LEVC TX 2018: MOT failure rate for its age

13.6% of 8,177 MOT tests of the LEVC TX first registered in 2018 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 107.6 (95% CI 101.3–113.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2018 LEVC TX fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

LEVC TX built in 2018 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	13.6	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	8177
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 101.3–113.9)	107.6	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	8177
Rank among this model's 3 build years	2	of 3	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	8177
Tested in 2024	1985	tests	median 127,427 miles	2024	1985

Built 2018 against LEVC TX normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 14% vs 14.3%; age 4: 17.4% vs 13.8%; age 5: 11.8% vs 11.7%; age 6: 11% vs 10.7%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2018 LEVC TX by registration · All LEVC TX MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2018 LEVC TX fail at each age?

Cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

LEVC TX built 2018: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	2,023	14	12.5–15.6	14.3	97.6
4	2,139	17.4	15.8–19.1	13.8	125.9
5	2,030	11.8	10.4–13.2	11.7	100.6
6	1,985	11	9.7–12.5	10.7	103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,177 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2018 LEVC TX?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2018 is visibility: 4.4 items per 100 first tests, against 4.1 across all build years of the LEVC TX. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6.

Failure items per 100 first tests, LEVC TX built 2018 against the LEVC TX in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2018, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Visibility	4.4	4.1	495
Tyres	2.2	2.1	242
Brakes	1.4	0.9	155
Suspension	1.2	1.4	131
Steering	0.3	0.4	36

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,135 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2018 compare with the years around it?

Among the 3 published build years of the LEVC TX, 2018 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2019: index 111.9.

LEVC TX build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2018	107.6	101.3–113.9	worse	8,177
2019	111.9	106.6–117.2	worse	11,494
2020	77.6	69.6–85.5	better (rough estimate)	3,391

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 23,062 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). LEVC TX 2018 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/levc-tx/2018/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

Other pages for this model

LEVC TX 2019 · LEVC TX 2020 · LEVC TX by postcode area · LEVC TX body, chassis and structure failures · LEVC TX brakes failures · LEVC TX lamps, reflectors and electrics failures · LEVC TX noise, emissions and leaks failures · LEVC TX seat belts and airbags failures · LEVC TX steering failures · LEVC TX suspension failures · LEVC TX tyres failures · LEVC TX visibility failures