Pass rate
65.7%
Below average — 8.1 pts behind the 73.8% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 134 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £106–£281
2000 Daihatsu Terios MOT pass rate
- 2000
- typical 71,359 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Suspension
31.9% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2009 78.6% pass
- Avoid 2004 64.9% pass
Across the 10 years on record, a spread of 13.7 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 55.3%
- Typical mileage
- 71k mi
The 2000 Daihatsu Terios MOT pass rate is 65.7% of its MOT tests — 8.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 31.9% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 3.9× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 21.6% of everything recorded on the 2000 Daihatsu Terios, against 5.6% nationally — 16.0 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 31.9%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 73.8%; this one manages 65.7% — 8.1 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 9% 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 Terios compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.8%, so this figure is 8.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 55.3%. The median 2000 Daihatsu Terios in this dataset had covered 71,359 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 61.8% of the time, April–September 68.4%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength", noted on 10.45% of tests.
- 134 recorded tests behind this page.
- 65.7% overall pass rate, 55.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Daihatsu Terios, the average is 72.5% — best year 2009 (78.6%), worst 2004 (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
- 134
- Typical mileage (median)
- 71,359 mi
- Make and model
- Daihatsu Terios
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Corrosion Welding Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Terios MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 42% so small gaps stay visible.
Where the Daihatsu Terios is most common
Across all Terios model years on record (2000–2009): 5,604 Daihatsu Terios cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 14,887 tests. Exeter (EX) has the most, with 161 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.
| # | Postcode area | Cars | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exeter (EX) | 161 | 68.9% |
| 2 | Newport (NP) | 160 | 72.0% |
| 3 | Swansea (SA) | 158 | 69.9% |
| 4 | Sheffield (S) | 153 | 75.0% |
| 5 | Ashford (TN) | 137 | 74.1% |
| 6 | Bristol (BS) | 120 | 71.5% |
| 7 | Gloucester (GL) | 118 | 71.4% |
| 8 | Taunton (TA) | 116 | 74.0% |
| 9 | Plymouth (PL) | 113 | 68.2% |
| 10 | Birmingham (B) | 110 | 81.7% |
| 11 | Cardiff (CF) | 100 | 69.7% |
| 12 | Ipswich (IP) | 95 | 79.1% |
| 13 | Portsmouth (PO) | 92 | 73.0% |
| 14 | Newton Abbot (TQ) | 87 | 71.6% |
| 15 | Brighton (BN) | 85 | 69.0% |
| 16 | Yeovil (BA) | 84 | 68.5% |
| 17 | Nottingham (NG) | 82 | 76.2% |
| 18 | Huddersfield (HD) | 76 | 74.1% |
| 19 | Norwich (NR) | 74 | 72.7% |
| 20 | Peterborough (PE) | 73 | 74.4% |
The twenty areas with the most Daihatsu Terios cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →
Regional pass rates for the Terios
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 39 | 66.7% |
| South West | 35 | 62.9% |
| East of England | 16 | 68.8% |
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 Terios
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 Terios
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 corrosion 10.4% 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 5.2% of tests
“exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases”
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 the wipers and washers 5.2% 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 Terios through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £106–£281 — and 9% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £106–£281
- 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
- 9%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 134 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 Terios, side by side
10 model years on record, from 2000 to 2009. Across them the pass rate runs from 64.9% to 78.6% — a spread of 13.7 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 65.7%component mounting prescribed…
- 2001 66.5% component mounting prescribed…
- 2002 65.4% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2003 66.1% component mounting prescribed…
- 2004 64.9% component mounting prescribed…
- 2005 67.7% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2006 71.5% component mounting prescribed…
- 2007 73.0% component mounting prescribed…
- 2008 75.4% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2009 78.6% 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 Terios 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 Terios 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 394 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 | 127 | 31.90% | 20.98% | +10.92 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 86 | 21.60% | 5.57% | +16.03 |
| Brakes | 53 | 13.30% | 20.89% | −7.59 |
| Tyres | 27 | 6.80% | 19.76% | −12.96 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 26 | 6.50% | 5.52% | +0.98 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 21 | 5.30% | 12.21% | −6.91 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 18 | 4.50% | 1.76% | +2.74 |
| Visibility | 16 | 4.00% | 4.97% | −0.97 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 12 | 3.00% | 0.82% | +2.18 |
| Steering | 8 | 2.00% | 2.57% | −0.57 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 10.4% | £180–450 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 9.7% | £80–250 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 6.7% | £80–250 |
| Chassis condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Major | 6.0% | £180–450 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 5.2% | £45–120 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 5.2% | £8–22 |
| Chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting Body, chassis, structure | Major | 4.5% | £180–450 |
| Prescribed areas prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 4.5% | £40–120 |
| Sub-frame mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 4.5% | £180–450 |
| Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 3.7% | £18–45 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 19.4% | £40–150 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 14.2% | £45–95 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 12.7% | £20–80 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 11.2% | £45–110 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Advisory | 9.7% | £180–450 |
| Linkage pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 9.7% | £40–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 37 | 64.9% | 50,605 mi |
| 60-90k | 71 | 64.8% | 73,596 mi |
| 90-120k | 22 | 72.7% | 105,172 mi |
| 120k+ | 4 | 50.0% | 150,242 mi |
Source: 134 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 Terios MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2000 Daihatsu Terios?
65.7% of the 134 2000 Daihatsu Terios tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.8% for cars first used in 2000. First-attempt pass rate: 55.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2000 Daihatsu Terios?
The three most recorded items are component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (10.45%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (9.70%), joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.72%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2000 Daihatsu Terios MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 64.9% of the time, falling to 50.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2000 Daihatsu Terios in this dataset had covered 71,359 mi.
Does the season affect the 2000 Daihatsu Terios MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 61.8% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 68.4%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.