Pass rate
84.5%
Around average — 11.6 pts ahead of the 72.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 58 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £79–£218
2002 Daimler V8 MOT pass rate
- 2002
- typical 64,893 mi
Only 58 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
Suspension
32.5% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2002 84.5% pass · this year
- Avoid 2001 78.0% pass
Across the 3 years on record, a spread of 6.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 83.0%
- Typical mileage
- 65k mi
The 2002 Daimler V8 MOT pass rate is 84.5% of its MOT tests — 11.6 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 32.5% of what testers record.
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Expert verdict
Suspension: 1.5× the national share
Suspension accounts for 32.5% of everything recorded on the 2002 Daimler V8, against 21.0% nationally — 11.5 points above. Ask for the front and rear suspension to be checked on a ramp before you buy — worn bushes and broken springs are cheap to look at and expensive to discover at test time.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 72.9% and this one manages 84.5% — 11.6 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 14% 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 2002 Daimler V8 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.9%, so this figure is 11.6 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 83.0%. The median 2002 Daimler V8 in this dataset had covered 64,893 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Coil spring fractured or broken", noted on 5.17% of tests.
- 58 recorded tests behind this page.
- 84.5% overall pass rate, 83.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Daimler V8, the average is 80.4% — best year 2002 (84.5%), worst 2001 (78.0%).
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
- 58
- Typical mileage (median)
- 64,893 mi
- Make and model
- Daimler V8
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Coil Spring
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the V8 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 52% so small gaps stay visible.
What fails a 2002 V8
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 V8
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 coil springs 5.2% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
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Check corrosion 3.5% of tests
“integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced”
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 brake pipes 3.5% of tests
“rigid brake pipes excessively corroded”
Brake pipes run under the car, usually in front of the rear wheels. Flaking or crusty metal is what fails; a light dusting of surface rust does not. Worth asking a garage to look while it is on a ramp.
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 V8 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £79–£218 — and 14% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £79–£218
- Cheapest common item: anti-lock braking system warning lamp…
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: engine oil leaks leaking excessively from…
- £200–£700
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 40%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 14%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 58 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 V8, side by side
3 model years on record, from 2000 to 2002. Across them the pass rate runs from 78.0% to 84.5% — a spread of 6.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 81.2% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2001 78.0% component mounting prescribed…
- 2002 84.5%coil spring fractured or broken
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 Daimler V8 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
- Honda S2000 84.6%
- Mercedes-Benz Sl 85.2%
- Porsche 911 85.5%
- BMW M3 86.7%
- Mercedes-Benz Slk 81.2%
- BMW Z3 80.7%
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 Daimler V8 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 9 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 83 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 | 27 | 32.50% | 20.98% | +11.52 |
| Tyres | 17 | 20.50% | 19.76% | +0.74 |
| Brakes | 13 | 15.70% | 20.89% | −5.19 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 8 | 9.60% | 5.57% | +4.03 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 7 | 8.40% | 5.52% | +2.88 |
| Non-component advisories | 4 | 4.80% | 4.18% | +0.62 |
| Steering | 4 | 4.80% | 2.57% | +2.23 |
| Visibility | 2 | 2.40% | 4.97% | −2.57 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 1 | 1.20% | 12.21% | −11.01 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 5.2% | £25–65 |
| Integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.5% | £180–450 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 3.5% | £80–180 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Rectified | 1.7% | £3–15 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 1.7% | £3–15 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.7% | £18–45 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.7% | £60–250 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 1.7% | £180–450 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.7% | £200–700 |
| Exhaust system system insecure Body, chassis, structure | Major | 1.7% | £45–120 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 19.0% | £45–95 |
| Wheel bearings has excessive play Suspension | Advisory | 10.3% | £20–55 |
| Integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 8.6% | £180–450 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 6.9% | £18–45 |
| Flexible brake hoses ferrule excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 6.9% | £25–70 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 6.9% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 20 | 85.0% | 48,670 mi |
| 60-90k | 22 | 81.8% | 71,030 mi |
| 90-120k | 11 | 100.0% | 97,352 mi |
| 120k+ | 5 | 60.0% | 164,243 mi |
Source: 58 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 V8 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2002 Daimler V8?
84.5% of the 58 2002 Daimler V8 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.9% for cars first used in 2002. First-attempt pass rate: 83.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2002 Daimler V8?
The three most recorded items are coil spring fractured or broken (5.17%), integral vehicle structure condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced (3.45%), rigid brake pipes excessively corroded (3.45%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2002 Daimler V8 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 85.0% of the time, falling to 60.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2002 Daimler V8 in this dataset had covered 64,893 mi.