2006 Daihatsu Charade: MOT pass rate and reliability
66.7% of 2006 Daihatsu Charades pass the MOT first time, measured across 252 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 66,718 miles.
How the 2006 compares
- Against all Daihatsu Charades (65.2%, 1,241 tests): +1.5 points
- Against all 2006 cars (64.1%): +2.6 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 2006 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Daihatsu Charade:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 67.1% | 231 | 61,804 |
| 2004 | 62.1% | 346 | 63,004 |
| 2005 | 64.3% | 258 | 63,181 |
| 2006 | 66.7% | 252 | 66,718 |
What this means if you are buying a 2006 Charade
The 2006 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 20-year-old car fails on
A 2006 car is 20 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 a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2006 Daihatsu Charade the average at test was 66,718 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.
The strongest year for this model is 2003 at 67.1%, and the weakest in our data is 2004 at 62.1%. That 5.0 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2006 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2003 Daihatsu Charade - 67.1%
- 2004 Daihatsu Charade - 62.1%
- 2005 Daihatsu Charade - 64.3%