Does the Daihatsu Hijet fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Daihatsu Hijet records 17.33 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 16.36 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.97, 95% interval −0.02 to +1.96). It ranks 222 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Daihatsu Hijet by registration
What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Daihatsu Hijet is “Exhaust system leaking or insecure”, recorded 347 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Exhaust system leaking or insecure | 347 | 5.12 |
| Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced | 224 | 3.31 |
| Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point | 132 | 1.95 |
| Fuel system leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap | 96 | 1.42 |
| A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly | 88 | 1.30 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 6,774 (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 Hijet gets a body, chassis and structure advisory, how often does it fail next time?
14.0% of Daihatsu Hijet MOTs with a body, chassis and structure advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.3 months and 1,006 miles later (677 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 677 (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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