1998 Daihatsu Fourtrak: MOT pass rate and reliability

65% of 1998 Daihatsu Fourtraks pass the MOT first time, measured across 260 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 127,782 miles.

How the 1998 compares

• Against all Daihatsu Fourtraks (66.9%, 1,293 tests): -1.9 points
• Against all 1998 cars (70%): -5 points
• National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Daihatsu Fourtrak model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 1998 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Daihatsu Fourtrak:

What this means if you are buying a 1998 Fourtrak

The 1998 sits close to the Daihatsu Fourtrak 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 28-year-old car fails on

A 1998 car is 28 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 high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 1998 Daihatsu Fourtrak the average at test was 127,782 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.

1998 is the strongest year on record for this model at 65%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

• 1999 Daihatsu Fourtrak - 63.3%

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