Does the Daihatsu Fourtrak fail the MOT on seat belts and airbags more than it should?

The Daihatsu Fourtrak records 20.78 seat belts and airbags failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.05 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+16.73, 95% interval +15.88 to +17.59). It ranks 1 of 627 models on seat belts and airbags (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on seat belts and airbags · check a Daihatsu Fourtrak by registration

What exactly fails on seat belts and airbags?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Daihatsu Fourtrak is “The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired”, recorded 2,162 times in 2019–2024.

Daihatsu Fourtrak: most frequent seat belts and airbags defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired	2,162	19.72
A seat belt anchorage likely to become detached in the event of a collision	30	0.27

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 10,966 (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

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Does the Daihatsu Fourtrak fail the MOT on seat belts and airbags more than it should?

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