Pass rate
72.4%
Below average — 0.9 pts behind the 73.3% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 315 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £43–£128
2001 Daihatsu Hijet MOT pass rate
- 2001
- typical 60,118 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
23.0% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2005 73.3% pass
- Avoid 2000 65.3% pass
Across the 6 years on record, a spread of 8 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 66.3%
- Typical mileage
- 60k mi
The 2001 Daihatsu Hijet MOT pass rate is 72.4% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 23.0% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Daihatsu Hijet does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 1.8× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 21.4% of everything recorded on the 2001 Daihatsu Hijet, against 12.2% nationally — 9.2 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 23.0%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 35% 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.
- Based on a small sample. 315 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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 2001 Daihatsu Hijet compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.3%, so this figure is 0.9 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 66.3%. The median 2001 Daihatsu Hijet in this dataset had covered 60,118 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 77.6% of the time, April–September 68.0%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp reflector slightly defective", noted on 6.03% of tests.
- 315 recorded tests behind this page.
- 72.4% overall pass rate, 66.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Daihatsu Hijet, the average is 69.7% — best year 2005 (73.3%), worst 2000 (65.3%).
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
- 315
- Typical mileage (median)
- 60,118 mi
- Make and model
- Daihatsu Hijet
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Hijet MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 58% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Hijet
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 58 | 67.2% |
| South West | 55 | 58.2% |
| North West | 36 | 77.8% |
| West Midlands | 29 | 89.7% |
| East of England | 29 | 86.2% |
| Yorkshire | 26 | 61.5% |
| Scotland | 21 | 66.7% |
| East Midlands | 21 | 81.0% |
| Wales | 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 2001 Hijet
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 2001 Hijet
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 lights 6.0% of tests
“headlamp reflector slightly defective”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check corrosion 3.5% 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 exhaust and emissions 3.2% 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.
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 2001 Hijet through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £43–£128 — and 35% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £43–£128
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 40%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 35%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 315 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 Hijet, side by side
6 model years on record, from 2000 to 2005. Across them the pass rate runs from 65.3% to 73.3% — a spread of 8 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 65.3% service brake imbalance across an…
- 2001 72.4%headlamp reflector slightly…
- 2002 69.1% headlamp reflector slightly…
- 2003 71.3% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2004 70.7% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2005 73.3% headlamp lens slightly defective
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 2001 Daihatsu Hijet 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 2001 cars with a similar record
- Volkswagen Golf 72.4%
- Vauxhall Astra 72.3%
- Peugeot 406 72.3%
- Mercedes-Benz A-Class 72.6%
- Audi Tt 72.2%
- Suzuki Jimny 72.7%
Closest pass rates among 2001 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 2001 Daihatsu Hijet 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 879 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 203 | 23.00% | 20.89% | +2.11 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 189 | 21.40% | 12.21% | +9.19 |
| Suspension | 164 | 18.60% | 20.98% | −2.38 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 90 | 10.20% | 5.57% | +4.63 |
| Tyres | 68 | 7.70% | 19.76% | −12.06 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 49 | 5.60% | 5.52% | +0.08 |
| Visibility | 45 | 5.10% | 4.97% | +0.13 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 27 | 3.10% | 1.76% | +1.34 |
| Non-component advisories | 22 | 2.50% | 4.18% | −1.68 |
| Steering | 22 | 2.50% | 2.57% | −0.07 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp reflector slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 6.0% | £5–25 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.1% | £3–15 |
| Service brake imbalance across an axle Brakes | Major | 5.1% | £45–110 |
| Service brake performance efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 4.8% | £60–150 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.8% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.8% | £30–80 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 3.5% | £180–450 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.2% | £60–250 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.2% | £5–25 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.9% | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 20.3% | £80–180 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 11.1% | £45–95 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 10.2% | £25–65 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 7.3% | £20–80 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 7.3% | £45–95 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Advisory | 7.0% | £180–450 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 30 | 66.7% | 23,305 mi |
| 30-60k | 124 | 75.0% | 46,527 mi |
| 60-90k | 122 | 70.5% | 73,411 mi |
| 90-120k | 32 | 68.8% | 102,142 mi |
| 120k+ | 5 | 100.0% | 134,276 mi |
Source: 315 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.
2001 Hijet MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2001 Daihatsu Hijet?
72.4% of the 315 2001 Daihatsu Hijet tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.3% for cars first used in 2001. First-attempt pass rate: 66.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2001 Daihatsu Hijet?
The three most recorded items are headlamp reflector slightly defective (6.03%), rear fog lamp not working (5.08%), service brake imbalance across an axle (5.08%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2001 Daihatsu Hijet MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 66.7% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2001 Daihatsu Hijet in this dataset had covered 60,118 mi.
Does the season affect the 2001 Daihatsu Hijet MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 77.6% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 68.0%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.