Daihatsu YRV
Registered from 2001 to 2004.
About this model
The Daihatsu YRV was a mini MPV which was manufactured by the Japanese automaker Daihatsu from 2000 to 2005. The name "YRV" is an abbreviation for "Young Recreational Vehicle". The YRV is based on the contemporary Daihatsu Storia/Sirion; it offered a sportier character, nimbler handling, and more powerful engine options than its period competitors in the Japanese market.
From the Wikipedia article Daihatsu YRV, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2003 1.3 petrol. 21 of 61 tests failed, 34%.
Better than 4% of 2003 cars. The typical one fails 28%, across 639 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Exhaust and emissions | 48% | 10 |
| Suspension | 48% | 10 |
| Body and structure | 43% | 9 |
| Lights and electrics | 43% | 9 |
| Brakes | 33% | 7 |
| Tyres and wheels | 14% | 3 |
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
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A tyre seriously damaged
Where it stands out against its peers
- Exhaust and emissions: failed more often than 98% of 2003 cars — 48% of its 21 failed tests, where an ordinary 2003 car has 16%.
- Body and structure: failed more often than 91% of 2003 cars — 43% of its 21 failed tests, where an ordinary 2003 car has 24%.
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.
- Exhaust and emissions — 48% of its failures
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Emissions test unable to be completed
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Suspension — 48% 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 joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Brakes — 33% of its failures
- Tyres and wheels — 14% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle.
- Lights and electrics — 43% of its failures
- Body and structure — 43% 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