Daihatsu Terios

Registered from 1998 to 2010.

About this model

The Daihatsu Terios is a mini SUV produced by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Daihatsu since 1997 as the successor to the F300 series Rocky. It was initially offered in both short- and long-wheelbase configurations before the former stopped production in 2016 to be replaced by the A200 series Rocky crossover in 2019. The long-wheelbase variant is available mainly for the Indonesian market with three-row seating options. A smaller kei car model called it the Terios Kid/Lucia was also available for the first-generation model.

From the Wikipedia article Daihatsu Terios, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What fails its inspection

Great Britain's MOT record for the 2007 1.5 petrol. 393 of 1,509 tests failed, 26%.

Better than 53% of 2007 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 935 models with enough tests behind them to say.

Where	Share of failures	Failed tests
Suspension	55%	217
Brakes	45%	177
Lights and electrics	25%	100
Body and structure	25%	99
Visibility	13%	52
Seat belts and airbags	9%	34

The defects inspectors cite

The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

Where it stands out against its peers

Seat belts and airbags: failed more often than 93% of 2007 cars — 9% of its 393 failed tests, where an ordinary 2007 car has 1%.

Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.

NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.

Before you buy one

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

Suspension — 55% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
Brakes — 45% of its failures
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Lights and electrics — 25% of its failures
Body and structure — 25% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced
Visibility — 13% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Seat belts and airbags — 9% of its failures

When it starts failing

At 160–180k miles this one fails 39% of its inspections, against the 30% an ordinary car of the same age fails.

Odometer	Rate	Its age	Tests
20–40k miles	12%	16%	57
40–60k miles	15%	21%	190
60–80k miles	26%	24%	309
80–100k miles	28%	27%	341
100–120k miles	27%	29%	299
120–140k miles	33%	30%	191
140–160k miles	32%	30%	65
160–180k miles	39%	30%	31

1,483 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.

Specification

Year	Measured
2010	1.5 petrol · 1281 kg · 2580 mm wheelbase · 7.5 L/100km (NEDC)