Pass rate
73.1%
Below average — 0.2 pts ahead of the 72.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 453 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £44–£113
2002 Daihatsu Sirion MOT pass rate
- 2002
- typical 62,253 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
21.7% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2010 78.2% pass
- Avoid 2001 66.9% pass
Across the 11 years on record, a spread of 11.3 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 66.5%
- Typical mileage
- 62k mi
The 2002 Daihatsu Sirion MOT pass rate is 73.1% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 21.7% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Daihatsu Sirion does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Fewer problems with tyres
Tyres are 10.3% of this car’s recorded faults, against 19.8% nationally — the mirror image of the usual story on a car of this age.
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 2002 Daihatsu Sirion compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.9%, so this figure is 0.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 66.5%. The median 2002 Daihatsu Sirion in this dataset had covered 62,253 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 71.3% of the time, April–September 75.1%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated", noted on 13.25% of tests.
- 453 recorded tests behind this page.
- 73.1% overall pass rate, 66.5% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Daihatsu Sirion, the average is 75.0% — best year 2010 (78.2%), worst 2001 (66.9%).
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
- 453
- Typical mileage (median)
- 62,253 mi
- Make and model
- Daihatsu Sirion
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Ball Joint
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Sirion MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 53% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Sirion
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 93 | 77.4% |
| South West | 82 | 74.4% |
| West Midlands | 73 | 71.2% |
| East of England | 59 | 78.0% |
| North West | 42 | 64.3% |
| London | 35 | 77.1% |
| East Midlands | 28 | 71.4% |
| Yorkshire | 19 | 63.2% |
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 2002 Sirion
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 2002 Sirion
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 suspension joints 13.3% of tests
“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.
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Check the lights 7.7% 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 corrosion 6.6% 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.
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 2002 Sirion through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £44–£113 — and 37% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £44–£113
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 60%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 37%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 453 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 Sirion, side by side
11 model years on record, from 2000 to 2010. Across them the pass rate runs from 66.9% to 78.2% — a spread of 11.3 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 68.3% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2001 66.9% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2002 73.1%ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2003 74.0% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2004 72.1% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2005 72.4% ball joint excessively worn
- 2006 73.5% ball joint excessively worn
- 2007 75.4% ball joint excessively worn
- 2008 75.9% ball joint excessively worn
- 2009 77.6% ball joint excessively worn
- 2010 78.2% ball joint excessively worn
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 2002 Daihatsu Sirion 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 2002 cars with a similar record
- Smart Mcc City 73.2%
- Volkswagen Passat 73.3%
- Renault Megane 73.3%
- Vauxhall Vectra 73.3%
- Renault Megane Scenic 72.8%
- Suzuki Ignis 72.8%
Closest pass rates among 2002 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 2002 Daihatsu Sirion 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 1,240 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 273 | 21.70% | 20.98% | +0.72 |
| Brakes | 248 | 19.70% | 20.89% | −1.19 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 203 | 16.10% | 12.21% | +3.89 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 132 | 10.50% | 5.57% | +4.93 |
| Tyres | 130 | 10.30% | 19.76% | −9.46 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 96 | 7.60% | 5.52% | +2.08 |
| Visibility | 51 | 4.10% | 4.97% | −0.87 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 49 | 3.90% | 1.76% | +2.14 |
| Non-component advisories | 39 | 3.10% | 4.18% | −1.08 |
| Steering | 19 | 1.50% | 2.57% | −1.07 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 13.3% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 7.7% | £5–25 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 6.6% | £180–450 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.6% | £5–20 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.5% | £5–25 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.3% | £80–200 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.9% | £60–140 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 2.9% | £45–120 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 2.6% | £8–22 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.2% | £30–80 |
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 | 21.2% | £80–180 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 15.2% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 10.8% | £200–700 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 9.9% | £25–65 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 9.9% | £20–80 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 8.6% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 33 | 90.9% | 22,699 mi |
| 30-60k | 183 | 75.4% | 47,287 mi |
| 60-90k | 121 | 75.2% | 72,937 mi |
| 90-120k | 76 | 61.8% | 104,862 mi |
| 120k+ | 40 | 62.5% | 141,584 mi |
Source: 453 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.
2002 Sirion MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2002 Daihatsu Sirion?
73.1% of the 453 2002 Daihatsu Sirion tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.9% for cars first used in 2002. First-attempt pass rate: 66.5%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2002 Daihatsu Sirion?
The three most recorded items are ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (13.25%), headlamp lens slightly defective (7.73%), component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (6.62%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2002 Daihatsu Sirion MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 90.9% of the time, falling to 62.5% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2002 Daihatsu Sirion in this dataset had covered 62,253 mi.
Does the season affect the 2002 Daihatsu Sirion MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 71.3% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 75.1%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.