Daihatsu Sirion
Registered from 1998 to 2010.
About this model
The Daihatsu Sirion is a subcompact/supermini hatchback produced by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Daihatsu since 1998. The Sirion nameplate was first used on export versions of the Japanese market Storia and Boon. There are 2 models of the 1998-2004 Sirion, the M100 and the M101 model. Both M100 and M101 were available in manual or automatic transmissions.
From the Wikipedia article Daihatsu Sirion, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2008 1.0 petrol. 280 of 1,175 tests failed, 24%.
Better than 65% of 2008 cars. The typical one fails 26%, across 922 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 52% | 145 |
| Brakes | 30% | 84 |
| Lights and electrics | 29% | 81 |
| Body and structure | 21% | 59 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 21% | 59 |
| Tyres and wheels | 16% | 46 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 52% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brakes — 30% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Exhaust and emissions — 21% of its failures
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Tyres and wheels — 16% of its failures
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Lights and electrics — 29% of its failures
- Body and structure — 21% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
When it starts failing
At 120–140k miles this one fails 37% of its inspections, against the 29% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 12% | 16% | 145 | |
| 40–60k miles | 21% | 20% | 262 | |
| 60–80k miles | 24% | 24% | 296 | |
| 80–100k miles | 27% | 27% | 264 | |
| 100–120k miles | 31% | 29% | 122 | |
| 120–140k miles | 37% | 29% | 49 |
1,138 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 60k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.3 petrol · 1059 kg · 2430 mm wheelbase · 6.1 L/100km (NEDC) |