Daihatsu Extol MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Daihatsu Extol MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Daihatsu Extol passed on its first attempt in 65.8%, and its overall record sits −8.7 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Daihatsu Extol in the 2023–2025 data: 1,034 tests across 3 model years (2004–2006). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Daihatsu Extol MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Daihatsu Extol, the Suspension section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Daihatsu Extol's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Daihatsu Extol DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Daihatsu Extol, each with how many of the model's 1,034 tests it was noted on.

• "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength" (Major) — noted on about 100 Daihatsu Extol tests, 9.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 87 Daihatsu Extol tests, 8.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Service brake performance excessively binding" (Major) — noted on about 54 Daihatsu Extol tests, 5.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt" (Minor) — noted on about 53 Daihatsu Extol tests, 5.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits" (Major) — noted on about 39 Daihatsu Extol tests, 3.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases" (Major) — noted on about 39 Daihatsu Extol tests, 3.8% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Daihatsu Extol Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Daihatsu Extol model year on record is 2005 (73.5% across 328 tests), and the weakest is 2004 (68.3%). The gap between them is 5.2 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Daihatsu Extol reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 2.4 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Daihatsu Extol Owners

These checks follow this Daihatsu Extol's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Daihatsu Extol.

• corrosion — “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.

• the suspension joints — “ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”

  With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.

• the exhaust and emissions — “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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Daihatsu Extol. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Daihatsu Extol MOT & Reliability