Pass rate
73.3%
Below average — 0.9 pts ahead of the 72.4% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 60 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £31–£87
2005 Daihatsu Hijet MOT pass rate
- 2005
- typical 50,699 mi
Only 60 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
Lamps & electrics
27.4% of faults · 12.2% nationally
Which year to buy
- Best 2005 73.3% pass · this year
- Avoid 2000 65.3% pass
Across the 6 years on record, a spread of 8 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 65.2%
- Typical mileage
- 51k mi
The 2005 Daihatsu Hijet MOT pass rate is 73.3% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Lamps & electrics is the biggest single reason it fails, at 27.4% of what testers record.
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Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 2.2× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 27.4% of everything recorded on the 2005 Daihatsu Hijet, against 12.2% nationally — 15.2 points above. 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.
- Based on a small sample. 60 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 2005 Daihatsu Hijet compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.4%, so this figure is 0.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 65.2%. The median 2005 Daihatsu Hijet in this dataset had covered 50,699 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp lens slightly defective", noted on 13.33% of tests.
- 60 recorded tests behind this page.
- 73.3% overall pass rate, 65.2% 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
- 60
- Typical mileage (median)
- 50,699 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 49% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2005 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 2005 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 13.3% of tests
“headlamp lens 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 the suspension joints 11.7% of tests
“track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or 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.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 3.3% of tests
“catalyst emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default 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 2005 Hijet through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £31–£87 — and 47% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £31–£87
- Cheapest common item: individual direction indicators incorrect…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: integral vehicle structure condition corroded…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 47%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 60 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 2005 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 2005 cars with a similar record
- Jaguar S-Type 73.4%
- Honda Accord 73.5%
- Audi Tt 73.6%
- Saab 9-3 73.6%
- Suzuki Wagon-R+ 73.6%
- Volvo V70 72.9%
Closest pass rates among 2005 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 2005 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 146 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 40 | 27.40% | 12.21% | +15.19 |
| Brakes | 34 | 23.30% | 20.89% | +2.41 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 22 | 15.10% | 5.57% | +9.53 |
| Suspension | 16 | 11.00% | 20.98% | −9.98 |
| Tyres | 10 | 6.80% | 19.76% | −12.96 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 10 | 6.80% | 5.52% | +1.28 |
| Steering | 8 | 5.50% | 2.57% | +2.93 |
| Visibility | 2 | 1.40% | 4.97% | −3.57 |
| Non-component advisories | 2 | 1.40% | 4.18% | −2.78 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 2 | 1.40% | 1.76% | −0.36 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 13.3% | £5–25 |
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 11.7% | £18–45 |
| Service brake performance efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 10.0% | £60–150 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.0% | £3–15 |
| Catalyst emissions hydrocarbon content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.3% | £60–250 |
| Headlamp aim too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.3% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp light intensity severely reduced Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.3% | £5–25 |
| Individual direction indicators incorrect colour Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.3% | £3–12 |
| Integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.3% | £180–450 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.3% | £5–25 |
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 | 15.0% | £80–180 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 10.0% | £45–95 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 8.3% | £45–120 |
| Individual direction indicators incorrect colour Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Advisory | 8.3% | £3–12 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 6.7% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 6.7% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 10 | 80.0% | 26,475 mi |
| 30-60k | 25 | 76.0% | 45,192 mi |
| 60-90k | 7 | 85.7% | 73,979 mi |
| 90-120k | 11 | 63.6% | 95,699 mi |
| 120k+ | 7 | 57.1% | 143,754 mi |
Source: 60 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.
2005 Hijet MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2005 Daihatsu Hijet?
73.3% of the 60 2005 Daihatsu Hijet tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.4% for cars first used in 2005. First-attempt pass rate: 65.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2005 Daihatsu Hijet?
The three most recorded items are headlamp lens slightly defective (13.33%), track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (11.67%), service brake performance efficiency below requirements (10.00%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2005 Daihatsu Hijet MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 80.0% of the time, falling to 57.1% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2005 Daihatsu Hijet in this dataset had covered 50,699 mi.