Daihatsu Charade 2004: MOT failure rate for its age

43.4% of 2,539 MOT tests of the Daihatsu Charade first registered in 2004 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 98.8 (95% CI 93.0–104.7; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2004 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Daihatsu Charade built in 2004 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	43.4	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	2539
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 93.0–104.7)	98.8	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	2539
Rank among this model's 5 build years	4	of 5	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	2539
Tested in 2024	344	tests	median 59,226 miles	2024	344

Built 2004 against Daihatsu Charade normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 15: 44.8% vs 46.3%; age 16: 43.3% vs 43.8%; age 17: 41% vs 41.7%; age 18: 44.2% vs 42.7%; age 19: 44.1% vs n/a%; age 20: 43% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2004 Daihatsu Charade by registration · All Daihatsu Charade MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2004 Daihatsu Charade fail at each age?

Cars built in 2004 were tested at ages 15 to 20 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Daihatsu Charade built 2004: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
15	831	44.8	41.4–48.2	46.3	96.7
16	658	43.3	39.6–47.1	43.8	98.8
17	561	41	37–45.1	41.7	98.2
18	489 (rough estimate)	44.2	39.8–48.6	42.7	103.4
19	399 (rough estimate)	44.1	39.3–49	not available	not available
20	344 (rough estimate)	43	37.9–48.3	not available	not available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,282 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2004 Daihatsu Charade?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2004 is suspension: 40.8 items per 100 first tests, against 37 across all build years of the Daihatsu Charade. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2004 were tested at ages 15 to 20.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Daihatsu Charade built 2004 against the Daihatsu Charade in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2004, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	40.8	37	1,338
Body, chassis, structure	25.8	25.9	846
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	22.7	22.5	745
Brakes	17.2	17	563
Visibility	12.6	12.2	412

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,282 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2004 compare with the years around it?

Among the 5 published build years of the Daihatsu Charade, 2004 ranks 4 (1 = fails least for its age). 2003: index 95.3. 2005: index 95.0.

Daihatsu Charade build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2003	95.3	87.9–102.7	no different (rough estimate)	1,487
2004	98.8	93.0–104.7	no different (rough estimate)	2,539
2005	95.0	88.4–101.6	no different (rough estimate)	2,015
2006	96.2	89.4–103.0	no different (rough estimate)	1,945
2007	101.9	85.5–118.3	no different (rough estimate)	363

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,349 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Daihatsu Charade 2004 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/daihatsu-charade/2004/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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