DFSK Loadhopper

What fails its inspection

Great Britain's MOT record for the 2015 1.3 petrol. 27 of 120 tests failed, 23%.

Better than 9% of 2015 cars. The typical one fails 15%, across 894 models with enough tests behind them to say.

The defects inspectors cite

• A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
• Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
• Exhaust system leaking or insecure
• Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
• Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle.
• Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer

Where it stands out against its peers

• Brakes: failed more often than 99% of 2015 cars — 63% of its 27 failed tests, where an ordinary 2015 car has 24%.
• Suspension: failed more often than 94% of 2015 cars — 56% of its 27 failed tests, where an ordinary 2015 car has 25%.
• Lights and electrics: failed more often than 94% of 2015 cars — 48% of its 27 failed tests, where an ordinary 2015 car has 22%.
• Exhaust and emissions: failed more often than 99% of 2015 cars — 44% of its 27 failed tests, where an ordinary 2015 car has 8%.
• Steering: failed more often than 99% of 2015 cars — 37% of its 27 failed tests, where an ordinary 2015 car has 2%.

Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.

NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.

Before you buy one

Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.

• Brakes — 63% of its failures
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement
• Suspension — 56% of its failures
  • A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
• Exhaust and emissions — 44% of its failures
  • Exhaust system leaking or insecure
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
• Steering — 37% of its failures
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
• Lights and electrics — 48% of its failures
• Body and structure — 37% of its failures
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded