2006 Isuzu Rodeo: MOT pass rate and reliability

59.4% of 2006 Isuzu Rodeos pass the MOT first time, measured across 557 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 137,662 miles.

How the 2006 compares

  • Against all Isuzu Rodeos (62.4%, 4,835 tests): -3 points
  • Against all 2006 cars (64.1%): -4.7 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Isuzu Rodeo model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2006 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Isuzu Rodeo:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2004 62.2% 389 138,058
2005 63.5% 510 136,935
2006 59.4% 557 137,662
2007 60% 550 134,561
2008 62.1% 462 134,517
2009 62.4% 471 120,843
2010 63.2% 885 121,953
2011 66.3% 691 114,051
2012 61.1% 226 112,106

What this means if you are buying a 2006 Rodeo

The 2006 is a weaker year for this model, passing 3 points less often than the Isuzu Rodeo average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2006 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 20-year-old car fails on

A 2006 car is 20 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 high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2006 Isuzu Rodeo the average at test was 137,662 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 2011 at 66.3%, and the weakest in our data is 2006 at 59.4%. That 6.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2006 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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