Daihatsu Materia

Registered from 2007 to 2010.

What fails its inspection

Great Britain's MOT record for the 2008 1.5 petrol. 81 of 351 tests failed, 23%.

Better than 69% of 2008 cars. The typical one fails 26%, across 922 models with enough tests behind them to say.

A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
Exhaust system leaking or insecure
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage

Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.

Brakes — 41% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Suspension — 40% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
Tyres and wheels — 26% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
Exhaust and emissions — 16% of its failures
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
Lights and electrics — 20% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Body and structure — 20% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded

At 120–140k miles this one fails 32% of its inspections, against the 29% an ordinary car of the same age fails.

Odometer	Rate	Its age	Tests
40–60k miles	14%	20%	56
60–80k miles	26%	24%	88
80–100k miles	21%	27%	73
100–120k miles	22%	29%	49
120–140k miles	32%	29%	34

300 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.

Half of these have more than 80k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.