LDV Cub MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

LDV Cub MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The LDV Cub passed on its first attempt in 60.9%, and its overall record sits −13.1 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the LDV Cub in the 2023–2025 data: 221 tests across 3 model years (2000–2002). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common LDV Cub MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the LDV Cub, the Suspension section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the LDV Cub's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded LDV Cub DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the LDV Cub, each with how many of the model's 221 tests it was noted on.

• "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength" (Major) — noted on about 36 LDV Cub tests, 16.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 23 LDV Cub tests, 10.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 21 LDV Cub tests, 9.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded" (Major) — noted on about 10 LDV Cub tests, 4.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Service brake imbalance across an axle" (Major) — noted on about 9 LDV Cub tests, 4.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Service brake performance excessively binding" (Major) — noted on about 9 LDV Cub tests, 4.1% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst LDV Cub Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest LDV Cub model year on record is 2001 (74.4% across 90 tests), and the weakest is 2000 (62.5%). The gap between them is 11.9 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

LDV Cub reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 0.9 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for LDV Cub Owners

These checks follow this LDV Cub's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a LDV Cub.

• corrosion — “component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”

  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.

• the windscreen — “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.

• the lights — “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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the LDV Cub. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: LDV Cub MOT & Reliability