Daihatsu Materia MOT reliability

Daihatsu Materias passed their MOT first time 65% of the time across 577 tests in 2025. 486 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

65%

MOTs analysed

577

Still licensed (GB)

486

Body type

Mpv

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2008 petrol

224 MOTs

Passed first time 63%. Typical mileage 87,914 (most between 64,329 and 110,613).

2010: 83% → 2011: 88% → 2012: 88% → 2013: 83% → 2014: 77% → 2015: 83% → 2016: 82% → 2017: 75% → 2018: 75% → 2019: 73% → 2020: 73% → 2021: 73% → 2022: 69% → 2023: 66% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 63%

Most common failures

Ball joint excessively worn (6.3%)
Position lamp: not working (4.5%)
Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (4.5%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.0%)
Stop lamp: not working (4.0%)

Where 2008 Materias fail

Suspension & axles

15.6%

Lights & electrics

14.3%

Brakes

12.5%

Visibility & wipers

8.0%

Wheels & tyres

5.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

4.5%

Body, structure & corrosion

4.0%

Steering

1.3%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.