Isuzu Trooper MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Isuzu Trooper MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Isuzu Trooper passed on its first attempt in 66.7%, and its overall record sits −7.9 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Isuzu Trooper in the 2023–2025 data: 5,148 tests across 7 model years (2000–2006). 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 Trooper MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Isuzu Trooper, the Body, chassis, structure 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 Trooper's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Isuzu Trooper DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Isuzu Trooper, each with how many of the model's 5,148 tests it was noted on.

• "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 384 Isuzu Trooper tests, 7.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 288 Isuzu Trooper tests, 5.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 270 Isuzu Trooper tests, 5.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 269 Isuzu Trooper tests, 5.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 236 Isuzu Trooper tests, 4.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases" (Major) — noted on about 179 Isuzu Trooper tests, 3.5% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Isuzu Trooper Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Isuzu Trooper model year on record is 2006 (78.1% across 137 tests), and the weakest is 2002 (71.6%). The gap between them is 6.5 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 Trooper Owners

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

• 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.

• the suspension joints — “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.

• 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.

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

Where the Isuzu Trooper is most common

Across every Trooper model year 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.

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 →

Frequently Asked Questions: Isuzu Trooper MOT & Reliability