Daihatsu Terios MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Daihatsu Terios took 4,623 MOT tests in Britain and passed 60% 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

4,623

First-time pass rate

60%

All cars

71%

What the Terios fails on

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

• Suspension18.1% (all cars 9.0%)
• Brakes12.9% (all cars 6.8%)
• Lights and electrics12.3% (all cars 11.3%)
• Body and structure12.3% (all cars 3.5%)
• Visibility6.9% (all cars 4.8%)
• Exhaust and emissions6.8% (all cars 3.1%)
• Tyres3.7% (all cars 6.4%)
• Seat belts and airbags3.4% (all cars 1.0%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

1. Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength 7.7%
2. Position lamp: not working 4.3%
3. Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 4.2%
4. Suspension arms, ball joint: ball joint excessively worn 4.1%
5. Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 3.6%
6. Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded 3.2%
7. Stop lamp: not working 3.0%
8. Service brake performance: excessively binding 2.9%

Most common advisories

1. Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 13.0%
2. Coil spring: corroded 11.8%
3. Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 11.6%
4. Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material 11.0%
5. Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 10.6%
6. Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 9.7%
7. Brake pads: wearing thin 7.2%
8. Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive 5.2%

Pass rate by year of registration

Older cars fail more often whatever the model, so compare a car with others of the same age.

Typical mileage by age

Average odometer reading at the MOT, by the car's age in years at the test.

Check a particular Terios

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 Fourtrak
• 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.