Daimler SUPERV8 MOT reliability

Daimler SUPERV8s passed their MOT first time 73% of the time across 264 tests in 2025. 141 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

73%

MOTs analysed

264

Still licensed (GB)

141

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

2006 petrol

47 MOTs

These figures come from 47 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 70%. Typical mileage 83,988 (most between 70,916 and 108,024).

2008: 75% → 2009: 87% → 2010: 87% → 2011: 84% → 2012: 79% → 2013: 75% → 2014: 79% → 2015: 81% → 2016: 76% → 2017: 78% → 2018: 72% → 2019: 86% → 2020: 89% → 2021: 78% → 2022: 84% → 2023: 82% → 2024: 77% → 2025: 70%

Most common failures

Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (10.6%)
Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.4%)
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.4%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (4.3%)
Washers: not working (4.3%)

Where 2006 SUPERV8s fail

Suspension & axles

17.0%

Lights & electrics

8.5%

Visibility & wipers

8.5%

Wheels & tyres

6.4%

Brakes

6.4%

Steering

6.4%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

4.3%

Body, structure & corrosion

2.1%

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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.