LDV V80

Unfortunately I up graded my fleet of plumbing service vehicles with LDV several years ago, yes that's right fleet, 30 odd vans!!!! what a mistake.

Whilst Ateco (the agent), has helped with some repairs over this period, nothing can make up for the loss of income, time off road and expenses we have faced, almost every single vehicle we have has experienced major issues before 100000km. (not much for diesel)

here is a list of the issues we have had.

#Keys break, not just break snap in half, and not due to being overly forceful as its hap...

This is my second ldv first one had 295000 miles on clock when I sold it yes sold it guy was wanting engine. Just bought another one at Xmas only one small fault trying to get a glow plugs but they are on there way brilliant cheap van to run

Using this vehicle for business. At 10,000 kms the air conditioner has failed, the windscreen washers don’t work, the back tray is failing, the after sales service is absolutely horrendous. The reverse camera goes to its lowest light setting every single time the vehicle starts.
8 weeks after reporting all the issues, they have addressed only 1. And it has been a nightmare. Won’t even answer emails.
Worst vehicle I have ever owned period.

Whilst driving on M1 towards lost all power at 110km/hour and nearly squashed by a B double. $30,000 worth of garbage. Can't get any support from ldv despite repeated calls. Roadside dumped in front of a dealership.

Have had an ldv v80 for 5years. But odo currently only 120k. Gear box failed at 60k and company did everything to avoid paying. Went to fair trading but although supportive couldn't waste any more time or money. A year later driving over raised pedestrian crossing the engine dropped out! Now the radiator has gone. Rust is awful.
There is no point selling it now. It has been so disappointing. We have quite a few vans in our business and was lured by the price but its never worth it.

I bought this Van last year from Ferntree gully ldv dealer. Both LDv Australia and dealer are terrible company. Their products and services are not for Australia. They are doing just robbery in this country. One year 4 time major breakdown, parts are not available, waiting period of service long, not qualified technicians and their communication is not satisfactory. If you have plan to go for LDv please think 1000 times. Otherwise you will cry like me. This time breakdown the dealer has seen my van after 1 week and still don't know when they will return my van.

We own a 2015 short wheel base 5 speed manual v 80 van in our painting and decorating business . You read so many negative story’s about the v80 but with our experience we have never had any major problems with our v80 in the whole time we have owned our van . Just normal maintenance serviced very 10 thousand kms at a independent mechanic. The v80 is no any extra cost to run or maintain Or has no more problems then our 2018 ford transit custom we have in our business as well . I would highly recommend you consider a v80 . It’s budget motoring for your business. I am also not getting any money for writing this review. One happy v80 owner!!

Only done 1600 kms and broke down with no load in the back going up a hill. Has now been in the workshop for nearly a week and communication from the workshop has been average. Not sure where to turn to as the dealership I bought from aren't friendly

The brake pads and disc rotor runs out every 40k's. Very disappointed with the vehicle. The service of this vehicle is too expensive. The service people write invoice us of the duties they dont perform.

We have one LDV in each state. They are used to deliver products on a daily basis. They are regularly serviced but constantly break down to to mechanical issues. Very costly repairs.

I rated this Van bad mostly because the company are terrible and don’t honour their word.

Before details on the van itself I’d like to highlight many people in this company are dishonest and completely slack when it comes to communication.

I have to say Andrew from sales and Oriana from finance are very helpful, kind and swift to deal with.

Before buying the van I gave LDV 2 deposits. $500 and then $1000.

I was assured the deposits were completely refundable straight away if I didn’t go ahead.
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Small city using and long destination interstates jobs. Perth, Sydney, Darwin, Tasmania. No problem. Only one issue with my gearbox around 250.000km one of the top bearing bluw up so I need a change the full gearbox with second hand.

I use my van as a delivery van it is a 2/2012 build we first bought it in 2014 over the years we have had to have the parking brake adjusted and other then that just the normal maintenance right up to this year it hit 269000ks the alternator packed it self in new one cost $1500 and now the air conditioning has stoped working the manual is getting hard to put it in first gear and the doors are not alway staying open and close by them self when on hills you have to remember that it has 274000ks on the clock and I have done all the servicing my self and didn’t take it back to the dealer

The worst service and product ever and absolute joke. The vehicle slid down on angled driveway (not steep at all) with hand brake on and selecting correct gear.

Put the car in service for check and their investigation was pushing the car with 4 people. They claimed the vehicle is perfectly safe to drive.

A few days later the car slid down on driveway. Called them up and were told that now they would get 10 people to push it on their flat surface. There was no apologies at all but humiliating responses.

Now we are discussing the matters with our lawyer, as the sell junk to customer but no willingness to recover.

The company I work for has started buying ldv vehicles and all of them are junk I was brought a LDV v80 bigger to replace my aging urvan and although grateful for a work vehicle just amazed at the poor quality of ldv. I won't list off all the issues most are highlighted in the above reviews in fact when the first service came around I received an email asking me to "write a list of all the problems so they can be fixed" which caught me by surprise as I had never talked to the ldv dealer or anyone else about the van? Surely any good review i...