Pass rate
64.6%
Below average — 8.0 pts behind the 72.6% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 65 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £68–£169
2003 LDV 400 Convoy Td MOT pass rate
- 2003
- typical 59,677 mi
Only 65 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.
Most common fault
Brakes
27.2% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2005 65.3% pass
- Avoid 2004 63.3% pass
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 53.1%
- Typical mileage
- 60k mi
The 2003 LDV 400 Convoy Td MOT pass rate is 64.6% of its MOT tests — 8.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 27.2% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how LDV 400 Convoy Td does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.2× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 12.4% of everything recorded on the 2003 LDV 400 Convoy Td, against 5.6% nationally — 6.8 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 27.2%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 72.6%; this one manages 64.6% — 8.0 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 12% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
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 2003 LDV 400 Convoy Td compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.6%, so this figure is 8.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 53.1%. The median 2003 LDV 400 Convoy Td in this dataset had covered 59,677 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier", noted on 9.23% of tests.
- 65 recorded tests behind this page.
- 64.6% overall pass rate, 53.1% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the LDV 400 Convoy Td, the average is 64.4% — best year 2005 (65.3%), worst 2004 (63.3%).
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
- 65
- Typical mileage (median)
- 59,677 mi
- Make and model
- LDV 400 Convoy Td
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Battery
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the 400 Convoy Td MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 46% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the 400 Convoy Td
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 19 | 57.9% |
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 Td
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 Td
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 battery 9.2% 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 the wipers and washers 7.7% of tests
“wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
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Check corrosion 6.2% 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 Td through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £68–£169 — and 12% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £68–£169
- Cheapest common item: wipers does not clear the windscreen…
- £8–£22
- Dearest common item: chassis condition or chassis has excessive…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 40%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 12%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 65 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 Td, side by side
3 model years on record, from 2003 to 2005. Across them the pass rate runs from 63.3% to 65.3% — a spread of 2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2003 64.6%battery(ies) insecure but not…
- 2004 63.3% battery(ies) insecure but not…
- 2005 65.3% individual direction indicators…
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 Td 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 Td 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 246 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 | 68 | 27.20% | 20.89% | +6.31 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 40 | 16.00% | 12.21% | +3.79 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 31 | 12.40% | 5.57% | +6.83 |
| Suspension | 24 | 9.60% | 20.98% | −11.38 |
| Tyres | 23 | 9.20% | 19.76% | −10.56 |
| Steering | 21 | 8.40% | 2.57% | +5.83 |
| Visibility | 17 | 6.80% | 4.97% | +1.83 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 12 | 4.80% | 5.52% | −0.72 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 6 | 2.40% | 0.82% | +1.58 |
| Non-component advisories | 4 | 1.60% | 4.18% | −2.58 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 9.2% | £60–140 |
| Service brake imbalance across an axle Brakes | Major | 7.7% | £45–110 |
| Service brake performance efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 7.7% | £60–150 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 7.7% | £8–22 |
| Chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting Body, chassis, structure | Major | 6.2% | £180–450 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 6.2% | £180–450 |
| Ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 4.6% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.6% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.6% | £30–80 |
| Parking brake performance inoperative on one side Brakes | Major | 4.6% | £60–150 |
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 | 18.5% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 15.4% | £45–110 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 13.8% | £80–180 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 10.8% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 9.2% | £200–700 |
| Chassis condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 7.7% | £180–450 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 9 | 88.9% | 27,619 mi |
| 30-60k | 24 | 54.2% | 50,234 mi |
| 60-90k | 15 | 73.3% | 72,619 mi |
| 90-120k | 3 | 66.7% | 94,121 mi |
| 120k+ | 14 | 57.1% | 160,455 mi |
Source: 65 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 Td MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2003 LDV 400 Convoy Td?
64.6% of the 65 2003 LDV 400 Convoy Td tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.6% for cars first used in 2003. First-attempt pass rate: 53.1%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2003 LDV 400 Convoy Td?
The three most recorded items are battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (9.23%), service brake imbalance across an axle (7.69%), service brake performance efficiency below requirements (7.69%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2003 LDV 400 Convoy Td MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 88.9% of the time, falling to 57.1% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2003 LDV 400 Convoy Td in this dataset had covered 59,677 mi.