LDV Maxus, Buying guide, MOT record and UK numbers
2,641 LDV Maxuses are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 52.7% of initial MOT tests, 19.6 points below the 72.3% UK average.
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LDV Maxus at the MOT
52.7% of 1,964 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Maxus 559th of 575 models.
First-time pass rate, 2025
Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.
Where Maxuses fail
Share of all failure items recorded on LDV Maxus tests in 2025.
The items testers recorded most often were rigid brake pipes excessively corroded (5.7%), component mounting 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%).
The MOT page lists every common Maxus MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.
What to look at on a viewing
The Maxus's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.
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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
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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
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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
LDV Maxuses in the UK
2,641 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has fallen 82% since the end of 2014.
- Change since 2014
- −82%from 14,601 licensed
- Typical year of first use
- 2007half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2007 or earlier
- Declared off the road
- 3,62458% of those registered, under SORN
Licensed LDV Maxuses since 2014
Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.
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| Date | Licensed |
|---|---|
| End of 2014 | 14,601 |
| End of 2015 | 13,096 |
| End of 2016 | 11,759 |
| End of 2017 | 10,355 |
| End of 2018 | 8,842 |
| End of 2019 | 7,639 |
| End of 2020 | 6,631 |
| End of 2021 | 5,846 |
| End of 2022 | 4,982 |
| End of 2023 | 4,180 |
| End of 2024 | 3,465 |
| End of 2025 | 2,917 |
| End of June 2026 | 2,641 |
How old they are
Licensed LDV Maxuses by year of first use.
A further 2 were first used before 2005.
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| First used | Licensed, end 2025 |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2010 | 48 |
| 2009 | 233 |
| 2008 | 800 |
| 2007 | 1,026 |
| 2006 | 494 |
| 2005 | 276 |
Maxus engine sizes
2.5 litre engines made up 99% of LDV Maxus MOT tests in 2025. Diesel accounts for 100% of licensed Maxuses.
LDV Maxus FAQs
How many LDV Maxuses are there in the UK?
2,641 LDV Maxuses were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 3,624 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.
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 own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.
How do I check an 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.
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Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the car history check.
- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.