49% of tests.
- 69 recorded tests behind this page.
- 58.0% overall pass rate, 40.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the LDV 400 Convoy D, the average is 63.8% — best year 2004 (67.1%), worst 2003 (58.0%).
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
- 69
- Typical mileage (median)
- 76,272 mi
- Make and model
- LDV 400 Convoy D
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the 400 Convoy D MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 12% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the 400 Convoy D
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 17 | 52.9% |
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 2003 400 Convoy D
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 2003 400 Convoy D
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 14.5% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
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 battery 11.6% of tests
“battery(ies) insecure”
Check the battery is secure and its terminals are clean and tight — a loose battery is a fail on its own, and a weak one shows up as slow cranking on a cold morning.
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Check corrosion 7.3% of tests
“chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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 2003 400 Convoy D through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £48–£119 — and 43% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £48–£119
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: chassis condition or chassis has excessive…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 43%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 69 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 400 Convoy D, side by side
3 model years on record, from 2002 to 2004. Across them the pass rate runs from 58.0% to 67.1% — a spread of 9.1 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2002 65.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2003 58.0%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2004 67.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
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 2003 LDV 400 Convoy D 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 2003 cars with a similar record
- Vauxhall Combo 65.8%
- Volkswagen Beetle 67.1%
- Volvo V40 67.3%
- Ford Ka 68.0%
- Ford Galaxy 68.0%
- Citroen C3 68.2%
Closest pass rates among 2003 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 2003 LDV 400 Convoy D 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 357 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 | 84 | 23.20% | 20.89% | +2.31 |
| Suspension | 62 | 17.10% | 20.98% | −3.88 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 53 | 14.60% | 12.21% | +2.39 |
| Tyres | 39 | 10.80% | 19.76% | −8.96 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 37 | 10.20% | 5.57% | +4.63 |
| Steering | 33 | 9.10% | 2.57% | +6.53 |
| Visibility | 17 | 4.70% | 4.97% | −0.27 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 16 | 4.40% | 5.52% | −1.12 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 10 | 2.80% | 0.82% | +1.98 |
| Non-component advisories | 6 | 1.70% | 4.18% | −2.48 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 14.5% | £5–20 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 11.6% | £60–140 |
| Service brake imbalance across an axle Brakes | Major | 8.7% | £45–110 |
| Chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting Body, chassis, structure | Major | 7.3% | £180–450 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 7.3% | £3–15 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 5.8% | £80–180 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Major | 5.8% | £5–15 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 5.8% | £80–200 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 5.8% | £8–22 |
| Brake discs significantly and obviously worn Brakes | Major | 4.3% | £45–110 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 24.6% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 24.6% | £45–95 |
| Wheel bearings has excessive play Suspension | Advisory | 23.2% | £20–55 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 20.3% | £30–75 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 18.8% | £80–180 |
| Integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 14.5% | £180–450 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 21 | 61.9% | 44,845 mi |
| 60-90k | 23 | 65.2% | 71,683 mi |
| 90-120k | 20 | 55.0% | 104,558 mi |
| 120k+ | 5 | 20.0% | 127,795 mi |
Source: 69 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.
2003 400 Convoy D MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2003 LDV 400 Convoy D?
58.0% of the 69 2003 LDV 400 Convoy D tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.6% for cars first used in 2003. First-attempt pass rate: 40.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2003 LDV 400 Convoy D?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (14.49%), battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (11.59%), service brake imbalance across an axle (8.70%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2003 LDV 400 Convoy D MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 61.9% of the time, falling to 20.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2003 LDV 400 Convoy D in this dataset had covered 76,272 mi.