What are the most common problems with an LEVC TX?

At MOT, suspension arm bushes and joints and shock absorbers are flagged more often than on other cars the same age.

What should I ask the seller before buying a used LEVC TX?

Any recent work on the suspension arm bushes and joints? (Flagged at MOT 19.8× as often on the LEVC TX as on other cars the same age.) Any recent work on the shock absorbers? (Flagged at MOT 4.5× as often on the LEVC TX as on other cars the same age.) Any recent work on the windscreen? (Flagged at MOT 2.1× as often on the LEVC TX as on other cars the same age.) Can I see the service history and receipts for any big jobs?

Used car guide · 2018–2023

LEVC TX common problems and MOT failures

What goes wrong on a used LEVC TX, year by year: known faults from UK buying guides, the parts flagged at MOT more than on other cars (from 13,433 MOTs done during 2025), and what to check before you buy one.

13,433MOTs done in 2025, all years of this model

2020best year at its MOT

Pick the year

Most years have their own guide. The year is when the car was first registered (it’s on the logbook, or check the reg below).

2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018

What usually goes wrong with an LEVC TX?

We haven’t found widely reported faults for the LEVC TX in the UK buying guides we use yet. That doesn’t mean it has none, so check the car carefully and look at the MOT weak spots below.

Common LEVC TX MOT failures to check

Parts flagged at MOT well above the usual rate for cars the same age, in more than one year. From the DVSA’s results for every MOT done in Great Britain during 2025.

Suspension arm bushes and joints
up to 19.8× usual

Stands out on cars registered in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.

Rough price £120–£180 (one arm) ClickMechanic

At the viewing: Listen for clunks over bumps and feel for the steering wandering. Worn arm bushes show as cracked rubber near the wheels.
Shock absorbers
up to 4.5× usual

Stands out on cars registered in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.

Rough price £200–£300 (pair, average rear to front) ClickMechanic

At the viewing: Push down hard on each corner. It should bounce once and settle. Look for oil on the shock absorber body.
Windscreen
up to 2.1× usual

Stands out on cars registered in 2019, 2020 and 2023.

Rough price £60–£300 our estimate

At the viewing: Check for chips or cracks in the driver's view.

LEVC TX MOT pass rate by year

Of the years since 2005 with plenty of MOT tests, the 2020 LEVC TX did best (90% passed first time, 4 points above all 2020 cars) and the 2022 did worst (89%, 0 points above all 2022 cars). Older cars fail more, so compare each year with all cars registered the same year.

Year	Pass first time	All cars that year	MOT tests
2023	93%	92% +1	3,433
2022	89%	89% +0	3,051
2021	90%	87% +3	1,929
2020	90%	86% +4	1,599
2019	87%	84% +3	3,073
2018	91%	81% +10	348 (small sample)

Questions to ask the seller before buying an LEVC TX

Ask before you travel to see it. A seller who knows the car will have answers, and receipts.

Any recent work on the suspension arm bushes and joints? (Flagged at MOT 19.8× as often on the LEVC TX as on other cars the same age.)
Any recent work on the shock absorbers? (Flagged at MOT 4.5× as often on the LEVC TX as on other cars the same age.)
Any recent work on the windscreen? (Flagged at MOT 2.1× as often on the LEVC TX as on other cars the same age.)
Can I see the service history and receipts for any big jobs?

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Where this comes from: MOT figures are the DVSA’s anonymised results for every MOT test done in Great Britain during 2025, grouped by the year each car was first registered. How many are on the road is from the Department for Transport’s vehicle licensing statistics. Known faults are from UK buying guides, in our own words, with links. How we score