Daimler Double MOT reliability

Daimler Doubles passed their MOT first time 78% of the time across 166 tests in 2025. 228 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

78%

MOTs analysed

166

Still licensed (GB)

228

Body type

Sedan

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

1994 petrol

15 MOTs

These figures come from only 15 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 67%. Typical mileage 75,369 (most between 53,497 and 99,935).

2005: 82% → 2006: 80% → 2007: 78% → 2008: 78% → 2009: 74% → 2010: 85% → 2011: 78% → 2012: 81% → 2013: 67% → 2014: 63% → 2015: 59% → 2016: 77% → 2017: 74% → 2018: 73% → 2019: 81% → 2020: 80% → 2021: 75% → 2022: 83% → 2023: 64% → 2024: 63% → 2025: 67%

Most common failures

Steering wheel : has movement relative to the column indicating looseness (6.7%)
Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (6.7%)
Service brake performance: efficiency below requirements (6.7%)
Individual direction indicators: incorrect colour (6.7%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (6.7%)

Where 1994 Doubles fail

Suspension & axles

20.0%

Steering

13.3%

Wheels & tyres

6.7%

Brakes

6.7%

Lights & electrics

6.7%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

6.7%

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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.