Pass rate
72.0%
Below average — 5.2 pts behind the 77.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 870 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £25–£67
2012 Isuzu Rodeo MOT pass rate
- 2012
- typical 107,330 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Suspension
28.8% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2011 73.4% pass
- Avoid 2002 67.8% pass
Across the 11 years on record, a spread of 5.6 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 62.7%
- Typical mileage
- 107k mi
The 2012 Isuzu Rodeo MOT pass rate is 72.0% of its MOT tests — 5.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 28.8% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Suspension: 1.4× the national share
Suspension accounts for 28.8% of everything recorded on the 2012 Isuzu Rodeo, against 21.0% nationally — 7.8 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.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 77.2%; this one manages 72.0% — 5.2 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
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 2012 Isuzu Rodeo compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 77.2%, so this figure is 5.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 62.7%. The median 2012 Isuzu Rodeo in this dataset had covered 107,330 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 70.9% of the time, April–September 73.4%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated", noted on 7.36% of tests.
- 870 recorded tests behind this page.
- 72.0% overall pass rate, 62.7% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Isuzu Rodeo, the average is 71.3% — best year 2011 (73.4%), worst 2002 (67.8%).
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
- 870
- Typical mileage (median)
- 107,330 mi
- Make and model
- Isuzu Rodeo
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Ball Joint
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Rodeo MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 61% so small gaps stay visible.
Where the Isuzu Rodeo is most common
Across all Rodeo model years on record (2002–2012): 6,685 Isuzu Rodeo cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 18,818 tests. Swansea (SA) has the most, with 224 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 | Swansea (SA) | 224 | 68.2% |
| 2 | Shrewsbury (SY) | 211 | 70.5% |
| 3 | Ipswich (IP) | 183 | 71.1% |
| 4 | Peterborough (PE) | 176 | 68.5% |
| 5 | Wrexham (LL) | 174 | 76.0% |
| 6 | Ashford (TN) | 168 | 75.6% |
| 7 | Exeter (EX) | 167 | 65.9% |
| 8 | Norwich (NR) | 157 | 70.7% |
| 9 | Hereford (HR) | 143 | 68.4% |
| 10 | Derby (DE) | 143 | 77.6% |
| 11 | Gloucester (GL) | 139 | 70.9% |
| 12 | Leicester (LE) | 136 | 73.3% |
| 13 | Nottingham (NG) | 132 | 67.0% |
| 14 | Plymouth (PL) | 129 | 64.1% |
| 15 | York (YO) | 120 | 67.2% |
| 16 | Southampton (SO) | 112 | 70.9% |
| 17 | Coventry (CV) | 112 | 70.6% |
| 18 | Cardiff (CF) | 111 | 74.4% |
| 19 | Newport (NP) | 109 | 70.6% |
| 20 | Newton Abbot (TQ) | 94 | 63.8% |
The twenty areas with the most Isuzu Rodeo 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 Rodeo
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 131 | 69.5% |
| West Midlands | 129 | 67.4% |
| Wales | 113 | 75.2% |
| East of England | 110 | 70.9% |
| East Midlands | 87 | 72.4% |
| North West | 70 | 72.9% |
| South East | 65 | 75.4% |
| Yorkshire | 56 | 83.9% |
| Scotland | 53 | 64.2% |
| North East | 53 | 71.7% |
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 2012 Rodeo
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 2012 Rodeo
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 suspension joints 7.4% 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 6.9% of tests
“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.
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Check the windscreen 3.8% of tests
“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.
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 2012 Rodeo through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £25–£67 — and 45% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £25–£67
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 45%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 870 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 Rodeo, side by side
11 model years on record, from 2002 to 2012. Across them the pass rate runs from 67.8% to 73.4% — a spread of 5.6 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2002 67.8% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2003 73.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2004 72.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 71.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 70.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 71.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 70.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 69.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 71.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2011 73.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 72.0%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 2012 Isuzu Rodeo 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 2012 cars with a similar record
- Hyundai Santa Fe 72.0%
- Nissan Juke 71.9%
- Citroen DS4 71.9%
- Peugeot Bipper 72.1%
- Hyundai I30 72.2%
- Vauxhall Antara 71.8%
Closest pass rates among 2012 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 2012 Isuzu Rodeo 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 2,603 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 | 759 | 28.80% | 20.98% | +7.82 |
| Brakes | 548 | 20.80% | 20.89% | −0.09 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 463 | 17.60% | 12.21% | +5.39 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 318 | 12.10% | 5.57% | +6.53 |
| Tyres | 188 | 7.10% | 19.76% | −12.66 |
| Visibility | 116 | 4.40% | 4.97% | −0.57 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 84 | 3.20% | 5.52% | −2.32 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 51 | 1.90% | 1.76% | +0.14 |
| Non-component advisories | 50 | 1.90% | 4.18% | −2.28 |
| Steering | 26 | 1.00% | 2.57% | −1.57 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 7.4% | £18–45 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 6.9% | £5–20 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.4% | £5–25 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 4.8% | £3–15 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 4.1% | £18–45 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.8% | £80–200 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 3.3% | £45–110 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 3.3% | £80–180 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.1% | £5–25 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 2.8% | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 25.1% | £80–180 |
| Wheel bearings has excessive play Suspension | Advisory | 20.1% | £20–55 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 14.4% | £45–95 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 8.7% | £18–45 |
| Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush Suspension | Advisory | 8.7% | £30–75 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 6.3% | £45–120 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 13 | 92.3% | 25,679 mi |
| 30-60k | 62 | 88.7% | 47,005 mi |
| 60-90k | 193 | 72.0% | 76,099 mi |
| 90-120k | 282 | 69.9% | 105,461 mi |
| 120k+ | 317 | 70.0% | 156,554 mi |
Source: 870 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.
2012 Rodeo MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2012 Isuzu Rodeo?
72.0% of the 870 2012 Isuzu Rodeo tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 77.2% for cars first used in 2012. First-attempt pass rate: 62.7%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2012 Isuzu Rodeo?
The three most recorded items are ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (7.36%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (6.90%), position lamp not working (5.40%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2012 Isuzu Rodeo MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 92.3% of the time, falling to 70.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2012 Isuzu Rodeo in this dataset had covered 107,330 mi.
Does the season affect the 2012 Isuzu Rodeo MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 70.9% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 73.4%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.