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

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

The Isuzu D-Max Utility passed on its first attempt in 83.9%, and its overall record sits +4.9 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Isuzu D-Max Utility in the 2023–2025 data: 2,516 tests across 2 model years (2021–2022). 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 Utility 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 Utility, the Visibility 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 Utility's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

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

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Isuzu D-Max Utility, each with how many of the model's 2,516 tests it was noted on.

• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 71 Isuzu D-Max Utility tests, 2.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush" (Major) — noted on about 66 Isuzu D-Max Utility tests, 2.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 54 Isuzu D-Max Utility tests, 2.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 44 Isuzu D-Max Utility tests, 1.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 40 Isuzu D-Max Utility tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 33 Isuzu D-Max Utility tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.

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

The strongest Isuzu D-Max Utility model year on record is 2021 (86.2% across 1,517 tests), and the weakest is 2022 (85.4%). The gap between them is 0.8 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Isuzu D-Max Utility Owners

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

• the wipers and washers — “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.

• 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 lights — “malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”

  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.

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

Where the Isuzu D-Max Utility is most common

Across every D-Max Utility model year on record (2021–2022): 1,795 Isuzu D-Max Utility cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 2,516 tests. Wrexham (LL) has the most, with 58 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 Utility 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 Utility MOT & Reliability