Pass rate
64.9%
Below average — 8.9 pts behind the 73.8% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 57 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £66–£216
2000 Daihatsu Charade MOT pass rate
- 2000
- typical 72,225 mi
Only 57 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Tyres
20.0% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Which year to buy
- Best 2005 72.6% pass
- Avoid 2000 64.9% pass · this year
Across the 6 years on record, a spread of 7.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 51.2%
- Typical mileage
- 72k mi
The 2000 Daihatsu Charade MOT pass rate is 64.9% of its MOT tests — 8.9 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 20.0% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Daihatsu Charade does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 2.9× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 16.1% of everything recorded on the 2000 Daihatsu Charade, against 5.5% nationally — 10.6 points above. Tyres are still the single largest share at 20.0%, but at 19.8% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 73.8%; this one manages 64.9% — 8.9 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 17% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2000 Daihatsu Charade compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.8%, so this figure is 8.9 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 51.2%. The median 2000 Daihatsu Charade in this dataset had covered 72,225 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated", noted on 17.54% of tests.
- 57 recorded tests behind this page.
- 64.9% overall pass rate, 51.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Daihatsu Charade, the average is 71.2% — best year 2005 (72.6%), worst 2000 (64.9%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 57
- Typical mileage (median)
- 72,225 mi
- Make and model
- Daihatsu Charade
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Body Panel Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Charade MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 49% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Charade
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 26 | 61.5% |
| South West | 17 | 64.7% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2000 Charade
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2000 Charade
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 8.8% of tests
“catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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Check corrosion 7.0% of tests
“component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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Check the wipers and washers 7.0% of tests
“wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2000 Charade through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £66–£216 — and 17% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £66–£216
- Cheapest common item: wipers does not clear the windscreen…
- £8–£22
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 20%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 17%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 57 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Charade, side by side
6 model years on record, from 2000 to 2007. Across them the pass rate runs from 64.9% to 72.6% — a spread of 7.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 64.9%joints constant velocity boot…
- 2003 71.0% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2004 70.3% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2005 72.6% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2006 71.7% ball joint excessively worn
- 2007 70.4% ball joint dust cover severely…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2000 Daihatsu Charade with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2000 cars with a similar record
- Volkswagen Beetle 66.9%
- Peugeot 206 67.8%
- Ford Fiesta 68.3%
- Honda Cr-V 68.7%
- Renault Clio 69.0%
- Ford Focus 69.3%
Closest pass rates among 2000 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2000 Daihatsu Charade 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 154 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 31 | 20.00% | 19.76% | +0.24 |
| Suspension | 27 | 17.40% | 20.98% | −3.58 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 25 | 16.10% | 5.52% | +10.58 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 24 | 15.50% | 5.57% | +9.93 |
| Brakes | 17 | 11.00% | 20.89% | −9.89 |
| Visibility | 9 | 5.80% | 4.97% | +0.83 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 8 | 5.20% | 12.21% | −7.01 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 7 | 4.50% | 1.76% | +2.74 |
| Steering | 3 | 1.90% | 2.57% | −0.67 |
| Road Wheels | 3 | 1.90% | 0.75% | +1.15 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 17.5% | £80–250 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 8.8% | £60–250 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 8.8% | £45–120 |
| Catalyst emissions emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 7.0% | £60–250 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 7.0% | £180–450 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 7.0% | £8–22 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 5.3% | £60–250 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.3% | £5–25 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.5% | £60–250 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.5% | £60–250 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 38.6% | £45–95 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Advisory | 14.0% | £180–450 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 14.0% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 12.3% | £200–700 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 12.3% | £20–80 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 8.8% | £80–180 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 14 | 78.6% | 45,065 mi |
| 60-90k | 35 | 57.1% | 74,716 mi |
| 90-120k | 8 | 75.0% | 100,730 mi |
Source: 57 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2000 Charade MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2000 Daihatsu Charade?
64.9% of the 57 2000 Daihatsu Charade tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.8% for cars first used in 2000. First-attempt pass rate: 51.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2000 Daihatsu Charade?
The three most recorded items are joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (17.54%), catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (8.77%), exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases (8.77%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2000 Daihatsu Charade MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 78.6% of the time, falling to 75.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2000 Daihatsu Charade in this dataset had covered 72,225 mi.