Does the Daihatsu Charade fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?
The Daihatsu Charade records 8.76 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.16 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.40, 95% interval −1.99 to −0.82). It ranks 445 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on tyres?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Daihatsu Charade is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 456 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements | 456 | 4.01 |
| A tyre seriously damaged | 341 | 3.00 |
| A tyre cords visible or damaged | 95 | 0.83 |
| Tyre obviously under inflated | 51 | 0.45 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,383 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Daihatsu Charade gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?
9.6% of Daihatsu Charade MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 2,800 miles later (1,895 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,895 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Other pages for this model
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