58.6%
Daihatsu Terios
Daihatsu Terios MOT pass rate and common problems
The Daihatsu Terios passed 58.6% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 13.7 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Terios compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
61.5%
Daihatsu average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Terios runs 2.9 points behind the Daihatsu average. It is 2nd of the 2 Daihatsu models in the data. The average Terios arrived at its test 18.4 years old with 91,486 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Terios MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 years and over | 3,513 | 58.6% | 13.7 pts below |
Every Daihatsu Terios tested in 2025 was aged 11 years and over, so there is no other age group to compare with. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Terios failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Daihatsu Terios cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Suspension and brakes together account for 44.6% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Terios MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Daihatsu Terios cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 40.5% of everything testers recorded against failed Daihatsu Terios cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Terios
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Suspension
Recorded most often: component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength and ball joint excessively worn. 15.1% of failure items.
2
Body, chassis, structure
Recorded most often: integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced, joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt and chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting. 9.1% of failure items.
3
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working and stop lamp not working. 6.9% of failure items.
4
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 3.8% of failure items.
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Daihatsu Terios MOT FAQs
What is the Daihatsu Terios MOT pass rate?
58.6% of Daihatsu Terios cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 3,513 tests. That is 13.7 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 504th of 575 models.
What does a Daihatsu Terios most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Daihatsu Terios cars failing their 2025 MOT was component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength, on 11% of failure items. Next were ball joint excessively worn (4%) and position lamp not working (3.9%).
Which area causes the most Daihatsu Terios MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was suspension at 28.1%, followed by brakes at 16.5%.
Does this mean every Daihatsu Terios has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Daihatsu Terios that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Daihatsu Terios's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.