Isuzu D-Max MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Isuzu D-Max MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Isuzu D-Max passed on its first attempt in 76.6%, and its overall record sits −0.3 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Isuzu D-Max in the 2023–2025 data: 107,665 tests across 11 model years (2012–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Isuzu D-Max MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Isuzu D-Max, the Suspension section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Isuzu D-Max's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Isuzu D-Max DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Isuzu D-Max, each with how many of the model's 107,665 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 3,944 Isuzu D-Max tests, 3.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush" (Major) — noted on about 3,723 Isuzu D-Max tests, 3.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 3,705 Isuzu D-Max tests, 3.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rear fog lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 3,106 Isuzu D-Max tests, 2.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases" (Major) — noted on about 2,432 Isuzu D-Max tests, 2.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 1,930 Isuzu D-Max tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Isuzu D-Max Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Isuzu D-Max model year on record is 2022 (88.4% across 1,807 tests), and the weakest is 2012 (74.9%). The gap between them is 13.5 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Isuzu D-Max reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.6 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Isuzu D-Max Owners

These checks follow this Isuzu D-Max's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Isuzu D-Max.

• the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”

  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.

• the shock absorbers — “shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush”

  Press down hard on each corner of the car and let go. It should settle in one bounce; if it keeps rocking, or you can see oil weeping down a shock absorber, that is the fault a tester will find.

• the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”

  Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Isuzu D-Max. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Isuzu D-Max is most common

Across every D-Max model year on record (2012–2022): 43,205 Isuzu D-Max cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 107,665 tests. Exeter (EX) has the most, with 1,241 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.

The twenty areas with the most Isuzu D-Max 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 →

Frequently Asked Questions: Isuzu D-Max MOT & Reliability