2002 Isuzu Trooper: MOT pass rate and reliability

64.2% of 2002 Isuzu Troopers pass the MOT first time, measured across 293 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 132,910 miles.

How the 2002 compares

  • Against all Isuzu Troopers (65.8%, 2,309 tests): -1.6 points
  • Against all 2002 cars (65.4%): -1.2 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Isuzu Trooper model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2002 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Isuzu Trooper:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
1997 68.4% 215 162,627
1998 72.3% 231 147,097
1999 63.2% 201 138,806
2002 64.2% 293 132,910
2003 59.8% 234 131,643
2004 63.9% 216 128,719

What this means if you are buying a 2002 Trooper

The 2002 sits close to the Isuzu Trooper 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 24-year-old car fails on

A 2002 car is 24 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 2002 Isuzu Trooper the average at test was 132,910 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 1998 at 72.3%, and the weakest in our data is 2003 at 59.8%. That 12.5 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2002 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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