Daihatsu Fourtrak MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Daihatsu Fourtrak took 1,459 MOT tests in Britain and passed 61% of them first time, below the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2023

1,459

First-time pass rate

61%

All cars

71%

What the Fourtrak fails on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.

• Lights and electrics19.5% (all cars 11.3%)
• Suspension18.4% (all cars 9.0%)
• Body and structure15.9% (all cars 3.5%)
• Brakes10.1% (all cars 6.8%)
• Seat belts and airbags9.4% (all cars 1.0%)
• Visibility6.4% (all cars 4.8%)
• Steering4.9% (all cars 1.8%)
• Exhaust and emissions3.8% (all cars 3.1%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

1. Prescribed areas: prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced 8.7%
2. Position lamp: not working 4.5%
3. Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 4.5%
4. Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength 4.3%
5. Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 3.8%
6. Stop lamp: not working 3.7%
7. Rear fog lamp: not working 3.6%
8. Chassis condition: or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting 3.5%

Most common advisories

1. Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 12.0%
2. Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material 11.4%
3. Wheel bearings: has slight play 9.0%
4. Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 8.2%
5. Chassis condition: is corroded but structural rigidity is not significantly reduced 7.8%
6. Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 7.0%
7. Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 6.4%
8. Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases 5.8%

Check a particular Fourtrak

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

Other Daihatsu models

• Daihatsu Sirion
• Daihatsu Terios
• Daihatsu Charade
• Daihatsu Copen

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.