Isuzu Trooper MOT pass rate: 67.9% (1,880 tests, 2025)

The Isuzu Trooper passed 67.9% of its 1,880 MOT tests in 2025 — 9.6 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 25 years old with 134,090 miles on the clock.

67.9%Pass rate (2025)

1,880MOT tests analysed

134,090 miMedian mileage at test

25 yrsMedian age at test

How the Trooper compares

Isuzu Trooper

67.9%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Isuzu average (all models)

73.9%

What fails most on the Isuzu Trooper

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Trooper:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Body, chassis, structure	564	23.0%
2	Brakes	548	22.3%
3	Suspension	499	20.3%
4	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	378	15.4%
5	Noise, emissions and leaks	141	5.7%
6	Visibility	131	5.3%

Pre-MOT checklist for Trooper owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Look underneath for corrosion around sills and subframes, especially on older cars
Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
A blowing exhaust or visible smoke will fail; warm the engine fully before the test

Check the engine before the tester does

A stored fault code with the engine light on is an automatic Major defect. Scan and clear resolved faults before booking.

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Check a specific Trooper before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Isuzu models

D-Max74.4% pass rate · 27,175 tests Rodeo62.4% pass rate · 4,173 tests D-Max Utility83.5% pass rate · 1,539 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Isuzu Trooper?

In 2025, 67.9% of 1,880 first MOT tests on the Isuzu Trooper were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Trooper fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is body, chassis, structure (23.0% of its recorded defects), followed by brakes.

Is the Isuzu Trooper reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 67.9% it performs below the national average at a median age of 25 years and 134,090 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.