Daihatsu Hijet: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Daihatsu Hijet fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 13.4 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 884 individual Daihatsu Hijet tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 63.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 37 in every 100 Daihatsu Hijets presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Daihatsu Hijet tested had covered 63,162 miles and was built around 2000.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Daihatsu Hijet sits 13.4 points below the national average, ranked 1,889 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Daihatsu Hijet rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see recorded closing bids for damaged Daihatsu Hijets at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Daihatsu Hijet

1. Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 5% of tests (23.36x the national rate for this defect)
2. An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 6.6% of tests (14.93x the national rate for this defect)
3. Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits, 3.9% of tests (14.16x the national rate for this defect)
4. Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 7.2% of tests (13.88x the national rate for this defect)
5. Emissions test unable to be completed, 4.8% of tests (11.57x the national rate for this defect)
6. Emissions levels exceed default limits, 3.6% of tests (10.24x the national rate for this defect)
7. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 9.2% of tests (9.72x the national rate for this defect)
8. Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 4.3% of tests (8.43x the national rate for this defect)
9. Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 3.4% of tests (8.22x the national rate for this defect)
10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 10.3% of tests (4.38x the national rate for this defect)

From 883 DVSA-tracked Daihatsu Hijet tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.85% of these flagged Daihatsu Hijet defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Daihatsu Hijet

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Daihatsu Hijet before it actually fails on it.

1. Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 13.7% of tests (11.01x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. A wheel bearing with excessive play, 7.1% of tests (10.99x the national rate for this advisory)
3. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 8.5% of tests (5.59x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
4. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 22.3% of tests (3.6x the national rate for this advisory)
5. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 14.6% of tests (3.09x the national rate for this advisory)
6. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 7.4% of tests (2.78x the national rate for this advisory)
7. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 7.7% of tests (2.71x the national rate for this advisory)
8. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 8.4% of tests (1.51x the national rate for this advisory)
9. A tyre seriously damaged, 20.5% of tests (1.33x the national rate for this advisory)
10. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 4.6% of tests (1.19x the national rate for this advisory)

From 883 DVSA-tracked Daihatsu Hijet tests, 2024.

Other Daihatsu models

• Daihatsu Sirion - 66.8%
• Daihatsu Terios - 64.3%
• Daihatsu Fourtrak - 65.8%
• Daihatsu Copen - 73.6%
• Daihatsu Charade - 64.7%
• Daihatsu Materia - 73%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Dodge Nitro - 63.7%
• Vauxhall Antara - 63.6%
• Fiat Punto - 63.5%
• Volkswagen Beetle - 63.2%
• Volvo S40 - 63.2%
• Peugeot 306 - 63.2%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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