LDV Pilot MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

LDV Pilot MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The LDV Pilot passed on its first attempt in 67.3%, and its overall record sits −7.7 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the LDV Pilot in the 2023–2025 data: 456 tests across 5 model years (2000–2006). 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 Pilot MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the LDV Pilot, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 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 Pilot's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded LDV Pilot DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the LDV Pilot, each with how many of the model's 456 tests it was noted on.

• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 38 LDV Pilot tests, 8.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 27 LDV Pilot tests, 5.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength" (Major) — noted on about 25 LDV Pilot tests, 5.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Service brake imbalance across an axle" (Major) — noted on about 21 LDV Pilot tests, 4.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Mirrors slightly damaged" (Minor) — noted on about 16 LDV Pilot tests, 3.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements" (Major) — noted on about 15 LDV Pilot tests, 3.3% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst LDV Pilot Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest LDV Pilot model year on record is 2000 (84.7% across 59 tests), and the weakest is 2006 (62.0%). The gap between them is 22.7 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

LDV Pilot reliability is declining in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 4.7 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 Pilot Owners

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

• 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.

• 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.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: LDV Pilot MOT & Reliability