2012 Isuzu Rodeo: MOT pass rate and reliability
61.1% of 2012 Isuzu Rodeos pass the MOT first time, measured across 226 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 112,106 miles.
How the 2012 compares
- Against all Isuzu Rodeos (62.4%, 4,835 tests): -1.3 points
- Against all 2012 cars (70.8%): -9.7 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 2012 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 2012 Rodeo
The 2012 sits close to the Isuzu Rodeo average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. 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 14-year-old car fails on
A 2012 car is 14 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 2012 Isuzu Rodeo the average at test was 112,106 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 2012 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2009 Isuzu Rodeo - 62.4%
- 2010 Isuzu Rodeo - 63.2%
- 2011 Isuzu Rodeo - 66.3%