Isuzu TF
Registered from 2002 to 2012.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2011 2.5 diesel. 320 of 1,144 tests failed, 28%.
Better than 14% of 2011 cars. The typical one fails 22%, across 924 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 57% | 182 |
| Lights and electrics | 56% | 180 |
| Brakes | 38% | 122 |
| Body and structure | 19% | 61 |
| Visibility | 18% | 58 |
| Tyres and wheels | 13% | 40 |
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
- A shock absorber bush excessively worn
- 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
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
Where it stands out against its peers
- Lights and electrics: failed more often than 95% of 2011 cars — 56% of its 320 failed tests, where an ordinary 2011 car has 33%.
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 — 57% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A shock absorber bush excessively worn
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Brakes — 38% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Tyres and wheels — 13% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 56% 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
- A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 19% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Visibility — 18% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 160–180k miles this one fails 30% of its inspections, against the 27% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40–60k miles | 13% | 18% | 76 | |
| 60–80k miles | 23% | 21% | 162 | |
| 80–100k miles | 25% | 24% | 224 | |
| 100–120k miles | 30% | 25% | 247 | |
| 120–140k miles | 34% | 26% | 189 | |
| 140–160k miles | 29% | 26% | 104 | |
| 160–180k miles | 30% | 27% | 54 |
1,056 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.