52.7%
LDV Maxus pass rate
Used LDV Maxus buying guide
In 2025, LDV Maxus cars passed 52.7% of 1,964 initial MOT tests, 19.6 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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LDV Maxus MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−19.6
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the Maxus sits 559th of 575 models in the data. LDV as a brand averaged 55.7%, so this model runs 3 points behind its own brand.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full LDV Maxus MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Maxus compares with similar cars.
Maxus fuel types
Diesel made up 100% of LDV Maxus MOT tests in 2025, against 39.3% across all models in this data. Almost every used example you look at will be a diesel.
Where the Maxus fails its MOT
Where LDV Maxus cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were rigid brake pipes excessively corroded (5.7%), component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.5%) and integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (4.2%). See every common Maxus MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every LDV Maxus that failed, not a claim that every Maxus has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Maxus?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 28.4% of Maxus failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 24.2% of Maxus failure items.
3
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 15.1% of Maxus failure items.
4
Body, chassis, structure
Look underneath and along the sills for corrosion, and check for damaged or poorly repaired panels. 13.1% of Maxus failure items.
5
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 7.1% of Maxus failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing LDV Maxus failures cluster around brakes and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Used LDV Maxus FAQs
Is the LDV Maxus reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 52.7% first-time pass rate for the LDV Maxus across 1,964 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
What should I check before buying a used LDV Maxus?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: brakes, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a LDV Maxus's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.