Isuzu D-Max Utah D/C Intercooler Td: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Isuzu D-Max Utah D/C Intercooler Td fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 8.7 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 544 individual Isuzu D-Max Utah D/C Intercooler Td tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 68% first-time pass rate means roughly 32 in every 100 Isuzu D-Max Utah D/C Intercooler Tds 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 Isuzu D-Max Utah D/C Intercooler Td tested had covered 112,007 miles and was built around 2013.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Isuzu D-Max Utah D/C Intercooler Td bought as a repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

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Most common MOT failures on a Isuzu D-Max Utah D/C Intercooler Td

1. A shock absorber bush excessively worn, 2.1% of tests (15.03x the national rate for this defect)
2. A wheel bearing with excessive play, 1.7% of tests (12.62x the national rate for this defect)
3. 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, 3.1% of tests (9.04x the national rate for this defect)
4. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 4.5% of tests (5.47x the national rate for this defect)
5. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 3.2% of tests (4.17x the national rate for this defect)
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 12.7% of tests (3.43x the national rate for this defect)
7. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 2.4% of tests (2.43x the national rate for this defect)
8. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2.4% of tests (1.46x the national rate for this defect)
9. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1.7% of tests (1.26x the national rate for this defect)
10. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.1% of tests

From 885 DVSA-tracked Isuzu D-Max Utah D/C Intercooler Td tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 2.8% of these flagged Isuzu D-Max Utah D/C Intercooler Td defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Isuzu D-Max Utah D/C Intercooler Td pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Isuzu D-Max Utah D/C Intercooler Td year:

• 2012 Isuzu D-Max Utah D/C Intercooler Td - 66.9% first-time pass, 272 tests
• 2013 Isuzu D-Max Utah D/C Intercooler Td - 70% first-time pass, 283 tests

Other Isuzu models

• Isuzu D-Max - 75.4%
• Isuzu Rodeo - 61.8%
• Isuzu Trooper - 65%
• Isuzu Tf - 63.2%
• Isuzu D-Max Yukon D/C Intercooler Td - 65.3%
• Isuzu D-Max Utility - 83.8%
• Isuzu D-Max V-Cross Auto - 91.4%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Volkswagen Caravelle - 68%
• Ssangyong Musso - 68%
• Vauxhall Omega - 68%
• Hyundai Iload - 67.9%
• Rover 214 - 67.9%
• Iveco Daily - 67.8%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

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