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Isuzu D-Max MOT fail rate by age

How often the Isuzu D-Max fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 134,777 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 8 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 8 (n=17,530)31.1%
All cars at 8 years (n=10,440,457)23.8%
Median mileage at test79,689
All cars, median mileage60,745

263 of 315 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 8 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Isuzu D-Max fails 17.2% of MOTs (13,051 tests), 5.1 points above the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 13 years it fails 41.1% (1,184 tests), 2.8 points above the 38.3% average.
  • The gap is widest at 7 years: 8.9 points above all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 8 years: Shock absorbers: has an excessively worn bush, at 6.3 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 13 years 45.2%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Isuzu D-Max: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
3 years17.2%13,05112.1%+5.1 pts34,371 miles
4 years19.6%13,69513.4%+6.2 pts43,716 miles
5 years22.9%14,92715.3%+7.6 pts52,996 miles
6 years26.5%16,74217.8%+8.7 pts62,693 miles
7 years29.5%17,50820.6%+8.9 pts71,432 miles
8 years31.1%17,53023.8%+7.4 pts79,689 miles
9 years33.6%15,88727.1%+6.5 pts87,699 miles
10 years35.6%12,65230.3%+5.3 pts94,728 miles
11 years37.2%7,77833.3%+3.9 pts101,494 miles
12 years38.5%3,82336.0%+2.5 pts106,407 miles
13 years41.1%1,18438.3%+2.8 pts113,104 miles

Most common fail items at 8 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Shock absorbers: has an excessively worn bush Major6.3
Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded Major5.7
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases Major4.8
Suspension ball joint worn Major3
Anti-roll bar pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Major2.6
Wheel bearings: has excessive play Major2.5

Out of 17,530 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Rear fog lamp: not working Major5.3
Side/position light not working Major5
Wipers not clearing screen Major4.2
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous3

Out of 17,530 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 8 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Ford Fiesta29.3%459,35523.8%
Vauxhall Corsa32.0%295,83323.8%
Ford Focus22.4%281,33823.8%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
201213 years in 202540.8%1,16838.3%
201312 years in 202538.8%2,59536.0%
201411 years in 202537.0%3,75533.3%
201510 years in 202534.9%4,45030.3%
20169 years in 202533.3%4,19427.1%
20178 years in 202530.0%4,26323.8%
20187 years in 202527.8%3,83720.6%
20196 years in 202524.9%3,81417.8%
20205 years in 202522.9%2,54915.3%
20214 years in 202517.4%3,15313.4%

More on the Isuzu D-Max

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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