Isuzu Trooper 2004: MOT failure rate for its age

38.1% of 1,633 MOT tests of the Isuzu Trooper 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 89.1 (95% CI 82.1–96.1; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2004 Isuzu Trooper fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Isuzu Trooper built in 2004 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	38.1	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	1633
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 82.1–96.1)	89.1	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	1633
Rank among this model's 8 build years	1	of 8	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	1633
Tested in 2024	236	tests	median 121,912 miles	2024	236

Built 2004 against Isuzu Trooper normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 15: 41.1% vs n/a%; age 16: 41% vs 47.3%; age 17: 39.3% vs 42.3%; age 18: 34.6% vs 40.7%; age 19: 33.6% vs 41.8%; age 20: 42.4% vs 40.9%. Axis from 0% to 50%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2004 Isuzu Trooper by registration · All Isuzu Trooper 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 Isuzu Trooper 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.

Isuzu Trooper 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	384 (rough estimate)	41.1	36.3–46.1	not available	not available
16	349 (rough estimate)	41	35.9–46.2	47.3	86.6
17	412 (rough estimate)	39.3	34.7–44.1	42.3	92.9
18	341 (rough estimate)	34.6	29.8–39.8	40.7	85.1
19	295 (rough estimate)	33.6	28.4–39.1	41.8	80.2
20	236 (rough estimate)	42.4	36.2–48.8	40.9	103.6

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,017 (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 Isuzu Trooper?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2004 is body, chassis, structure: 36.6 items per 100 first tests, against 42.5 across all build years of the Isuzu Trooper. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2004 were tested at ages 15 to 20.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Isuzu Trooper built 2004 against the Isuzu Trooper in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2004, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Body, chassis, structure	36.6	42.5	738
Brakes	32.9	34.6	664
Suspension	29.5	36	596
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	29.1	29.4	586
Visibility	13.9	13.2	280

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,017 (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 8 published build years of the Isuzu Trooper, 2004 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2003: index 94.6. 2005: index 94.0.

Isuzu Trooper build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
1998	94.7	85.3–104.0	no different (rough estimate)	938
1999	100.7	93.0–108.5	no different (rough estimate)	1,492
2000	99.3	91.8–106.8	no different (rough estimate)	1,544
2001	94.5	87.7–101.4	no different (rough estimate)	1,804
2002	99.1	93.9–104.4	no different (rough estimate)	3,232
2003	94.6	88.7–100.4	no different (rough estimate)	2,425
2004	89.1	82.1–96.1	better (rough estimate)	1,633
2005	94.0	84.1–104.0	no different (rough estimate)	849

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 13,917 (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). Isuzu Trooper 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/isuzu-trooper/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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