2014 Isuzu D-Max: MOT pass rate and reliability
70.3% of 2014 Isuzu D-Max pass the MOT first time, measured across 4,053 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 101,222 miles.
How the 2014 compares
- Against all Isuzu D-Max (76.1%, 30,699 tests): -5.8 points
- Against all 2014 cars (75.4%): -5.1 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Isuzu D-Max model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2014 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Isuzu D-Max:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 69% | 548 | 103,233 |
| 2014 | 70.3% | 4,053 | 101,222 |
| 2015 | 73.4% | 4,927 | 92,924 |
| 2016 | 74.4% | 4,583 | 85,690 |
| 2017 | 75.6% | 4,657 | 79,172 |
| 2018 | 79% | 4,348 | 70,573 |
| 2019 | 80.8% | 4,278 | 61,861 |
| 2020 | 82.4% | 2,836 | 51,690 |
| 2021 | 84.6% | 376 | 43,247 |
What this means if you are buying a 2014 D-Max
The 2014 is a weaker year for this model, passing 5.8 points less often than the Isuzu D-Max average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2014 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. 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 12-year-old car fails on
A 2014 car is 12 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 and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2014 Isuzu D-Max the average at test was 101,222 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 2021 at 84.6%, and the weakest in our data is 2013 at 69%. That 15.6 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2014 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2013 Isuzu D-Max - 69%
- 2015 Isuzu D-Max - 73.4%
- 2016 Isuzu D-Max - 74.4%
- 2017 Isuzu D-Max - 75.6%