Daimler MOT failure rates by model
Daimler cars fail 22.7% of MOT tests. Here is every Daimler model ranked by failure rate, and the item each loses most tests to.
What is the MOT failure rate for Daimler cars?
Across 101,727 MOT tests in the DVSA record, 22.7% of Daimler cars fail. That is 3.0 points below the 25.7% national average across all cars. The Daimler 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daimler 3.6 | 28.5% | 2,445 | Brakes |
| Daimler 4.0 | 27.4% | 4,111 | Lamps & electrical |
| Daimler Limousine | 25.0% | 11,314 | Brakes |
| Daimler Ds420 | 25.0% | 1,150 | Brakes |
| Daimler Sovereign | 24.8% | 7,787 | Brakes |
| Daimler Double | 24.5% | 7,528 | Brakes |
| Daimler 4.2 | 24.4% | 2,543 | Brakes |
| Daimler Hearse | 23.4% | 1,299 | Suspension |
| Daimler Six | 22.6% | 4,033 | Lamps & electrical |
| Daimler V8 | 22.5% | 27,334 | Brakes |
| Daimler 250 | 21.6% | 1,081 | Brakes |
| Daimler Super | 21.5% | 11,921 | Suspension |
| Daimler Dart | 15.3% | 1,370 | Brakes |
| Daimler Sp | 14.4% | 5,212 | Lamps & electrical |
Which Daimler fails its MOT most, and which least?
The Daimler 3.6 has the highest failure rate at 28.5%, and the Daimler Sp the lowest at 14.4%. 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.
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Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain