Does the Iveco Daily fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Iveco Daily records 19.66 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 19.67 expected for a lcv 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) (−0.01, 95% interval −0.62 to +0.59). It ranks 270 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 Iveco Daily by registration
What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Iveco Daily is “Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point”, recorded 1,149 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point | 1,149 | 5.58 |
| Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced | 1,130 | 5.48 |
| Exhaust system leaking or insecure | 462 | 2.24 |
| A body panel or body component damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure | 137 | 0.66 |
| A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly | 107 | 0.52 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 20,603 (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 Iveco Daily gets a body, chassis and structure advisory, how often does it fail next time?
16.9% of Iveco Daily MOTs with a body, chassis and structure advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.2 months and 2,094 miles later (2,073 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,073 (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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