Pass rate
68.2%
Below average — 4.0 pts behind the 72.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 132 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £60–£165
2004 Daihatsu Yrv MOT pass rate
- 2004
- typical 84,581 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
23.8% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2001 72.4% pass
- Avoid 2004 68.2% pass · this year
Across the 4 years on record, a spread of 4.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 60.0%
- Typical mileage
- 85k mi
The 2004 Daihatsu Yrv MOT pass rate is 68.2% of its MOT tests — 4.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 23.8% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Daihatsu Yrv does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.4× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 13.1% of everything recorded on the 2004 Daihatsu Yrv, against 5.6% nationally — 7.5 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 23.8%, 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 72.2%; this one manages 68.2% — 4.0 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 24% 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 2004 Daihatsu Yrv compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.2%, so this figure is 4.0 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 60.0%. The median 2004 Daihatsu Yrv in this dataset had covered 84,581 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 68.7% of the time, April–September 67.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength", noted on 12.88% of tests.
- 132 recorded tests behind this page.
- 68.2% overall pass rate, 60.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Daihatsu Yrv, the average is 69.7% — best year 2001 (72.4%), worst 2004 (68.2%).
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
- 132
- Typical mileage (median)
- 84,581 mi
- Make and model
- Daihatsu Yrv
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
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 Yrv MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 52% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Yrv
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 29 | 58.6% |
| South East | 27 | 81.5% |
| East of England | 24 | 79.2% |
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 2004 Yrv
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 2004 Yrv
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 12.9% 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 suspension joints 11.4% 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 7.6% 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.
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 2004 Yrv through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £60–£165 — and 24% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £60–£165
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- 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
- 24%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 132 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 Yrv, side by side
4 model years on record, from 2001 to 2004. Across them the pass rate runs from 68.2% to 72.4% — a spread of 4.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2001 72.4% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2002 69.3% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2003 68.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2004 68.2%component mounting prescribed…
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 2004 Daihatsu Yrv 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 2004 cars with a similar record
- Volkswagen Polo 68.3%
- Renault Clio 68.3%
- Peugeot 307 68.1%
- Citroen C2 68.0%
- Nissan X-Trail 68.5%
- Vauxhall Corsa 68.6%
Closest pass rates among 2004 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 2004 Daihatsu Yrv 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 405 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 | 98 | 23.80% | 20.98% | +2.82 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 65 | 15.80% | 12.21% | +3.59 |
| Brakes | 57 | 13.80% | 20.89% | −7.09 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 54 | 13.10% | 5.57% | +7.53 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 45 | 10.90% | 5.52% | +5.38 |
| Tyres | 42 | 10.20% | 19.76% | −9.56 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 15 | 3.60% | 0.82% | +2.78 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 12 | 2.90% | 1.76% | +1.14 |
| Non-component advisories | 9 | 2.20% | 4.18% | −1.98 |
| Visibility | 8 | 1.90% | 4.97% | −3.07 |
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 | 12.9% | £180–450 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 11.4% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 7.6% | £5–25 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 6.1% | £30–80 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 4.5% | £45–120 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.8% | £60–250 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 3.8% | £80–250 |
| Prescribed areas prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 3.8% | £40–120 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.8% | £5–20 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.0% | £3–12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 15.9% | £200–700 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 12.9% | £45–95 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 12.1% | £45–120 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 11.4% | £80–180 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 11.4% | £45–95 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Advisory | 9.1% | £180–450 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 1 | 100.0% | 22,017 mi |
| 30-60k | 27 | 77.8% | 42,183 mi |
| 60-90k | 46 | 60.9% | 76,270 mi |
| 90-120k | 44 | 70.5% | 100,199 mi |
| 120k+ | 14 | 64.3% | 142,341 mi |
Source: 132 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.
2004 Yrv MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2004 Daihatsu Yrv?
68.2% of the 132 2004 Daihatsu Yrv tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.2% for cars first used in 2004. First-attempt pass rate: 60.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2004 Daihatsu Yrv?
The three most recorded items are component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (12.88%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (11.36%), headlamp lens slightly defective (7.58%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2004 Daihatsu Yrv MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 64.3% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2004 Daihatsu Yrv in this dataset had covered 84,581 mi.
Does the season affect the 2004 Daihatsu Yrv MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 68.7% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 67.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.