Daihatsu Sirion, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls
4,518 Daihatsu Sirions are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 60.4% of initial MOT tests, 11.9 points below the 72.3% UK average.
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Daihatsu Sirion at the MOT
60.4% of 5,416 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Sirion 491st of 575 models.
First-time pass rate, 2025
Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.
Where Sirions fail
Share of all failure items recorded on Daihatsu Sirion tests in 2025.
The items testers recorded most often were ball joint excessively worn (10.3%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.3%) and headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.9%).
The MOT page lists every common Sirion MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.
What to look at on a viewing
The Sirion's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.
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Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.25.9% of Sirion failure items
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Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.23.2% of Sirion failure items
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Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing.13.4% of Sirion failure items
Daihatsu Sirions in the UK
4,518 were licensed at the end of June 2026, more than any other Daihatsu. The number licensed has fallen 65% since the end of 2014.
- Change since 2014
- −65%from 12,897 licensed
- Typical year of first use
- 2007half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2007 or earlier
- Declared off the road
- 98218% of those registered, under SORN
Licensed Daihatsu Sirions since 2014
Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.
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| Date | Licensed |
|---|---|
| End of 2014 | 12,897 |
| End of 2015 | 12,129 |
| End of 2016 | 11,436 |
| End of 2017 | 10,634 |
| End of 2018 | 9,885 |
| End of 2019 | 9,108 |
| End of 2020 | 8,390 |
| End of 2021 | 7,591 |
| End of 2022 | 7,028 |
| End of 2023 | 6,405 |
| End of 2024 | 5,641 |
| End of 2025 | 4,924 |
| End of June 2026 | 4,518 |
How old they are
Licensed Daihatsu Sirions by year of first use.
A further 37 were first used before 2000.
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| First used | Licensed, end 2025 |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 98 |
| 2009 | 756 |
| 2008 | 1,502 |
| 2007 | 1,103 |
| 2006 | 546 |
| 2005 | 539 |
| 2004 | 65 |
| 2003 | 84 |
| 2002 | 88 |
| 2001 | 43 |
| 2000 | 32 |
Sirion engine sizes
1.3 litre engines made up 56% of Daihatsu Sirion MOT tests in 2025, followed by 1.0 litre at 40%. Petrol accounts for 100% of licensed Sirions.
Engine size at MOT, 2025
Share of 5,416 initial MOT tests in 2025.
Daihatsu Sirion recalls
1 DVSA safety recall launched from 1992 to October 2026 names the Daihatsu Sirion. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Sirion is affected.
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Oct 2001 R/2001/078
Headlights may fail unexpectedly
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- There is a possibility that the headlight and horn wiring circuit may fail resulting in the unexpected failure of the headlights and horn.
- Remedy
- Recall likely affected vehicles for modifications to the headlight and horn circuit wiring connection.
Other Daihatsu models
The most-tested Daihatsu models in 2025, against the Sirion's 60.4% MOT pass rate.
Daihatsu Sirion FAQs
How many Daihatsu Sirions are there in the UK?
4,518 Daihatsu Sirions were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 982 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.
Is the Daihatsu Sirion reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 60.4% first-time pass rate for the Daihatsu Sirion across 5,416 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
Has the Daihatsu Sirion had any recalls?
1 DVSA safety recall launched from 1992 to October 2026 names the Daihatsu Sirion. The most recent was published in October 2001. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.
What should I check before buying a used Daihatsu Sirion?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: suspension, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.
How do I check a Daihatsu Sirion's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
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Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the car history check.
- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.