2008 Daihatsu Terios: MOT pass rate and reliability
69.1% of 2008 Daihatsu Terios pass the MOT first time, measured across 800 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 93,189 miles.
How the 2008 compares
- Against all Daihatsu Terios (65.2%, 4,027 tests): +3.9 points
- Against all 2008 cars (64.7%): +4.4 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Daihatsu Terios model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2008 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Daihatsu Terios:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 56% | 332 | 83,099 |
| 2006 | 64.7% | 665 | 93,907 |
| 2007 | 65.5% | 1,103 | 94,016 |
| 2008 | 69.1% | 800 | 93,189 |
| 2009 | 74.2% | 555 | 87,734 |
What this means if you are buying a 2008 Terios
The 2008 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 3.9 points more often than the Daihatsu Terios average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 an 18-year-old car fails on
A 2008 car is 18 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 above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2008 Daihatsu Terios the average at test was 93,189 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 2009 at 74.2%, and the weakest in our data is 2005 at 56%. That 18.2 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2008 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2005 Daihatsu Terios - 56%
- 2006 Daihatsu Terios - 64.7%
- 2007 Daihatsu Terios - 65.5%
- 2009 Daihatsu Terios - 74.2%