2003 Daihatsu Charade: MOT pass rate and reliability

67.1% of 2003 Daihatsu Charades pass the MOT first time, measured across 231 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 61,804 miles.

How the 2003 compares

• Against all Daihatsu Charades (65.2%, 1,241 tests): +1.9 points
• Against all 2003 cars (64.7%): +2.4 points
• National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Daihatsu Charade model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2003 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Daihatsu Charade:

What this means if you are buying a 2003 Charade

The 2003 sits close to the Daihatsu Charade average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 23-year-old car fails on

A 2003 car is 23 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

• Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
• Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
• Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
• Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
• Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
• Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2003 Daihatsu Charade the average at test was 61,804 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

2003 is the strongest year on record for this model at 67.1%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

• 2004 Daihatsu Charade - 62.1%
• 2005 Daihatsu Charade - 64.3%
• 2006 Daihatsu Charade - 66.7%

All Daihatsu Charade MOT data · Every model