Isuzu Rodeo
Registered from 2002 to 2012.
About this model
The Isuzu D-Max is a compact pickup truck and mid-size pickup truck manufactured since 2002 by Isuzu. It is a successor to the Isuzu Faster/KB. The first and second-generation model shares its platform with the Chevrolet Colorado. The third-generation model shares its platform with the third-generation Mazda BT-50, which is produced in the same Isuzu plant in Thailand.
From the Wikipedia article Isuzu D-Max, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2010 2.5 diesel. 247 of 814 tests failed, 30%.
Better than 8% of 2010 cars. The typical one fails 24%, across 955 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 58% | 144 |
| Suspension | 56% | 139 |
| Brakes | 39% | 97 |
| Body and structure | 28% | 69 |
| Visibility | 19% | 46 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 13% | 33 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
Where it stands out against its peers
- Lights and electrics: failed more often than 95% of 2010 cars — 58% of its 247 failed tests, where an ordinary 2010 car has 35%.
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 — 56% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Brakes — 39% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Exhaust and emissions — 13% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 58% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 28% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Visibility — 19% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 180–200k miles this one fails 42% of its inspections, against the 28% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40–60k miles | 16% | 19% | 44 | |
| 60–80k miles | 27% | 22% | 83 | |
| 80–100k miles | 29% | 25% | 166 | |
| 100–120k miles | 32% | 27% | 153 | |
| 120–140k miles | 33% | 28% | 143 | |
| 140–160k miles | 34% | 28% | 82 | |
| 160–180k miles | 32% | 28% | 56 | |
| 180–200k miles | 42% | 28% | 38 |
765 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 100k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.