Pass rate
73.6%
Below average — 0.3 pts ahead of the 73.3% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 707 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £69–£188
2001 Isuzu Trooper MOT pass rate
- 2001
- 5 trims combined
- typical 132,043 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Suspension
22.5% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2006 78.1% pass
- Avoid 2002 71.6% pass
Across the 7 years on record, a spread of 6.5 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 67.9%
- Typical mileage
- 132k mi
The 2001 Isuzu Trooper MOT pass rate is 73.6% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 22.5% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 3.5× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 19.3% of everything recorded on the 2001 Isuzu Trooper, against 5.6% nationally — 13.7 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 22.5%, 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.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 9% 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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Every Isuzu Trooper first registered in 2001 is combined here — 5 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2001 Isuzu Trooper compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.3%, so this figure is 0.3 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 67.9%. The median 2001 Isuzu Trooper in this dataset had covered 132,043 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 96% of tests, with a 73.9% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 77.3% of the time, April–September 69.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated", noted on 7.92% of tests.
- 707 recorded tests behind this page.
- 73.6% overall pass rate, 67.9% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Isuzu Trooper, the average is 73.1% — best year 2006 (78.1%), worst 2002 (71.6%).
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
- 707
- Typical mileage (median)
- 132,043 mi
- Make and model
- Isuzu Trooper
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Body Panel Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Trooper MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 63% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (96% of tests).
Where the Isuzu Trooper is most common
Across all Trooper model years on record (2000–2006): 2,129 Isuzu Trooper cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 5,147 tests. York (YO) has the most, with 83 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 | York (YO) | 83 | 60.8% |
| 2 | Shrewsbury (SY) | 67 | 77.1% |
| 3 | Peterborough (PE) | 63 | 72.2% |
| 4 | Gloucester (GL) | 59 | 71.9% |
| 5 | Swansea (SA) | 55 | 71.6% |
| 6 | Sheffield (S) | 55 | 80.3% |
| 7 | Nottingham (NG) | 54 | 68.9% |
| 8 | Exeter (EX) | 53 | 69.7% |
| 9 | Wrexham (LL) | 51 | 74.1% |
| 10 | Oxford (OX) | 48 | 69.2% |
| 11 | Lincoln (LN) | 43 | 67.5% |
| 12 | Hereford (HR) | 40 | 77.0% |
| 13 | Norwich (NR) | 40 | 69.7% |
| 14 | Doncaster (DN) | 39 | 73.7% |
| 15 | Derby (DE) | 37 | 81.3% |
| 16 | Leicester (LE) | 36 | 81.6% |
| 17 | Newport (NP) | 35 | 75.6% |
| 18 | Ashford (TN) | 34 | 71.9% |
| 19 | Newcastle upon Tyne (NE) | 33 | 67.4% |
| 20 | Cardiff (CF) | 33 | 77.8% |
The twenty areas with the most Isuzu Trooper 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 Trooper
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| East of England | 109 | 73.4% |
| South West | 107 | 69.2% |
| South East | 90 | 71.1% |
| North West | 79 | 77.2% |
| Yorkshire | 74 | 73.0% |
| East Midlands | 68 | 75.0% |
| Wales | 66 | 77.3% |
| West Midlands | 65 | 76.9% |
| Scotland | 23 | 56.5% |
| North East | 20 | 80.0% |
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 2001 Trooper
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 2001 Trooper
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 6.1% 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 exhaust and emissions 4.7% of tests
“exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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Check the windscreen 4.0% 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 2001 Trooper through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £69–£188 — and 9% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £69–£188
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: chassis condition or chassis has excessive…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 30%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 9%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 707 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 Trooper, side by side
7 model years on record, from 2000 to 2006. Across them the pass rate runs from 71.6% to 78.1% — a spread of 6.5 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 74.0% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2001 73.6%joints constant velocity boot…
- 2002 71.6% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2003 72.8% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2004 74.4% joints constant velocity boot…
- 2005 72.0% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2006 78.1% joints constant velocity boot…
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 2001 Isuzu Trooper 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 2001 cars with a similar record
- Vauxhall Agila 73.4%
- Audi A3 73.9%
- Toyota MR2 74.2%
- Toyota YARIS 72.9%
- Volkswagen Lupo 72.9%
- Peugeot 306 72.9%
Closest pass rates among 2001 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 2001 Isuzu Trooper 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 2,293 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 | 527 | 22.50% | 20.98% | +1.52 |
| Brakes | 503 | 21.50% | 20.89% | +0.61 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 453 | 19.30% | 5.57% | +13.73 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 241 | 10.30% | 5.52% | +4.78 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 181 | 7.70% | 12.21% | −4.51 |
| Tyres | 129 | 5.50% | 19.76% | −14.26 |
| Visibility | 85 | 3.60% | 4.97% | −1.37 |
| Steering | 63 | 2.70% | 2.57% | +0.13 |
| Non-component advisories | 60 | 2.60% | 4.18% | −1.58 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 51 | 2.20% | 1.76% | +0.44 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 7.9% | £80–250 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 6.1% | £18–45 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 4.7% | £45–120 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 4.1% | £80–250 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 4.0% | £80–200 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 3.5% | £5–20 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Major | 2.8% | £80–180 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.7% | £18–45 |
| Chassis condition or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a body mounting Body, chassis, structure | Major | 2.7% | £180–450 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 2.7% | £180–450 |
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 | 22.8% | £200–700 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 22.5% | £80–180 |
| Wheel bearings has excessive play Suspension | Advisory | 13.6% | £20–55 |
| Chassis condition corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 10.3% | £180–450 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 9.2% | £45–95 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 8.1% | £45–120 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 1 | 100.0% | 627 mi |
| 30-60k | 22 | 90.9% | 51,869 mi |
| 60-90k | 78 | 78.2% | 77,859 mi |
| 90-120k | 175 | 74.3% | 107,390 mi |
| 120k+ | 424 | 71.7% | 159,831 mi |
Source: 707 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.
2001 Trooper MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2001 Isuzu Trooper?
73.6% of the 707 2001 Isuzu Trooper tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.3% for cars first used in 2001. First-attempt pass rate: 67.9%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2001 Isuzu Trooper?
The three most recorded items are joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (7.92%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (6.08%), exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases (4.67%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2001 Isuzu Trooper MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 71.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2001 Isuzu Trooper in this dataset had covered 132,043 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2001 Isuzu Trooper?
Diesel: 73.9% pass rate across 679 tests. Petrol: 64.3% pass rate across 28 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2001 Isuzu Trooper MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 77.3% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 69.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.