2009 Daihatsu Terios: MOT pass rate and reliability

74.2% of 2009 Daihatsu Terios pass the MOT first time, measured across 555 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 87,734 miles.

How the 2009 compares

  • Against all Daihatsu Terios (65.2%, 4,027 tests): +9 points
  • Against all 2009 cars (66.1%): +8.1 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 2009 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 2009 Terios

The 2009 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 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 a 17-year-old car fails on

A 2009 car is 17 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 2009 Daihatsu Terios the average at test was 87,734 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.

2009 is the strongest year on record for this model at 74.2%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

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