Pass rate
66.5%
Below average — 6.4 pts behind the 72.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 406 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £34–£84
2002 LDV Convoy MOT pass rate
- 2002
- 2 trims combined
- typical 85,486 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Brakes
21.4% 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 2006 73.8% pass
- Avoid 2000 61.2% pass
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 12.6 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 57.0%
- Typical mileage
- 85k mi
The 2002 LDV Convoy MOT pass rate is 66.5% of its MOT tests — 6.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 21.4% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Steering: 3.6× the national share
Steering accounts for 9.3% of everything recorded on the 2002 LDV Convoy, against 2.6% nationally — 6.7 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 21.4%, 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 72.9%; this one manages 66.5% — 6.4 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
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 Convoy first registered in 2002 is combined here — 2 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2002 LDV Convoy compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.9%, so this figure is 6.4 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 57.0%. The median 2002 LDV Convoy in this dataset had covered 85,486 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 95% of tests, with a 66.7% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 69.0% of the time, April–September 64.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 10.84% of tests.
- 406 recorded tests behind this page.
- 66.5% overall pass rate, 57.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the LDV Convoy, the average is 66.7% — best year 2006 (73.8%), worst 2000 (61.2%).
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
- 406
- Typical mileage (median)
- 85,486 mi
- Make and model
- LDV Convoy
- 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 Convoy MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 57% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (95% of tests).
Where the LDV Convoy is most common
Across all Convoy model years on record (2000–2006): 855 LDV Convoy cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 2,040 tests. Bristol (BS) has the most, with 34 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.
| # | Postcode area | Cars | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol (BS) | 34 | 56.8% |
| 2 | Exeter (EX) | 25 | 57.4% |
| 3 | Doncaster (DN) | 21 | 75.5% |
| 4 | Yeovil (BA) | 20 | 59.6% |
| 5 | Wrexham (LL) | 18 | 57.8% |
| 6 | Swindon (SN) | 17 | 64.0% |
| 7 | Brighton (BN) | 17 | 55.3% |
| 8 | Birmingham (B) | 16 | 69.7% |
| 9 | Portsmouth (PO) | 16 | 59.4% |
| 10 | Oxford (OX) | 15 | 65.0% |
| 11 | Preston (PR) | 15 | 71.0% |
| 12 | Gloucester (GL) | 14 | 60.9% |
| 13 | Stoke On Trent (ST) | 14 | 75.0% |
| 14 | Truro (TR) | 14 | 56.3% |
| 15 | Shrewsbury (SY) | 14 | — |
| 16 | Nottingham (NG) | 13 | 63.6% |
| 17 | Peterborough (PE) | 13 | 70.3% |
| 18 | Leicester (LE) | 13 | 61.3% |
| 19 | Plymouth (PL) | 13 | — |
| 20 | Southampton (SO) | 13 | — |
The twenty areas with the most LDV Convoy cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →
Regional pass rates for the Convoy
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 80 | 67.5% |
| South West | 79 | 62.0% |
| West Midlands | 51 | 70.6% |
| North West | 46 | 69.6% |
| Yorkshire | 38 | 63.2% |
| Scotland | 32 | 62.5% |
| East of England | 29 | 75.9% |
| Wales | 22 | 59.1% |
| East Midlands | 17 | 58.8% |
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 2002 Convoy
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 2002 Convoy
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 10.8% 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 5.9% 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 windscreen 5.9% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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 2002 Convoy through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £34–£84 — and 45% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £34–£84
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 45%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 406 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 Convoy, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2000 to 2006. Across them the pass rate runs from 61.2% to 73.8% — a spread of 12.6 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 61.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2001 67.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2002 66.5%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2003 66.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2004 67.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 64.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 73.8% 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 2002 LDV Convoy 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 2002 cars with a similar record
- Vauxhall Combo 66.5%
- Volkswagen Beetle 67.0%
- Ford Ka 67.2%
- Citroen C3 68.6%
- Volkswagen Polo 68.7%
- Honda Accord 68.7%
Closest pass rates among 2002 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 2002 LDV Convoy 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 1,690 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 | 365 | 21.40% | 20.89% | +0.51 |
| Suspension | 292 | 17.10% | 20.98% | −3.88 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 286 | 16.80% | 12.21% | +4.59 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 191 | 11.20% | 5.57% | +5.63 |
| Steering | 159 | 9.30% | 2.57% | +6.73 |
| Tyres | 131 | 7.70% | 19.76% | −12.06 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 113 | 6.60% | 5.52% | +1.08 |
| Visibility | 101 | 5.90% | 4.97% | +0.93 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 36 | 2.10% | 0.82% | +1.28 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 16 | 0.90% | 1.76% | −0.86 |
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 | 10.8% | £5–20 |
| Service brake imbalance across an axle Brakes | Major | 6.4% | £45–110 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.9% | £60–140 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 5.9% | £80–200 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.9% | £3–15 |
| Mirrors slightly damaged Visibility | Minor | 4.7% | £3–15 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.7% | £30–80 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 3.7% | £80–180 |
| Obviously under inflated Tyres | Minor | 3.2% | £45–95 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 3.2% | £8–22 |
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 | 24.4% | £80–180 |
| Wheel bearings has excessive play Suspension | Advisory | 17.7% | £20–55 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 15.0% | £200–700 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 13.3% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 12.3% | £45–110 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 10.6% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 9 | 66.7% | 24,162 mi |
| 30-60k | 89 | 65.2% | 46,894 mi |
| 60-90k | 127 | 67.7% | 76,777 mi |
| 90-120k | 96 | 65.6% | 104,998 mi |
| 120k+ | 84 | 66.7% | 142,736 mi |
Source: 406 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.
2002 Convoy MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2002 LDV Convoy?
66.5% of the 406 2002 LDV Convoy tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.9% for cars first used in 2002. First-attempt pass rate: 57.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2002 LDV Convoy?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (10.84%), service brake imbalance across an axle (6.40%), battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (5.91%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2002 LDV Convoy MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 66.7% of the time, falling to 66.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2002 LDV Convoy in this dataset had covered 85,486 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2002 LDV Convoy?
Diesel: 66.7% pass rate across 387 tests. Petrol: 60.0% pass rate across 15 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2002 LDV Convoy MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 69.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 64.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.