Daimler 40 MOT reliability

Daimler 40s passed their MOT first time 66% of the time across 41 tests in 2025. 59 are still licensed in Great Britain.

These figures come from 41 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

66%

MOTs analysed

41

Still licensed (GB)

59

Body type

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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

1992 petrol

4 MOTs

These figures come from only 4 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 75%. Typical mileage 80,749 (most between 57,802 and 131,571).

2005: 67% → 2006: 60% → 2007: 52% → 2008: 62% → 2009: 56% → 2010: 50% → 2011: 48% → 2012: 62% → 2013: 57% → 2014: 69% → 2015: 64% → 2016: 75% → 2017: 56% → 2018: 67% → 2019: 67% → 2020: 100% → 2021: 80% → 2022: 71% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 75%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too low (25.0%)

Where 1992 40s fail

Lights & electrics

25.0%

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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.