2021 Isuzu D-Max: MOT pass rate and reliability

84.6% of 2021 Isuzu D-Max pass the MOT first time, measured across 376 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 43,247 miles.

How the 2021 compares

  • Against all Isuzu D-Max (76.1%, 30,699 tests): +8.5 points
  • Against all 2021 cars (90%): -5.4 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 2021 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 2021 D-Max

The 2021 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 8.5 points more often than the Isuzu D-Max 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 5-year-old car fails on

A 2021 car is 5 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 below average for a car this age, worth a mileage-consistency check since an unusually low reading is sometimes clocking rather than luck. On a 2021 Isuzu D-Max the average at test was 43,247 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.

2021 is the strongest year on record for this model at 84.6%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

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