Does the Daihatsu Terios fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Daihatsu Terios records 5.27 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.59 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−5.32, 95% interval −5.67 to −4.97). It ranks 704 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 Terios is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 735 times in 2019–2024.

Daihatsu Terios: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	735	2.26
A tyre seriously damaged	614	1.89
A tyre cords visible or damaged	147	0.45
Tyre obviously under inflated	80	0.25
A tyre valve seriously damaged or misaligned likely to cause sudden deflation of the tyre	71	0.22

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 32,464 (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 Terios gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

7.8% of Daihatsu Terios MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 3,931 miles later (4,750 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,750 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Daihatsu Terios fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

What exactly fails on tyres?

If a Daihatsu Terios gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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