Daimler Super V8
Registered from 1997 to 2008.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1998 4.0 petrol. 15 of 75 tests failed, 20%.
Better than 78% of 1998 cars. The typical one fails 25%, across 269 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Body and structure | 60% | 9 |
| Suspension | 53% | 8 |
| Lights and electrics | 33% | 5 |
| Tyres and wheels | 27% | 4 |
| Visibility | 27% | 4 |
| Brakes | 20% | 3 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- 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
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Where it stands out against its peers
- Body and structure: failed more often than 98% of 1998 cars — 60% of its 15 failed tests, where an ordinary 1998 car has 27%.
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 — 53% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- 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
- Tyres and wheels — 27% of its failures
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Brakes — 20% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 33% of its failures
- Body and structure — 60% of its failures
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced
- 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
- Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point
- Visibility — 27% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen