Where each one leads
Daihatsu Charade
- Against cars of the same age, the Daihatsu Charade comes out better at its first MOT test (passes 1% more often than average) than the Volkswagen Fox (passes 11% less often than average).
- Fewer Daihatsu Charade cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (4.9% against 5.4%).
Volkswagen Fox
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Daihatsu Charade | Volkswagen Fox | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1988–1992 | 1987–1993 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 2,430 (2010–2014) | 36,718 (2010–2018) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 875 | 10,450 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 640 | 15,847 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Daihatsu Charade | Volkswagen Fox | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 57% | 52% |
| … against cars of the same age | +1% | −11% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| US owner complaints | 12 | 81 |
| Most complaints about | Seat belts | Engine and engine cooling |
| Model year with most complaints | 1990 (6) | 1988 (23) |
| US recall campaigns | 1 | 5 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | — | 34 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | — | 5 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Daihatsu Charade | Volkswagen Fox | |
|---|---|---|
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 73 kW (98 hp) | 40 kW (54 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,125 kg | 1,119 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | — | €11,568 |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).