Daihatsu MOT pass rates and reliability
We have 15,791 MOT tests on Daihatsu cars from 2023, covering 5 models with enough tests to compare. Choose a model to see what it fails on most often, how its pass rate changes with age and how far it is typically driven.
Across 15,791 MOT tests on Daihatsu cars in 2023, 62% passed first time, below the national average of 71% for all cars. Of the Daihatsu models with enough tests, the Copen did best at 69% and the Charade did least well at 57%. Newer models pass more often whatever the make, so compare cars of a similar age.
Daihatsu models
| Model | Tests | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Sirion | 6,888 | 63% |
| Terios | 4,623 | 60% |
| Fourtrak | 1,459 | 61% |
| Charade | 1,439 | 57% |
| Copen | 1,382 | 69% |
What Daihatsu cars fail on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, across all models, against the figure for all cars.
- Suspension16.8% (all cars 9.0%)
- Lights and electrics13.7% (all cars 11.3%)
- Brakes10.4% (all cars 6.8%)
- Body and structure9.3% (all cars 3.5%)
- Visibility6.6% (all cars 4.8%)
- Exhaust and emissions5.7% (all cars 3.1%)
- Tyres4.5% (all cars 6.4%)
- Seat belts and airbags2.8% (all cars 1.0%)
Most common Daihatsu failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength 5.3%
- Suspension arms, ball joint: ball joint excessively worn 5.0%
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 4.2%
- Position lamp: not working 3.2%
- Stop lamp: not working 3.0%
- Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded 2.4%
- Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 1.5%
- Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn 1.2%
Check a particular Daihatsu
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.