MOT pass rate · 2025 data
Isuzu D-MAX MOT pass rate
The Isuzu D-MAX passed 76.2% of its 33,978 initial MOT tests in 2025 — below the 77.3% average across all cars tested that year. That is 1.1 percentage points worse than average.
How the Isuzu D-MAX holds up with age
Every car fails the MOT more often as it gets older. What matters when you are buying is how steeply that happens for this particular model. These are the 2025 pass rates for the Isuzu D-MAX grouped by the vehicle's age at the time of the test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3–5 years | 7,960 | 85.45% |
| 6–10 years | 20,320 | 74.72% |
| 11 years and over | 5,588 | 68.07% |
The Isuzu D-MAX drops 17.4 percentage points between its early years and the 11-plus bracket, which is a steep decline. On an older example, the MOT history is worth reading closely before you buy.
Why the Isuzu D-MAX fails its MOT
Across every Isuzu D-MAX that failed its 2025 MOT, the most common area of failure was suspension, accounting for 25% of all recorded failure items. These are the areas worth having checked before you buy, and worth budgeting for on an older example.
| Failure area | Share of failure items | Recorded items |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 25% | 6,848 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 22.22% | 6,086 |
| Brakes | 22.18% | 6,075 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 7.87% | 2,156 |
| Tyres | 6.88% | 1,884 |
| Visibility | 6.16% | 1,688 |
How the Isuzu D-MAX compares
Ranked on pass rate, the Isuzu D-MAX sits 399th of 651 models in this data , and 1st of the 3 Isuzu models covered . Isuzu as a whole averaged 74.38%, so this model runs 1.8 points ahead of its own brand average.
What this means when buying a used Isuzu D-MAX
A pass rate is a population average, not a verdict on the specific car in front of you. The average Isuzu D-MAX came to its 2025 test at 80,463 miles and 7.7 years old. Most examples tested were diesel.
The useful check is the individual car's own MOT record: how many times it has failed, what for, and whether advisories keep reappearing. A recurring advisory on corrosion, suspension or brakes tells you far more than a model-wide average, and a mileage that does not move consistently between tests is a warning in itself.
Check a specific Isuzu D-MAX
Run the registration through a free MOT history check to see that car's test results, advisories and recorded mileages. For the risks an MOT never covers — outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers and ownership history — a full car history check brings them together in one £15 report.
Also useful: mileage check · write-off check · free car check
Other Isuzu models
- Isuzu Rodeo 62.45% pass rate · 4,173 tests
- Isuzu Trooper 67.89% pass rate · 1,881 tests
Models with a similar pass rate
- Audi A4 77.09% pass rate
- Skoda Fabia 75.71% pass rate
- Kia Picanto 76.85% pass rate
- Volkswagen Passat 75.9% pass rate
- Citroen C1 75.28% pass rate
- Dacia Sandero 75.9% pass rate
Figures aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025, class 4 initial tests only, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Retests are excluded, so these are first-time pass rates.