Isuzu Trooper
Registered from 1991 to 2006.
About this model
The Isuzu Trooper is a full-size SUV manufactured and marketed by Isuzu between September 1981 and September 2002 over two generations, the first, produced between 1981 and 1991; and the second (UBS) produced between 1991 and 2002, the latter with a mid-cycle refresh in 1998. In its earliest iterations, the Trooper was based on the company's first generation Isuzu Faster/Chevrolet LUV pickup.
From the Wikipedia article Isuzu Trooper, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2002 3.0 diesel. 119 of 440 tests failed, 27%.
Better than 50% of 2002 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 558 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Body and structure | 55% | 65 |
| Brakes | 50% | 60 |
| Suspension | 38% | 45 |
| Lights and electrics | 31% | 37 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 22% | 26 |
| Visibility | 15% | 18 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- 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
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement
Where it stands out against its peers
- Body and structure: failed more often than 98% of 2002 cars — 55% of its 119 failed tests, where an ordinary 2002 car has 25%.
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.
- Brakes — 50% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Service brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Suspension — 38% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Exhaust and emissions — 22% of its failures
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Lights and electrics — 31% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 55% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Visibility — 15% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 160–180k miles this one fails 30% of its inspections, against the 31% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80–100k miles | 23% | 27% | 65 | |
| 100–120k miles | 27% | 28% | 75 | |
| 120–140k miles | 28% | 29% | 107 | |
| 140–160k miles | 25% | 30% | 76 | |
| 160–180k miles | 30% | 31% | 54 |
377 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 120k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.