Pass rate
73.1%
Below average — 0.9 pts ahead of the 72.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 167 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £36–£110
2004 Perodua Kelisa MOT pass rate
- 2004
- typical 45,045 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
18.0% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2007 78.9% pass
- Avoid 2002 69.7% pass
Across the 8 years on record, a spread of 9.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 67.2%
- Typical mileage
- 45k mi
The 2004 Perodua Kelisa MOT pass rate is 73.1% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 18.0% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Perodua Kelisa does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Based on a small sample
167 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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 2004 Perodua Kelisa compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.2%, so this figure is 0.9 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 67.2%. The median 2004 Perodua Kelisa in this dataset had covered 45,045 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 75.8% of the time, April–September 69.4%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated", noted on 11.38% of tests.
- 167 recorded tests behind this page.
- 73.1% overall pass rate, 67.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Perodua Kelisa, the average is 74.7% — best year 2007 (78.9%), worst 2002 (69.7%).
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
- 167
- Typical mileage (median)
- 45,045 mi
- Make and model
- Perodua Kelisa
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
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 Kelisa MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 59% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Kelisa
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 60 | 73.3% |
| South West | 33 | 69.7% |
| East of England | 22 | 72.7% |
| West Midlands | 17 | 64.7% |
| East Midlands | 17 | 82.4% |
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 2004 Kelisa
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 2004 Kelisa
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 11.4% 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 7.8% of tests
“headlamp lens slightly defective”
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 5.4% 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 2004 Kelisa through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £36–£110 — and 41% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £36–£110
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 41%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 167 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 Kelisa, side by side
8 model years on record, from 2002 to 2009. Across them the pass rate runs from 69.7% to 78.9% — a spread of 9.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2002 69.7% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2003 71.8% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2004 73.1%ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2005 75.0% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2006 76.1% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2007 78.9% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2008 75.7% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2009 76.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
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 2004 Perodua Kelisa 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 2004 cars with a similar record
- Audi Tt 73.1%
- Mercedes-Benz A-Class 73.1%
- BMW 316 73.1%
- Suzuki Wagon-R+ 73.2%
- Mercedes-Benz Ml 72.9%
- SEAT Arosa 72.8%
Closest pass rates among 2004 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 2004 Perodua Kelisa 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 429 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 | 78 | 18.00% | 20.98% | −2.98 |
| Brakes | 73 | 16.90% | 20.89% | −3.99 |
| Tyres | 67 | 15.50% | 19.76% | −4.26 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 66 | 15.20% | 12.21% | +2.99 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 41 | 9.50% | 5.52% | +3.98 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 39 | 9.00% | 5.57% | +3.43 |
| Visibility | 24 | 5.50% | 4.97% | +0.53 |
| Non-component advisories | 19 | 4.40% | 4.18% | +0.22 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 12 | 2.80% | 0.82% | +1.98 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 10 | 2.30% | 1.76% | +0.54 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 11.4% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 7.8% | £5–25 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 6.0% | £5–20 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 5.4% | £80–200 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 4.8% | £60–250 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.6% | £3–12 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.6% | £5–25 |
| Catalyst emissions emissions likely to be affected by an exhaust leak Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.0% | £60–250 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 3.0% | £180–450 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.0% | £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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 18.0% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 14.4% | £45–95 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 14.4% | £80–180 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 8.4% | £18–45 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 8.4% | £45–120 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 7.8% | £200–700 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 30 | 76.7% | 22,500 mi |
| 30-60k | 91 | 73.6% | 44,148 mi |
| 60-90k | 40 | 67.5% | 71,811 mi |
| 90-120k | 6 | 83.3% | 98,432 mi |
Source: 167 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.
2004 Kelisa MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2004 Perodua Kelisa?
73.1% of the 167 2004 Perodua Kelisa tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.2% for cars first used in 2004. First-attempt pass rate: 67.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2004 Perodua Kelisa?
The three most recorded items are ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (11.38%), headlamp lens slightly defective (7.78%), registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (5.99%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2004 Perodua Kelisa MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 76.7% of the time, falling to 83.3% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2004 Perodua Kelisa in this dataset had covered 45,045 mi.
Does the season affect the 2004 Perodua Kelisa MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 75.8% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 69.4%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.