Pass rate
66.2%
Below average — 7.1 pts behind the 73.3% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 71 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £55–£164
2001 Perodua Kenari MOT pass rate
- 2001
- typical 53,513 mi
Only 71 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
Most common fault
Suspension
22.1% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2010 81.6% pass
- Avoid 2001 66.2% pass · this year
Across the 10 years on record, a spread of 15.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 53.8%
- Typical mileage
- 54k mi
The 2001 Perodua Kenari MOT pass rate is 66.2% of its MOT tests — 7.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 22.1% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Perodua Kenari does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.8× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 15.4% of everything recorded on the 2001 Perodua Kenari, against 5.6% nationally — 9.8 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 22.1%, 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.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 73.3%; this one manages 66.2% — 7.1 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 7% 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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How does the 2001 Perodua Kenari compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.3%, so this figure is 7.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 53.8%. The median 2001 Perodua Kenari in this dataset had covered 53,513 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 71.1% of the time, April–September 60.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt", noted on 12.68% of tests.
- 71 recorded tests behind this page.
- 66.2% overall pass rate, 53.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Perodua Kenari, the average is 75.0% — best year 2010 (81.6%), worst 2001 (66.2%).
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
- 71
- Typical mileage (median)
- 53,513 mi
- Make and model
- Perodua Kenari
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
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 Kenari MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 52% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Kenari
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South West | 26 | 57.7% |
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 2001 Kenari
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 Kenari
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 8.4% 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 exhaust and emissions 8.4% of tests
“catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits”
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 7.0% 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 Kenari through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £55–£164 — and 7% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £55–£164
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot split or…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 40%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 7%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 71 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 Kenari, side by side
10 model years on record, from 2001 to 2010. Across them the pass rate runs from 66.2% to 81.6% — a spread of 15.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2001 66.2%joints constant velocity boot…
- 2002 75.0% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2003 72.1% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2004 69.0% component mounting prescribed…
- 2005 78.1% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2006 75.2% malfunction indicator lamp…
- 2007 76.4% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2008 76.5% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2009 79.7% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2010 81.6% 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 2001 Perodua Kenari 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
- Volkswagen Beetle 67.8%
- Citroen Xsara 68.1%
- MINI Mini 68.2%
- Ford Fiesta 69.0%
- Vauxhall Corsa 69.1%
- Honda Accord 69.5%
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 Perodua Kenari 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 206 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 | 46 | 22.10% | 20.98% | +1.12 |
| Brakes | 36 | 17.30% | 20.89% | −3.59 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 32 | 15.40% | 5.57% | +9.83 |
| Tyres | 31 | 14.90% | 19.76% | −4.86 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 17 | 8.20% | 12.21% | −4.01 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 12 | 5.80% | 5.52% | +0.28 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 12 | 5.80% | 0.82% | +4.98 |
| Visibility | 11 | 5.30% | 4.97% | +0.33 |
| Non-component advisories | 5 | 2.40% | 4.18% | −1.78 |
| Steering | 4 | 1.90% | 2.57% | −0.67 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 12.7% | £80–250 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 11.3% | £80–250 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 8.4% | £18–45 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 8.4% | £60–250 |
| Service brake imbalance across an axle Brakes | Major | 7.0% | £45–110 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 7.0% | £80–200 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Major | 5.6% | £45–120 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 5.6% | £5–20 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 5.6% | £45–95 |
| Prescribed areas prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 4.2% | £40–120 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 22.5% | £25–65 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 19.7% | £45–95 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 15.5% | £80–180 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 11.3% | £40–150 |
| Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure | Advisory | 8.4% | £45–120 |
| Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 8.4% | £180–450 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 8 | 75.0% | 21,228 mi |
| 30-60k | 39 | 66.7% | 46,205 mi |
| 60-90k | 23 | 60.9% | 68,144 mi |
| 90-120k | 1 | 100.0% | 95,030 mi |
Source: 71 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 Kenari MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2001 Perodua Kenari?
66.2% of the 71 2001 Perodua Kenari tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.3% for cars first used in 2001. First-attempt pass rate: 53.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2001 Perodua Kenari?
The three most recorded items are joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (12.68%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (11.27%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (8.45%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2001 Perodua Kenari MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 75.0% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2001 Perodua Kenari in this dataset had covered 53,513 mi.
Does the season affect the 2001 Perodua Kenari MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 71.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 60.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.