DAF Trucks Car CheckFull history check, MOT history and common problems by model
Free DAF Trucks vehicle check by reg: MOT history, mileage and tax. Buying one? The full car history check shows outstanding finance, insurance write-offs, stolen markers, keepers and plate changes.
- 92% MOT pass rate (UK 77%)
- 1,037 DAF Truckss checked
DAF Trucks reg check
Full DAF Trucks history check from £3.99
The MOT record is free, and it only shows the car's condition on test day. What a seller may not mention is in the full DAF Trucks car check:
- Outstanding finance: lender and agreement
- Insurance write-off: Cat S, N, C or D
- Police stolen marker
- High risk register
- Previous keepers and last change
- Plate and colour changes
- Scrapped, imported or exported
- Mileage anomaly check
£3.99 a report in the 5-report bundle, £11.99 for a single report; unused reports never expire. Shown on screen straight away and sent by email. No subscription. Start with the free check: you only pay for the full report.
DAF Trucks car check by model
MOT pass rate of each DAF Trucks model, all its versions included; the line marks the UK average (77%). Pass rates where at least 300 vehicles were checked.
- DAF Trucks LF 476 vehicles checked 94% Top failure area: lights and indicators
- DAF Trucks CF 213 vehicles checked
- DAF Trucks XF 131 vehicles checked
- DAF Trucks FA 82 vehicles checked
- DAF Trucks XB 36 vehicles checked
Free DAF Trucks MOT History and Mileage Data
What the MOT records of 1,037 DAF Trucks vehicles show. The full check above covers what the MOT doesn't.
- 92%of MOT tests passedUK average 77%
- 42,100typical miles a year
- 12.6%have a mileage anomalyan MOT reading lower than an earlier one
- 5,958MOT tests analysed
- 2016–2022built (middle half)
- 97%diesel; 3% heavy oil
DAF Trucks common problems: most common MOT failures and advisories
The defects MOT testers record most often on DAF Trucks vehicles, as a share of all their MOT tests (the same defect on any wheel or side counts once).
Top 1 DAF Trucks MOT failures
Reasons the car failed its MOT.
- European checked on Dipped Beam In relation to the 0% Horizontal line, the beam horizontal cut-off line is not between the limits listed below. Headlamp centres up to and including 850mm high Upper limit All vehicles. 0.5% Lower limit All vehicles 4.0%1.0%
Based on the DVSA MOT histories of all 1,037 DAF Trucks vehicles with an MOT checked on CarCheckUp (5,958 tests, retests included). Updated 2 October 2026. Every MOT test and advisory for one car is in the free MOT history check. Market-wide figures: UK Used Car Risk Report. How we calculate these figures. MOT and DVLA data: contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Before buying a used DAF Trucks
The MOT record shows condition on the day of the test. Run these checks on the DAF Trucks you're looking at too:
DAF Trucks MOT questions
Is a DAF Trucks car check free?
The MOT history, mileage anomaly check, tax and DVLA details of any DAF Trucks are free. The full car history check (finance, write-off, stolen, keepers and 150+ data points) is paid, from £3.99 a report.
What is the most common MOT failure on the DAF Trucks?
European checked on Dipped Beam In relation to the 0% Horizontal line, the beam horizontal cut-off line is not between the limits listed below. Headlamp centres up to and including 850mm high Upper limit All vehicles. 0.5% Lower limit All vehicles 4.0%: found at 1.0% of the DAF Trucks MOT tests we analysed. By area, lights and indicators items appear in 34% of failed tests.
What is the DAF Trucks MOT pass rate?
92% of 5,958 MOT tests on 1,037 DAF Trucks vehicles checked on CarCheckUp were passed (retests included). The UK average across all vehicles we checked is 77%.
How many miles a year is a DAF Trucks typically driven?
About 42,100 miles a year (the median, from MOT mileage readings). 12.6% have a mileage anomaly: an MOT reading lower than an earlier one.