Isuzu T MOT reliability

Isuzu Ts passed their MOT first time 25% of the time across 4 tests in 2025.

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.

First-time pass rate

25%

MOTs analysed

4

Still licensed (GB)

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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

2002 diesel

3 MOTs

Passed first time 33%. Typical mileage 125,858 (most between 125,836 and 125,885).

2006: 50% → 2007: 100% → 2008: 100% → 2009: 100% → 2010: 0% → 2011: 67% → 2012: 50% → 2013: 50% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 0% → 2016: 0% → 2017: 0% → 2018: 0% → 2022: 0% → 2024: 50% → 2025: 33%

Most common failures

Other towbar components: attachment likely to become detached (33.3%)
Other towbar components: component excessively corroded (33.3%)
Prescribed areas: or chassis has excessive corrosion, seriously affecting its strength within 30cm of a cab mounting (33.3%)
Service brake imbalance: across an axle (33.3%)
Service brake performance: efficiency below requirements (33.3%)

Where 2002 Ts fail

Body, structure & corrosion

66.7%

Brakes

33.3%

Lights & electrics

33.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

33.3%

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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.