Perodua Myvi
Registered from 2006 to 2014.
About this model
The Perodua Myvi is a subcompact car/supermini (B-segment) produced by the Malaysian manufacturer Perodua since 2005. Based on the Daihatsu Boon, the Myvi is the result of Perodua's collaboration with both Toyota and Daihatsu. However, the third generation Myvi was entirely designed and made in Malaysia, thus not being based on the third generation Boon. The Myvi was the best-selling car in Malaysia for nine consecutive years, between 2006 and 2014, and again between the years 2018 and 2022. The Myvi has been Malaysia's best-selling car for 14 years since its first full year of sales in 2006. By the end of 2024, the Myvi reached 1.487 million units sold since the launch of its first generation in 2005 as Perodua's best-selling nameplate.
From the Wikipedia article Perodua Myvi, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2010 1.3 petrol. 90 of 449 tests failed, 20%.
Better than 71% of 2010 cars. The typical one fails 24%, across 955 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 38% | 34 |
| Lights and electrics | 32% | 29 |
| Tyres and wheels | 26% | 23 |
| Brakes | 21% | 19 |
| Steering | 13% | 12 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 12% | 11 |
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 tyre seriously damaged
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 38% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Tyres and wheels — 26% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Brakes — 21% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Steering — 13% of its failures
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Exhaust and emissions — 12% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 32% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
When it starts failing
At 80–100k miles this one fails 19% of its inspections, against the 25% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 10% | 15% | 79 | |
| 40–60k miles | 20% | 19% | 147 | |
| 60–80k miles | 23% | 22% | 115 | |
| 80–100k miles | 19% | 25% | 47 |
388 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 40k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.