LDV Convoy
Registered from 1996 to 2006.
About this model
The LDV Convoy is a light commercial van that was manufactured from 1983 until 2006. The Convoy and its predecessors were wider and longer versions of the Freight Rover Sherpa, based on the Leyland Sherpa series of vans from 1974 and later known as the LDV Pilot. Originally sold as the Freight Rover Sherpa 285/310/350, it became the Leyland DAF 400 Series in 1989, the LDV 400 series in 1993, and then finally settled on the Convoy name in 1996.
From the Wikipedia article LDV Convoy, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2001 2.5 diesel. 49 of 151 tests failed, 32%.
Better than 9% of 2001 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 463 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 67% | 33 |
| Brakes | 59% | 29 |
| Suspension | 49% | 24 |
| Body and structure | 31% | 15 |
| Visibility | 27% | 13 |
| Tyres and wheels | 24% | 12 |
The defects inspectors cite
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- 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.
- 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
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Where it stands out against its peers
- Lights and electrics: failed more often than 98% of 2001 cars — 67% of its 49 failed tests, where an ordinary 2001 car has 40%.
- Brakes: failed more often than 96% of 2001 cars — 59% of its 49 failed tests, where an ordinary 2001 car has 39%.
- Visibility: failed more often than 90% of 2001 cars — 27% of its 49 failed tests, where an ordinary 2001 car has 12%.
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 — 59% of its failures
- Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Suspension — 49% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- Tyres and wheels — 24% of its failures
- 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.
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Lights and electrics — 67% 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
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 31% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- Visibility — 27% of its failures