Daihatsu MOT failure rates by model
Daihatsu cars fail 28.5% of MOT tests. Here is every Daihatsu model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Daihatsu cars?
Across 1,280,125 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 28.5% of Daihatsu cars fail. That is 2.8 points above the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Daihatsu models below are ranked worst to best by failure rate, each with the failure area it loses most tests to.
| Model | Failure rate | Tests | Top failure area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daihatsu Applause | 38.1% | 2,145 | Brakes |
| Daihatsu Domino | 34.4% | 1,143 | Suspension |
| Daihatsu Sportrak | 34.3% | 69,863 | Lamps & electrical |
| Daihatsu Fieldman | 34.3% | 39,185 | Lamps & electrical |
| Daihatsu Fourtrak | 34.1% | 203,253 | Lamps & electrical |
| Daihatsu Hijet | 34.0% | 112,711 | Lamps & electrical |
| Daihatsu Grand Move | 30.7% | 40,031 | Exhaust & emissions |
| Daihatsu Mira | 30.0% | 2,267 | Lamps & electrical |
| Daihatsu Move | 29.5% | 17,254 | Lamps & electrical |
| Daihatsu Cuore | 28.9% | 59,342 | Brakes |
| Daihatsu Yrv | 28.1% | 40,301 | Brakes |
| Daihatsu Charade | 27.7% | 135,769 | Suspension |
| Daihatsu Terios | 26.2% | 227,932 | Suspension |
| Daihatsu Extol | 25.3% | 16,123 | Suspension |
| Daihatsu Sirion | 22.7% | 253,500 | Suspension |
| Daihatsu Copen | 20.5% | 39,219 | Tyres |
| Daihatsu Materia | 19.0% | 14,574 | Suspension |
Which Daihatsu fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Daihatsu Applause has the highest failure rate at 38.1%, and the Daihatsu Materia the lowest at 19.0%. A higher rate reflects how old and how hard a model tends to be used as much as how it was built, so the oldest models in the range usually sit near the top.
Compare another make
Failure rates for other makes with a large MOT sample.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain