Chevrolet LUV
Registered from 2005 to 2008.
About this model
The Chevrolet LUV and the later Chevrolet LUV D-Max were light pickup trucks designed and manufactured by Isuzu and marketed in the Americas since 1972 by Chevrolet over four generations as rebadged variants of the Isuzu Faster and D-Max.
From the Wikipedia article Chevrolet LUV, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2005 3.0 diesel. 4 of 13 tests failed.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Body and structure | 50% | 2 |
| Suspension | 50% | 2 |
| Brakes | 25% | 1 |
| Lights and electrics | 25% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- A suspension component insecurely attached to chassis or axle
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point
- Brake performance unable to be tested
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 50% of its failures
- A suspension component insecurely attached to chassis or axle
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brakes — 25% of its failures
- Brake performance unable to be tested
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Lights and electrics — 25% of its failures
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 50% of its failures
- A suspension component insecurely attached to chassis or axle
- Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point