Daihatsu: MOT pass rate and reliability
Daihatsu vehicles pass the MOT first time 67.1% of the time, measured across 16,841 DVSA tests. That is 9.9 points worse than the 77% national average, ranking Daihatsu 49 of 51 major brands sold in the UK.
Every brand ranked
- Ferrari - 95.9%
- LEVC - 95.4%
- Aston Martin - 93.2%
- Bentley - 92.5%
- Porsche - 88.7%
- Lexus - 87.7%
- Tesla - 84.8%
- Maserati - 84.3%
- MG - 83.9%
- BMW - 82.5%
- Jaguar - 81.9%
- Abarth - 81.8%
- Audi - 81.6%
- MINI - 81.6%
- Toyota - 81.3%
- Land Rover - 80.6%
- Skoda - 80.6%
- Mercedes-Benz - 79.9%
- Suzuki - 79.5%
- Kia - 78.9%
- Hyundai - 78.8%
- SEAT - 78.7%
- Subaru - 78.6%
- Honda - 78.3%
- Dacia - 78.3%
- Volvo - 78.2%
- Jeep - 78%
- Smart (Mcc) - 77.7%
- Smart - 77.2%
- Volkswagen - 77.1%
- Mazda - 77%
- Mitsubishi - 76.9%
- DS - 76.2%
- London Taxis International - 75.5%
- Ford - 74.8%
- Isuzu - 73.7%
- Nissan - 73.4%
- Peugeot - 73.2%
- Fiat - 73%
- Ssangyong - 73%
- Vauxhall - 72.4%
- Alfa Romeo - 72.4%
- Citroen - 70.8%
- Iveco - 70.2%
- Rover - 70.2%
- Saab - 69.1%
- Renault - 68.1%
- Chrysler - 67.2%
- Daihatsu - 67.1%
- Chrysler-Jeep - 67%
- Chevrolet - 62.8%
Daihatsu models
- Daihatsu Sirion - 66.8%, 6,196 tests
- Daihatsu Terios - 64.3%, 4,082 tests
- Daihatsu Fourtrak - 65.8%, 1,314 tests
- Daihatsu Copen - 73.6%, 1,290 tests
- Daihatsu Charade - 64.7%, 1,250 tests
- Daihatsu Hijet - 63.3%, 884 tests
- Daihatsu Materia - 73%, 633 tests
Most common MOT failures across every Daihatsu
Pooled across all Daihatsu models, not just one: what actually fails on a Daihatsu more than the UK average.
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 3% of tests (12.93x the national rate for this defect)
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 10.3% of tests (12.39x the national rate for this defect)
- Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point, 2.5% of tests (12.25x the national rate for this defect)
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 3.3% of tests (8.99x the national rate for this defect)
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 1.8% of tests (4.43x the national rate for this defect)
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 3% of tests (3.99x the national rate for this defect)
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 3% of tests (3.63x the national rate for this defect)
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 1.8% of tests (2.39x the national rate for this defect)
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 8.7% of tests (2.35x the national rate for this defect)
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 3.1% of tests (2.27x the national rate for this defect)
From 26,785 DVSA-tracked Daihatsu tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.41% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 4.97% nationally.
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