Daihatsu Sirion MOT reliability

Daihatsu Sirions passed their MOT first time 60% of the time across 5,416 tests in 2025. 4,448 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

60%

MOTs analysed

5,416

Still licensed (GB)

4,448

Body type

Hatchback

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

1,623 MOTs

Passed first time 63%. Typical mileage 69,300 (most between 50,211 and 92,529).

2010: 83% → 2011: 84% → 2012: 83% → 2013: 81% → 2014: 80% → 2015: 79% → 2016: 78% → 2017: 75% → 2018: 73% → 2019: 73% → 2020: 70% → 2021: 70% → 2022: 68% → 2023: 64% → 2024: 62% → 2025: 63%

Most common failures

Ball joint excessively worn (9.6%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.7%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1%)
Stop lamp: not working (4.1%)
Position lamp: not working (3.1%)

Where 2008 Sirions fail

Suspension & axles

16.5%

Lights & electrics

15.2%

Brakes

8.5%

Visibility & wipers

7.1%

Body, structure & corrosion

6.0%

Steering

5.5%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

4.7%

Wheels & tyres

4.6%

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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.